For the LOVE of Coffee
Our quest for the best cup of coffee has led us around the world. Well, maybe our trips were actually regular old vacations, but the idea of traveling the world in search of the perfect cup o’joe sounds like a fabulous idea and one we wouldn’t pass up.
So when a project came our way to design a Brazilian coffee spot in Vegas, we were, as they say, “all in”. Our coffee loving brains are literally spinning with all the ideas that we have . . . and if one project wasn’t good enough, we got another cafe in San Fran. More to come on that one later!!
We’ve already told you about our dream project for the year, a hotel. But have we mentioned our obsession with coffee? You should see us when we walk into a coffee shop, we inspect them like they are works of art, and to be honest to us they are. A coffee shop has a million and one little components. In a well designed one every detail is designed and every item has a place all working together to enhance your coffee drinking experience. After all, drinking coffee isn’t just about the coffee; it’s about the experience and the ritual of it all, something we know well.
In the early days of our design life, when we were just freelancers dreaming about having our own company, we would pack up our laptops and head to the nearest coffee shop. It was our “office” away from home. When your love for coffee runs as deep as ours and when you spend as much time in coffee shops as we do, you can’t help but dream about someday designing one. That day has finally come, but our quest for the perfect cup of coffee continues . . . For now, check out the new SAMBALATTE scheduled to open Fall 2010. Click on Sambalatte Design Teaser to discover the “art of sipping” and the VANROOY design!
Our Newest project - Sambalatte Las Vegas - opening Fall 2010
Want to know our “hand’s down” favorate coffee spots:
JERRY: Caffe Artigiano, Vancouver, BC
CHRISTINE: Cafe De Indias, Avenida de la Constitución, Sevilla, Spain (Okay, okay our local favorite is Intelligentsia on Abbot Kinney in Venice, CA; however we do live in Long Beach, so our most frequented coffeehouse is Peet’s on 2nd Street.)
VRD STAFF PICKS: Sipology in the Art’s District of Long Beach. We all head there in the afternoon to fuel up.
Christine + Jerry
