• 3 Jul

    Coffee or Latte art consists of the pouring of steamed milk into a shot of espresso generating a pattern or design on the surface.

    The barista becomes a true designer and is able to create beautiful creations with the most common form being the “rosetta” pictured on the left.

    Latte art is a hot topic and there are even several competitions around the world showcasing this unique form of art.

    In this article, we’re showcasing 50 beautiful – and certainly delicious – coffee designs that will make you drool…

     

     

    Which ones are your favorites? Please share your comments with us…

     


  • 120 Comments »

     
    #1
    Mike Distras
    July 3rd, 2009 at 4:38 am

    EVERY single one of those im amazed by! Awesome!

     
     
    #2
    Siti Web Bologna
    July 3rd, 2009 at 4:44 am

    …what’s the best way to start the day if not with one of these cappuccini/coffee!? :)

     
     
    #3
    Graham
    July 3rd, 2009 at 4:53 am

    I’m always trying to improve my espresso skills and latte art… I even designed an iPhone app for it (http://baristaapp.com). Thanks for the post (and inspiration). Mmm, time for another coffee now.

     
     
    #4
    Jake Rocheleau
    July 3rd, 2009 at 4:54 am

    Wow these are incredible, how did anybody manage to get these photos!

     
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    #5
    joel k.
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:24 am

    wow! I hope it didn’t get cold at the time they drank it :)

     
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    #6
    Zach Dunn
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:29 am

    It’s baffling to me how much detail goes into some of these!

     
     
    #7
    Gabe Diaz
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:30 am

    Wow, these are amazing! No matter how bad your day is, gettting a cup like any of the above will put a smile on your face.

     
     
    #8
    Oliver
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:54 am

    amazing. Either the artists are amazing with tiny detail or they use very large coffee cups XD

     
     
    #9
    Walter
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:58 am

    @Oliver – It’s actually regular sized cups! :) And they make these really fast, too!

    There’s at least one place here in Vancouver where I live that makes these: http://www.caffeartigiano.com/

    If you want to see how they’re done, check this out: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YF_6JvJTQoE (pretty amazing!!!)

     
     
    #10
    ideamashups.com
    July 3rd, 2009 at 7:29 am

    That is amazing! Its an art but also a marketing ploy, I’d go to a coffee shop that gove me art in my cup over one that didn’t.

     
     
    #11
    Carl - Web Courses Bangkok Instructor
    July 3rd, 2009 at 7:33 am

    OHrr I sooo fancy a coffee right now!

    I love the moon one, that was my fav :)

    C

     
     
    #12
    Nicholas Z. Cardot
    July 3rd, 2009 at 7:53 am

    I have never even heard of coffee art before. Wow. Neat stuff!

     
     
    #13
    insic
    July 3rd, 2009 at 8:47 am

    this post makes me want to have another cup of coffee. Amazing coffee art. First time ive seen this kind of stuff.

     
     
    #14
    fabio secci
    July 3rd, 2009 at 9:22 am

    These are Fantastic!!

     
     
    #15
    Ekios
    July 3rd, 2009 at 10:17 am

    Ih there, FANTASTIC post !!! I loved it !!

    But just a remark : if you want us to easily tell you the best we prefer, just add a number before each of them ;) More simple ;)

    The best for me : /coffee_designs/48.jpg

    Simple, Beautifull, and I you know a little bit in this art (I do) you will get that it’s an chocolate and honey/caramel double add on it … so beautifull … and delicious !!! :p

    Ekios from France.

     
     
    #16
    theamoeba
    July 3rd, 2009 at 10:27 am

    awesome – this looks really great, some of them are really elaborate.

     
     
    #17
    MichalPrzybysz
    July 3rd, 2009 at 10:43 am

    All are amazing!! Thanks for inspiration. I going to design a site for my friend who is a Nespresso Service Partner and this post is a great inspiration.

     
     
    #18
    maria
    July 3rd, 2009 at 10:54 am

    Great collection!
    Congratulations!

     
     
    #19
    Adam
    July 3rd, 2009 at 11:23 am

    Those are absolutely incredible – I had no idea they were possible in a coffee mug. It would be a shame to drink any of them!

