New York Magazine posts this super sleek coffee maker, currently featured in MoMA’s “Good Design” exhibit as well as in the museum’s shop. At $120, I don’t think this will be replacing my Bialetti any time soon – but it sure is pretty!
The Chemex Coffeemaker allows you to perfect your daily cup (or daily pot) at home. The hourglass-shaped device was invented in 1941 by German inventor Peter Schlumbohm, who applied simple chemistry principles to coffee.
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If it’s defined as fine art, it must be worth the $100 markup; this is $30 at the Grumpy in park slope — the small version, I believe.
The Chemex has been around for decades, and only the hand-blown ones are anywhere near $100. You can get a fullsize one for $40 from the company directly:
http://www.chemexcoffeemaker.com/Coffeemakers.htm
This is about the only coffee maker I haven’t tried yet, but I’ve heard great things about it.
I was thinking of buying this, but the thought of constantly buying filters is too high maintenance for me. Would love to try this though!