2011-10-20 11:25:25 // Deirdre Robert
// The Idealog Blog
Some people might turn a blind eye when it comes to climate change but, if it were to result in their daily coffee ritual being snatched away from them, they may well start paying attention. But global warming could indeed be threatening our global coffee supply. The news comes from a perhaps surprising source, none other than mega-coffee chain Starbucks.
2011-10-19 10:42:59 // Sam Eichblatt
// Idealog #35: features
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Expat Andrew Meo is selling espresso to Italians after taking over Rocket’s coffee machines.
2010-10-12 17:35:48 // Design Daily Team
// The Idealog Blog
Adding to the list of big name corporations applying a green lick of paint to their business ethos, Starbucks have taken a turn on the sustainability road and on the way they’ve found their WoJo, and it’s all thanks to Kiwi design company The Formary. WoJo is a new fabric made from sustainable New Zealand wool that is woven with jute fibers from Starbucks recycled coffee sacks.
2010-07-16 14:52:42 // Design Daily Team
// The Idealog Blog
We love this product which, single-handedly, redefines the idea of a portable coffee machine.
2009-06-26 13:50:15 // Lauren Bartlett
// Idealog #21: features
Some people will go a long way for a decent coffee. The quest has taken Geoff Marsland and Tim Rose around the world, mingling with Cuban spies, tagged as terrorists and welcomed by Havana’s Communist elite. Lauren Bartlett meets the proprietors of Wellington’s Havana Coffee Works