The idea of making cups from coffee grounds was developed by the founder of Kaffeeform, Julian Lechner, while studying product design in Bolzano, Italy. In 2009, after countless espressos and numerous experiments, the first prototype of an espresso cup made of coffee grounds was created. After years of research, the company finally succeeded in finding the perfect blend of coffee grounds, beech wood fibres, starch, cellulose and biopolymers. The innovative material is based on renewable raw materials and is free of petroleum-based binders.
The coffee grounds used are collected by restaurateurs and cafés in Berlin, processed in a specially developed process and further processed in various production facilities in Germany.
