Stumptown Coffee Roasters is a different kind of “little roastery”. They’ve been putting the effort into sourcing the right kind of green coffee beans on their “source trips” and pushing the sustainable thing.
I like the type wrapping around the sign at their Pine location.
Check out their store at 12th Ave on Capitol Hill. Unique branding, great coffee and nice space. Be sure to walk down the stairs and take a peak at the tasting room and coffee roaster, if you like to gawk at roasting hardware. Daily coffee tastings are available to the public at 3pm every day.
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
1115 12th Avenue
Seattle, WA 98122
I posted a story about the graphic identity for Melbourne cafe, Mr Tulk a little while ago. I found some interior shots I had taken on a recent visit.
Great space. Great coffee.
The wispy lines and swirly shapes of the Mr Tulk identity get applied all over the interior walls of the cafe. Graffiti meets wallpaper; there’s always something new for your eye to take in. I like the green fixture – the scale of that light is really unique and unexpected. The look of the light is slightly retro but the color and proportion make it feel modern.
Pick up your drinks at the copper bar.
One of the seating arrangements features a communal bar along the wall and a tall table. Note the exposed bulb fixtures dangling overhead. The spare black lines formed by the cords pick up on the wall treatments.
The main room at Mr Tulk features additional table seating along the wall, a large communal work table with red stools and unique lamps and a tiny table with a couple of brown metal stools in the foreground. Double-height windows saturate the space in natural light. Note the additional future-retro fixture attached to the wall in the upper left of the picture, this one is black. Adding the two steps up makes a nice division to the space.
Love the mannered-typewriter aesthetic used on the Mr Tulk identity. I never thought I’d say it, but isn’t it refreshing to see layers of dirty grimy type treatments? Its a nice contrast to all the ultra thin, extra kerned helvetica in use out there. This is a really nice design; each letter looks carefully placed next to its neighbor on the page. The interior walls were immersed in a similar style and became especially inspiring. A sublime wallpaper effect was created when letters were packed in tight and the dripping shapes oozed down the wall. Good coffee too. I’ll try to find some images of the cafe and post later.
Mr Tulk, 328 Swanson St, Melbourne VIC 3000
I think Campos Coffee makes some of the best coffee in Sydney (ok, maybe the best). They have two shops, one in Sydney NSW and another just opened in Brisbane, QLD. Campos wholesales to numerous cafes, just ask your barista if they are using Campos beans!
193 Missenden Rd Newtown NSW 2042
11 Wandoo Street Fortitude Valley QLD 4006