Comments on: Starbucks Espresso Journey by Nendo

By: james orf

james orf — Sat, 13 Oct 2012 20:34:00 +0000

Starshite – bad coffee deserves no support. And drinking it in an asylum – mmm no thanks.

By: Alvin

Alvin — Fri, 12 Oct 2012 04:14:00 +0000

EC. quite true. But just to salvage some green positive vibes in you. I find this quite inspiring in a sense of how the culture of ‘acquiring’ one’s coffee can be a curated experience. Imagine if we look at design in a larger scale. We could design something as interesting (and possibly viral) as this into the rituals of people’s everyday lives. Imagine biodegradable cigarette butts with hidden seeds help plant seeds with people’s selfish act of littering in parks.

Possibilities are endless. Lets reap all the goodness.

On that note, I hate Starbucks.

By: EC;

EC; — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 17:22:00 +0000

A 3 week long installation!!!? Where do all the materials etc. go after this 3 weeks? Yes it is a beautiful space and interesting concept, but I am left with an even larger dislike for this mega chain now. This is the type of large franchise that should be leading the way with thoughtful design, trying to reduce their impact, not generating more waste.

Shame on you Starbucks.

By: Otis

Otis — Wed, 10 Oct 2012 15:36:08 +0000

While the exterior envelope and interior program is interesting and enthralling, the sheer waste of resources to push a simple concept forward is idiotic. There are much better ways to establish a conceptual connection between coffee and books.