     
     
    #20
    Duncan
    July 3rd, 2009 at 12:19 pm

    Now thats some cool Coffee customisation! makes me want one right now! ;)

     
     
    #21
    Marta
    July 3rd, 2009 at 12:38 pm

    Wow, I must try to do something like this. My guests will be surprised. :) But how they do this? With milk and chocolate custard? ????? Have you got any idea? :)

     
     
    #22
    Caitlin
    July 3rd, 2009 at 12:41 pm

    These are so cool! I watched a coffee art competition on tv a few years, and I was amazed at how quickly some of the contestants could make little animals and different designs. Very creative!

     
     
    #23
    Mahallo Media
    July 3rd, 2009 at 1:07 pm

    I want to drink a coffee :) )

     
     
    #24
    Lana
    July 3rd, 2009 at 1:11 pm

    old stuff, but very creative one

     
     
    #25
    lisa t
    July 3rd, 2009 at 1:35 pm

    How cool is that! Like insic, this is the first time I’ve ever seen this.

     
     
    #26
    Laura Montgomery
    July 3rd, 2009 at 1:38 pm

    SKILLS!

    Even being able to draw at the level of some of these coffee cup art designs is amazing! Never mind being able to work with coffee form, syrup and liquor!

    Or whatever it is that these talented people use!

     
     
    #27
    Toye Graphics
    July 3rd, 2009 at 1:39 pm

    geeee! amazing!! i would mess it up haha!

     
     
    #28
    dadmtb
    July 3rd, 2009 at 2:20 pm

    It’s realy amazing :-O

     
     
    #29
    xenia
    July 3rd, 2009 at 2:53 pm

    I love them!
    Once I drank one with a design of a “spider net”.
    I have been watched it for minutes before I drank!

     
     
    #30
    Jonn
    July 3rd, 2009 at 3:15 pm

    amazing! I reckon the one with the horse is photo-shopped though.

     
     
    #31
    Neil Brown
    July 3rd, 2009 at 4:05 pm

    I had no idea you could do that! Wow, those are pretty amazing. I will never look at coffee the same way again :-)

     
     
    #32
    Bass
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:09 pm

    That is some amazing artistic coffee art.

    I was quite surprised to see a couple that I actually know how do do, mostly the simple stars and floral designs

     
     
    #33
    reinhardt1053
    July 3rd, 2009 at 5:31 pm

    I really need one supercoffeee!!

     
     
    #34
    Richard
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:06 pm

    hmmm I really want a coffee now.

     
     
    #35
    Ryan Hicks
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:26 pm

    wow this is crazy.
    Who would of thought inspiration could come from coffee.

     
     
    #36
    Dusan Vlahovic
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    Love it!

     
     
    #37
    Oscart
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    The pegassus one should be a fake or davinci playing with his coffee

     
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    #38
    Imokon
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:39 pm

    The morning I realize I am out of coffee I read this post… *sigh* the frustration!

    But those look sooo delicious. …Almost too good to drink!…almost.

     
     
    #39
    RaDe
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:44 pm

    Amazing

     
     
    #40
    Helran
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:51 pm

    Fantastic. I like the coffee with “beetlejuice” (or kind of strange monster with a sadic smile).

     
     
    #41
    Heather @ Girly Blog Designz
    July 3rd, 2009 at 6:58 pm

    That is so cool! I watched those youtube videos….they don’t get a lot of coffee with those. It’s mostly cream, lol! But it sure looks yummy!

     
     
    #42
    Iwani
    July 3rd, 2009 at 7:34 pm

    OHMYGOD. THEY ALL LOOK DELICIOUS!!!

    I so want a coffee now but there is no way I can get that kinda coffee around here! *cries*

     
     
    #43
    Lakshmi Mareddy
    July 3rd, 2009 at 7:42 pm

    Being able to create art in a 3 inch circle is awesome by itself. While some of the designs stand out in the presentation, i think the flying pegasus is the richest in detail level.. too much and mind blowing :)

    I have a suggestion for the next such list.. Could you number the pictures, so thate we can reference them in the comments correctly ?

     
     
    #44
    LiveCrunch
    July 3rd, 2009 at 8:07 pm

    This is amazing, love it.

    @LiveCrunch

     
     
    #45
    Milica
    July 3rd, 2009 at 8:41 pm

    Mmmmmmm, nice. I think I’ll have these in the order they were shown :P

     
     
    #46
    cLaK
    July 3rd, 2009 at 9:20 pm

    Its real?? Wow!! awesome hahaha i cant belive it!! great work

     
     
    #47
    Tom Duong
    July 3rd, 2009 at 10:34 pm

    I’m not a regular coffee drinker, but it’s amazing how you can put the art in coffee.

