Since Japan has had a big cafe boom, and I am a cafe lover. In the wintertime, I would like cappuccino more than regular coffee, because its milk makes me warmer. In some places I can see pretty art on my cappuccino, how about your favorite cafe? In Japan, we call it Latte art or Design cappuccino, I wonder in the home of Cappuccino Italy, what they call this. This site collects such designs on cappuccinos in Japan. The Leaf type would be common in the world, so I wonder if these of LIFE cafe would be unique? These two bears on this cappuccino are too cute to drink.
Anyway look at this. What is this? The answer is beer! This Shigaraki Beer Mug makes Kanji (Chinese character), which form on the beer automatically. Since the creator is trying to get a patent for this, how they make it is yet a secret. That Kanji(Chinese character) means just from foam. They have another version, "Fortune, Congratulations, Treasure, Love, Father, Gold" such lucky characters. It seems to be fun as a gift. But the characters only appear when your pour such a small amount of beer, and wait for 3 or 4 minutes. Who can wait? I don't know.
I could fill 10 galleries with the inspiration of it.
Posted by: iphone clone | Monday, May 17, 2010 at 11:12 AM
AV japanese girl!!!
damn crazy and mad!!!
can't help saying ````japan go to hell
Posted by: k | Saturday, March 21, 2009 at 05:03 PM
Yes, I have noticed there is a HUGE boom in 'cafe culture' in Japan. It's great, because now I can get a GREAT cup of strong black coffee in Japan :)
Posted by: nicole | Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at 09:29 AM
heh heh.. yeah, my cappuccino would get cold from me staring at it..which would defeat the whole purpose of the steamed milk wouldn't it? Just amazing! What talent! I have to get a real camera before I go to Japan. there is such a wealth of imaginative and creative ideas, I could fill 10 galleries with the inspiration of it. I bet the beer cup (since it seems that was the focus of the article) has a surface treatment to make the foam form in such a way, while technically innovative it is not nearly as creative as the cappuccino art, since your are relying on a premade form to create the image..the original idea is quite cool though, and it gives me alot of ideas for future works, but it is a stagnant concept after that..it loses it's originality and uniqueness to mass production. and waiting 3-4 minutes to quaff a sip of beer. I fear I would lose patience and start drinking straight from the can like the savage I am. I wonder does it have to be "real" beer? ;)
Posted by: robert | Wednesday, December 22, 2004 at 02:04 AM
wow, that's a unique invention. its not very useful but i do imagine buying one out of curiosity. and if it becomes really high tech and you can read messages on it, it'd be fun i think. although the beer better be good too! hehe
Posted by: cecile | Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 08:47 PM
Here I am! I cannot left this nice post without comment.
First, in Italian we call it "cappuccino" (double "c") or also "cappuccio". Then in a all my cappuccino-drinker life in Italy I've never seen such an cappuccino-art. It simply does not exist here. It seems to me a Japanese variation, cultural contamination, in your typical arty Japanese style. Love your country! Italians have been drinking cappuccino for so long, but never thought to create something like that.
Posted by: G.Botta | Tuesday, December 21, 2004 at 07:19 PM