While best known for its signature porcelain coffee drippers, Origami’s striking designs extend to tasting, too. The Origami Sensory Series of ceramic cups was born from the idea that our impression of flavour changes depending on the vessel we drink from. Engineered to influence subtle flow dynamics and capture delicate aromatic compounds, the specialised cups in Origami’s Sensory range shape how coffee lands on your palate and reaches your nose.

Traditionally, espresso cup shapes have been inspired by standard designs harking back to classic Italian café culture. Origami’s coffee serving ware includes tailored vessels created to help broaden how we appreciate different coffees. To achieve this, Origami’s coffee cups are crafted in the Mino-Yaki tradition, a 1,300-year-old style of Japanese pottery, combined with insights from multisensory design research and coffee appreciation.

Choosing your Origami Sensory Espresso Cup

The Origami Sensory espresso cup is available in two styles: round and narrow, allowing you to curate different coffee experiences in the café or at home.

The round Sensory cup features gentle, curved walls that slowly guide coffee onto your tongue as you sip. Research has found that wide, bulbous vessels direct rich aromas straight to your nose, making them ideal for highlighting the sweetness of naturally processed coffees. Meanwhile, the narrow Sensory cup’s straight walls prompt a slight head tilt, allowing coffee to flow quickly past the tip of the tongue to directly hit your palate. This highlights crisp, bright notes, making narrow cups best suited for bright washed coffees.

Sensory vessels like this one are precisely calibrated to influence and enhance your perception of core markers in coffee, including body, sweetness, acidity, and aroma.

Each cup is sold individually; please choose your preferred colour and shape.

Origami Sensory Espresso Cup features

• Calibrated for sensory appreciation
• Heat-resistant up to 120 °C
• Microwavable & dishwasher safe

Origami Sensory Espresso Cup specifications

• Material: Porcelain
• Country of origin: Japan
• Capacity:
  • Narrow: 60 ml
  • Round: 80 ml
• Dimensions:
  • Narrow: diameter 75 × 58 mm high
  • Round: diameter 70 × 43 mm high
• Weight: ~ 105 g