    -Tom

     
     
    #48
    Kayla
    July 4th, 2009 at 6:12 am

    Wow–amazing stuff. I’m stuck watching a bunch of Youtube videos now on how they’re made!

     
     
    #49
    Carissa
    July 4th, 2009 at 7:07 am

    The animal ones are awesome.. think they could do that with hot chocolate??

     
     
    #50
    rjene
    July 4th, 2009 at 12:25 pm

    amazing – makes them look more yummy~

     
     
    #51
    Tobbi
    July 4th, 2009 at 2:30 pm

    Wow, really amazing

     
     
    #52
    Rick
    July 4th, 2009 at 6:14 pm

    The monkey :)

     
     
    #53
    Alberto
    July 4th, 2009 at 6:46 pm

    Drools…. Amazing … i love coffee but some of these i wouldn’t dare to drink… so amazing!

     
     
    #54
    JOVAS
    July 5th, 2009 at 3:33 am

    woooooooow! o.O

     
     
    #55
    Phaoloo
    July 5th, 2009 at 11:50 am

    How can I drink these coffee? They are so beautiful.

     
     
    #56
    PelFusion
    July 5th, 2009 at 12:52 pm

    i just ordered a coffee after seeing this :)

     
     
    #57
    Food Photographer
    July 5th, 2009 at 6:04 pm

    mmm. makes me want to go out and get some coffee right now.

     
     
    #58
    Semblance
    July 5th, 2009 at 11:38 pm

    Wow, these are great… pity though I dont drink any milk in my coffee…

     
     
    #59
    RoaldA
    July 6th, 2009 at 1:06 am

    OMFG, is that real??

     
     
    #60
    Avalonsguide
    July 6th, 2009 at 2:31 am

    These are just stunning. Im off for a coffee. Right now.

    There is nothing micer than a New Zealand coffee with some art on it :)

     
     
    #61
    fandy
    July 6th, 2009 at 10:55 am

    Hard to drink those beautiful coffee…

     
     
    #62
    bali web design
    July 6th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Awsome i wonder how can they draw ‘em :) and yeah i love coffee especially balinese coffee

     
     
    #63
    Angeloff
    July 6th, 2009 at 11:11 am

    One coffee, please :) . Very cool post.

     
     
    #64
    Graham
    July 6th, 2009 at 11:26 am

    WOW! It is an accomplishment to make a decent cup of coffee, but creating art on the top of it is simply amazing!

    These are abolutely fantastic, I wouldn’t be able to cheese on as my favorite.

     
     
    #65
    Kate Mag
    July 6th, 2009 at 11:32 am

    Makes me want to drink coffee now :-)

     
     
    #66
    Ken - Designer
    July 6th, 2009 at 5:06 pm

    Very nice collection of coffee art here, I wonder how much they charge per cup. What a way to make your business stand out from crowd!

     
     
    #67
    Corey Freeman | Graphics Gecko
    July 6th, 2009 at 5:29 pm

    This is something I’ve definitely never seen before! These actually make me want to drink coffee. Now my question: can they do it in hot chocolate? I love marshmallows in my hot chocolate, and I bet they’d make cool patterns when they melted.

     
     
    #68
    robb
    July 7th, 2009 at 5:32 am

    damn #2 and #4 are great.
    i’d love to have 1 cup every morning.

     
     
    #69
    Matt
    July 7th, 2009 at 11:13 am

    Ha, I could never find myself doing that as I’m always drinking it too fast to draw in it. (Bucktooth monkey is cute, tho!)

     
     
    #70
    JD
    July 7th, 2009 at 11:53 am

    Here’s another one that I really like. I really want to go to the Studio Ghibli museum over in Japan http://img.ffffound.com/static-data/assets/6/e6a8690378c0d2c4589d8675b173faf0e2c3858f_m.jpg

     
     
    #71
    johnnyb44
    July 8th, 2009 at 6:28 am

    all of them, totally awesome. somebody’s got a lot of time on their hands.

     
     
    #72
    Deluxe Interactive
    July 8th, 2009 at 3:48 pm

    stunning coffee art works.. ok one tall white choco mocha pls…

     
     
    #73
    Webme1
    July 8th, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    Coffee as an art form! Well I never.
    Have to say, I am impressed.
    Some of these coffee designs are great!

