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Coffee and community

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4 April 2023

Episode 599

31 minutes


Photo: Forest & Whale

We find out how coffee shops can create communities and head to Singapore for a contemporary take on the reusable cup. Plus: we learn how a neighbourhood coffee shop in Toronto approached a brand refresh.

4 April 2023

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Chapter 1

11 minutes


Photo: Alamy

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Chapter 1

The coffee shop as a third place

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Professor Lisa Waxman on why coffee shops are key centres for community.

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Chapter 2

7 minutes


Photo: Forest & Whale

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Chapter 2

Kopi Cup

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In Singapore, design firm Forest and Whale has developed the Kopi Cup. This reusable coffee container takes its cue from improvised solutions that casual vendors fashioned from cans in the 1950s.

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Kopi Cup

Chapter 3

7 minutes


Photo: Ideal Coffee

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Chapter 3

I Deal

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We head to Toronto to hear how I Deal, a small chain of neighbourhood coffee outlets, approached a brand refresh.

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I Deal

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