Secret Feature #1: Revealing the Hidden Flavors in your Coffee Our mission when we started this journey was to inspire coffee lovers to explore the diverse flavor notes in every cup. To achieve that goal, we created a cup that…
Secret Feature #1: Revealing the Hidden Flavors in your Coffee Our mission when we started this journey was to inspire coffee lovers to explore the diverse flavor notes in every cup. To achieve that goal, we created a cup that…
The Journey to Find Inspiration Over one year ago, our journey in search of the ‘World’s Best Coffee Cup’ took us to a small city named Chiang Mai, a hidden gem in Thailand with quite possibly the highest number of…
Ever heard the phrase ‘Speciality coffee’ and wondered what it means and what makes it so ‘special’? It’s definitely not Dunkin’ Donuts or even Starbucks! It’s not the mass produced stuff that all tastes the same: bitter, nutty, and chocolatey. …
We had the opportunity to make friends with coffee enthusiasts and experts from across the world, and in testing our prototypes there was one thing that kept coming up: “there is no ‘best cup of coffee, there are only differences…
It took well over a year to get to get to the point where we were confident enough to launch AVENSI on Kickstarter, and we’re grateful to have shared this journey with so many new friends in the coffee world.…
Collecting Feedback from our 3000+ Early Supporters to Innovate the coffee World As you know, we worked with over 90 coffee experts from over 30 countries to get feedback on our first prototypes. But our mission to working with the…
Creating the world’s best coffee cup is no simple task. We had a big vision: to change the way coffee is appreciated around the world. A vision this big could only be possible by working with the passionate coffee community…
Will Our Glass Prototypes Work? The Big Breakthrough We spent months searching and interviewing the best glass manufacturers with experience and expertise creating double walled glass products. After narrowing down the list of 50 manufacturers to our top 3 picks,…
You’re probably wondering, ‘What is a ‘Hybrid Double Wall’, and why is it important for coffee?’. In this week’s update, I explain how we transformed a design challenge into a creative solution–and how tough constraints often spawn creative and innovative…
In our previous blog post, we shared insight into the science and engineering behind our earliest designs. In this post, we dive deeper into the architecture of a cup, specifically ‘what makes a cup functional vs just aesthetic’. Good design…