ReBrew NYC — The Café Collection

A material research project turning New York’s spent coffee grounds into a printable bio-ink, and that ink into a collection of hand-dyed café textiles. Exhibited at NYCxDESIGN, Canal Street Market, Rivian, and Parsons.

TypeSelf-directed research

RoleMaterial development, product design

Date2024–2025

ExhibitedNYCxDESIGN Souvenir, Canal Street Market, Rivian, Parsons

RecognitionAmerican Design Club showcase

Hand towel printed with coffee-based bio-ink — FIG. 1 The Café Collection — printed hand towel

Printed textile with spent coffee grounds — FIG. 2 Print and spent grounds

NYCxDESIGN Souvenir exhibition identity — FIG. 3 NYCxDESIGN Souvenir

The collection installed at the Souvenir exhibition — FIG. 4 Canvas 3.0 Gallery, World Trade Center

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