The Coffee Pavilion at the Slow Food Nation Taste Hall is conceived of as a filter for experience.  Three sheer fabric enclosed Coffee Halls remove the visitor from the activity of the larger event.  These tasting chambers offer a more intimate taste experience and allow visitors to focus on the cup in their hand, the nuances of the brew, the discussion with an expert.   Coffee experts serve a flight of three to four coffees over a 12 minute session, teaching the differences in region, quality and roasting techniques.

The pavilion design is framed by an ethic of reuse. Scaffold, traffic barriers, folding tables are all rented items that will continue to be reused long after this event.  The sheer voile fabric will be donated to the CCA Fashion Design Department for use by their students.  The coffee bars are structured by an assemblage of discarded chairs, which will be reconditioned after the event.  Purchased materials are either sustainable in their production or will be repurposed as building materials.  More finely constructed elements - the coffee bars - will be reused for future events.

Curators
Andrew Barnett, Ecco Caffe
Eileen Hassi, Ritual Coffee Roasters
Tony Konecny, tonx.org

Donors

Sponsor:
Heath Ceramics - small Plaza cup in linen by Heath Ceramics 

Coffee Roasters (In Kind Donors):
Barefoot Coffee Roasters
Counter Culture Coffee
Ecco Caffe
Intelligentsia Coffee and Tea
Olympia Coffee Roasting
Ritual Coffee Roasters
Stumptown Coffee Roasters
Terroir Coffee Company
Verve Coffee Roasters
Zoka Coffee Roaster & Tea Co.
Coffee Producers (In Kind Donors):
Carmo Coffees, Jacques Carneiro
Fazenda Camocim, Henrique Sloper
Finca Vista Hermosa, Edwin Martinez
S.A. Bagersh, Abdullah Bagersh
Santuario Coffee Farm, Camilo Merizalde

Equipment and Wares (In Kind Donors):
Cafe Imports
EspressoParts.com
Franke Coffee Systems
La Marzocco Espresso Machines
Nuova Simonelli
Volcafe
Western Pacific Distributors

We would also like to thank:
Brent Fortune, Crema Coffee & Bakery
Scott Guglielmino, Verve Coffee Roasters

Pavilion (In Kind Donors):
Mende Design
Sun Woodworks
Urban Ore
Van Arsdale-Harris Lumber Co

All images © Cesar Rubio

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