HARIO.
I had the opportunity to collaborate with Hario & Koffietcacao on a unique project. Hario asked me to design an artist edition of the renowned ceramic V60 coffee dripper. It was so much fun to create. You can buy the dripper here.
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Client
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HARIO
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The challenge
For HARIO, I was invited to create an artist edition V60 dripper alongside two other illustrators. Each of us developed our own visual interpretation.
The challenge was not just the illustration itself, but the surface it would live on. The design had to wrap around a white ceramic dripper, following its conical shape without losing clarity or rhythm.
On top of that, the artwork was screen printed in a maximum of three colours. This meant every line, shape and contrast had to be intentional. No excess, no decoration without purpose.
I wanted to create something that felt calm and aesthetic, but also meaningful. Something that doesn’t just sit on the object, but moves with it.
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Translation
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The illustration follows the form of the dripper, guiding the eye from top to bottom.
Instead of placing a static image on the surface, I approached the dripper as a landscape that unfolds while you turn it in your hands.
The composition flows along the vertical movement of the cone, allowing the illustration to wrap naturally around the object. Shapes stretch and curve with the form, creating a continuous rhythm.
Within that flow, I chose to bring the origin of coffee into focus. The imagery references coffee plants, berries and the act of harvesting. Not in a literal or documentary way, but as a quiet reminder of where it all begins.
By reducing the palette to three colours, the illustration becomes more graphic and tactile. The limitations of screen printing helped sharpen the visual language rather than restrict it.
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Outcome
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A functional object that carries a story of origin.
The final piece balances object and image. The illustration does not compete with the form of the dripper, but enhances it.
As you use it, the story reveals itself in fragments. A hand, a branch, a berry. Small cues that connect the ritual of brewing coffee to its origin.
The result is an object that feels considered and grounded. Not just designed to look good on a shelf, but to carry a sense of place, process and care.
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