     
     
    #74
    Eh?
    July 9th, 2009 at 9:19 am

    Love them all…>.>; The Pegasus is a stencil though…

     
     
    #75
    lars vraa
    July 9th, 2009 at 12:46 pm

    Awesome coffe art….I’m ready please serve a few – I want to taste them as well ;) )

     
     
    #76
    Murtaza. Soni
    July 9th, 2009 at 1:10 pm

    A guy like me who doesn’t know much more than taking immense pleasure in sipping these coffees, will think that how is this art, with so much intricacy and detailing even possible. But in reality, nothing is impossible.

     
     
    #77
    Jeremy Langhans
    July 9th, 2009 at 7:29 pm

    Very cool post – thanks =)

     
     
    #78
    A2f
    July 9th, 2009 at 8:06 pm

    This looks like Ebru Art in Turkey except Ebru has so much history :)

     
     
    #79
    Diggy - upgradereality.com
    July 9th, 2009 at 9:28 pm

    Wow!
    These designs are absolutely delicious!
    Makes me in the mood for coffeeeeeeee!

     
     
    #80
    Sophie
    July 10th, 2009 at 12:35 am

    The Pegasus is almost definitely fake – his hoof extends over the rim of the cup. Excellent work on the others though.

     
     
    #81
    Peter / mmap
    July 10th, 2009 at 10:24 pm

    I enjoyed these coffee designs – and I LOVE IT!

     
     
    #82
    Liseann
    July 10th, 2009 at 10:27 pm

    Incredible! There are a few designs that require quite a bit of talent! Props!

     
     
    #83
    techdivine
    July 11th, 2009 at 11:25 am

    Awesome designs…. this siterocks

     
     
    #84
    Upcoming Events
    July 13th, 2009 at 9:56 am

    That’s making me want a cup of coffee right now at 3am.

     
     
    #85
    Sally Croft
    July 15th, 2009 at 11:57 am

    I am off to immediate coffee break now, I can’t resist the temptation.

     
     
    #86
    Graphic Design Blog
    July 15th, 2009 at 12:01 pm

    I would love to have such creative coffee…..it’s simply amazing. But who’s goin to make such well designed coffee for me :(

     
     
    #87
    Anon
    July 15th, 2009 at 5:57 pm

    I don’t get it, Obviously photo shopped.

     
     
    #88
    Dicky
    July 17th, 2009 at 5:25 am

    This is really amazing. I wish i could do this by my own hand also… :)

     
     
    #89
    Nick
    July 21st, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    All these faces and no Virgin Mary or Jesus :P

     
     
    #90
    Rejan
    July 22nd, 2009 at 3:01 pm

    Someone just went overboard with horsie! Is that even real?
    Amazing shit! ohh pardon me I meant the design.

     
     
    #91
    steinjak
    July 24th, 2009 at 12:59 pm

    Looking down into my half-cold cup of coffee right after lunch, seeing a distorted image of my very own nose and realizing I envy the people that drunk the cups depicted. Wow!

     
     
    #92
    Camille Bretas
    July 24th, 2009 at 5:02 pm

    All right, where can I get one of those in Paris ?!

     
     
    #93
    Dan Diggler
    July 27th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    Beautiful and amazing craftsmanship. I sad to say compared to those Starbucks is affordable!

     
     
    #94
    Daria
    July 29th, 2009 at 4:29 pm

    Amazing designs, some of them look like they would be impossible to create in a coffee cup – and yet they are, very detailed and aromatic – and limited only by the Artist-coffee-maker’s imagination…

     
     
    #95
    micman
    July 29th, 2009 at 6:12 pm

    awesome :)

     
     
    #96
    Jamie Crager
    July 29th, 2009 at 7:04 pm

    After seeing those i am strongly desiring coffee, especially since i just made some and can smell it.

    I love the creativity, design is everywhere! Where will your canvas be? Create something today, even if its not the norm and in a abnormal place… It may just put a smile not only on your face but others as well.

    Thank you for putting this post together,

    Jamie Crager

    http://www.twitter.com/CragerInc
    http://www.cragerinc.com

     
     
    #97
    chipeo*
    July 29th, 2009 at 7:38 pm

    OMG! i love it!! ♥
    all it’s so perfect that i want it ! (:
    the moon is great (;
    and all..it’s very nice dude!!
    love,
    Chipeo*,the queen of coffee~

     
     
    #98
    Wings (Caffeinated Joe)
    July 29th, 2009 at 10:20 pm

    WOW – All so awesome.

