POC People On Caffeine

POC People On Caffeine and CaffeCouture (pictures of CaffeCouture in this earlier post) – coffee bars in Vienna - have been nominated in the category for "Best Independent Coffee Shop Europe 2013" by the European Coffee Awards. According to the European Coffee Awards this year the awards especially recognise and promote company and individual excellence across the sector. POC definitely fits well in the category in terms of individuality. POC is a third wave coffee bar and represents the young independent trendy coffee culture in Vienna.

On my resent trip to Vienna I had a chance get a cup of POC caffeine. My dose – a cappuccino – looked in the cup so good that I would have not wanted to break the art on top. Taste of coffee is naturally the most important thing and this cup was of top quality.

POC coffee bar is actually located in a corner basement of a church.  The place itself is small and their bar design is very rough and unconvential compared to traditional cafes. If you wish to sit down to enjoy the coffee there are only a few chairs available. The location is close to the University of Vienna and I guess their customers are mostly young adults taking their coffee on their way to school. The place is a must for coffee geeks but if you are looking for traditional Viennese coffee houses, this is not the place. I will publish a review of in my opinion the best traditional coffee houses in Vienna here later.

The coffee bar is almost hidden in this quiet street corner. 

POC People On Caffeine

Schlösselgasse 21

Vienna, Austria

Trendy coffee table: wooden pallets

Wooden Euro pallets seem to be at the moment the hot decoration piece for the trendy cafes. These wooden pallets traditionally used for product transport and storage are now turned in to furniture. Basically you can easily make a piece of furniture by using these wooden pallets. Either used or new wooden pallets can be used. The used ones might be too damaged and generally I think the ones used for furniture are bought for this use. Anyway, the pallets are not expensive to buy. Of course you can also find ready-made furniture made from these pallets in design interior shops.

The first time I saw a table made from wooden euro pallets was on the pages of an interior design magazine. I cannot remember anymore which magazine it was. On that moment it hit me: I want a table like that! I am not a handyman myself but with the help of my father I got the coffee table of my dreams! Since then I have seen these wooden pallets made into furniture in many other magazines, shops and now also in cafes in Finland and abroad. In my opinion these coffee tables made from wooden pallets on the one hand look very fresh and contemporary and on the other hand there is a hint of romanticism.

Here is my coffee/TV table 

The coffee bar desk made from wooden pallets in Kaffecentralen in Helsinki, Finland

Wooden pallets are also the key element of the interior desing in one of the trendiest places in Vienna to drink coffee, CaffeCouture.

Have you noticed this trend and what do you think about it? Is the wooden pallet table a smart piece of furniture or do think its place is in the warehouse?

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