    I would pick #40 (scary face in blue mug) as my favorite.

    but #41 is nice too, sort of Dr. Seuss/Grinch like. :)

    Wings

     
     
    #99
    mulaz
    August 10th, 2009 at 2:11 am

    My caffeine levels just fell down drastically….
    /me neeeeds coffeee!

     
     
    #100
    carotten
    August 17th, 2009 at 6:28 pm

    tentation♪ bravo! loving art coffee 2..

     
     
    #101
    Heiko Grabolle
    August 23rd, 2009 at 4:49 pm

    Thanks for so many informations. Even didn´t know that´s´s possible to do this with coffee.
    Cheers, Heiko Grabolle.

     
     
    #102
    euonymous
    August 25th, 2009 at 3:55 am

    I can’t imagine how some of these were done. Beautiful. Years ago in London I went with a software distributor of mine to a restaurant that served lattes (or maybe it was espresso?) in a white cup with white foam and an M on top in cinnamon. I’d never seen anything like that before and was quite taken with it. Wish I could remember the restaurant name. Compared to these, it was just a stencil. This is artwork. Very impressive. The barristas deserve quite a tip! And I need coffee. Now.

     
     
    #103
    Most Interesting Ideas
    August 25th, 2009 at 11:09 am

    Nice coffee ideas

     
     
    #104
    jagruti
    August 27th, 2009 at 8:48 am

    this is really a true art to fill ur small stomach!!!Can u tell me some places where we can learn this art or r workshop for this coffee art???

     
     
    #105
    pesho
    September 17th, 2009 at 12:09 pm

    very Delicious
    thanks a lot

     
     
    #106
    Cara Dixon
    October 20th, 2009 at 7:12 pm

    These are wicked! Love the moon one! Who would have thought that you could be so creative with a cup of coffee? Great post! Thanks for sharing!

     
     
    #107
    Alvaro Hernandorena
    October 26th, 2009 at 9:32 pm

    this afternoon i will try to make one of those they are beautiful, i just hope my coffe don’t gets cold.

     
     
    #108
    Peach
    October 28th, 2009 at 7:45 am

    I am blown away with these designs. It all looks awesome!

     
     
    #109
    Domo
    November 5th, 2009 at 1:40 am

    Some of these are awesome. I’d be interested to know which ones are done with just shaking of the cup and pouring foam. Those require such a steady hand.

     
     
    #110
    Donna Payne, The Web Coach
    November 5th, 2009 at 5:14 am

    I’d love nothing more than to search the world for amazing coffee like these…wow. Thanks so much for sharing.

    @thewebcoach

     
     
    #111
    Tricia
    November 16th, 2009 at 2:28 am

    Amazing! Enough to make me wish I took milk or cream in my coffee! Tasty post, thanks!

     
     
    #112
    Azizuan Aziz
    November 16th, 2009 at 4:33 pm

    I just can’t believe of what I just saw

     
     
    #113
    Site Reviver
    November 25th, 2009 at 4:34 pm

    Very creative work. You can see how do they make these designs in a video on youtube

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=N8mQpf5Mzk8

     
     
    #114
    MathPoet
    December 8th, 2009 at 9:02 am

    Nice! Though I get a beautiful heart or a leaf every day at Joe van Gogh’s. :)

     
     
    #115
    Burr Grinder Guide
    December 9th, 2009 at 1:42 pm

    Wow! These designs are incredible! I just wonder how long it takes to make the flying horse one. Looks like it involves lots of work, and thank you for the photos!

     
     
    #116
    Kevin Donnigan
    December 16th, 2009 at 4:47 am

    I am such a coffee whore :-)

     
     
    #117
    tae
    December 21st, 2009 at 10:31 am

    http://www.youtube.com/goindol224

    you can watch how to pour milk into your coffee cup detaily.!

     
     
    #118
    Jack
    January 2nd, 2010 at 12:12 pm

    Wonderful!
    Thanks :)

     
     
    #119
    Stephan Wehner
    January 12th, 2010 at 7:58 am

    We made a CAPTCHA based on a cup of coffee, the letters forming the cream floating on top.

    http://twitpic.com/xraeu

    Stephan

     
     
    #120
    Bali web design
    January 14th, 2010 at 11:59 am

    Awesome! really creative idea while enjoying the coffee

     
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