Celebrating the rise of one of London’s leading beverage destinations Over the past 18 months Leather Lane has quietly become one of London’s leading beverage destinations. The area has long been well served with whisky specialists The Scotch Malt Whisky Society (SMWS) and the wine-loving restaurateurs of the Bleeding Heart Restaurants; however, the arrival of [...]
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A Whale of a Time: Leviathan by Michael Mantis
Street artist Michael Mantis tames the beast and makes his way indoors Boldly marking his return to the London street art scene, Michael Mantis has painted a striking, 12m mural along one side of Department of Coffee and Social Affairs as the background to his exhibition Leviathan. The mural took over two weeks to complete [...]
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Tales of the Faether
Playing creator with her mixed European and New Zealand heritage, artist Gretchen Jacobsen has created a set of intricate illustrations based on fabricated folk stories mixing the common fairy tale with the native fauna of New Zealand. The result is immediately accessible and strangely familiar, despite the often peculiar species of birds that adorn the [...]
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The Times They Are a-Changin’
It’s exciting times for coffee drinkers. Not that long ago a double-page spread on coffee in The Times would have been unthinkable – let alone with a focus on filter coffee. So, we’re delighted to see the drink that we love being championed in a national. Well done to Nick Baines who penned the piece [...]
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Department of Coffee and Social Affairs Celebrates Its First Birthday
One year ago we were pouring our first shots at Department of Coffee and Social Affairs. We’d just finished the fit out while London was grinding to a standstill in the snow, the shop had – literally – been a building site a few days before and the team were meeting each other for the [...]
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Unlike Any Other: Coffee as a Social Institution
The team from London.Unlike deemed Department of Coffee and Social Affairs a coffee shop unlike any other government organisation. It’s a narrow field, but we’ll take that as a compliment. I always find it rewarding when reviwers get both the connoisseurship and social aspect of our coffee shops. You can read the full article at [...]
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Building a View for the World: Façades, by Carita Laamanen
With engineering precision London-based, Finnish photographer Carita Laamanen crafts images in her liking of the world. In her current exhibition Façades, Carita explores how we carefully construct first impressions in a less than honest way. All her images a deftly and delicately framed and shot on 35mm film, but deliberately, and slightly disconcertingly, revealing about [...]
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You wouldn’t trust your coffee to any organisation, would you?
One year ago today we started stripping out the old fixtures of 14-16 Leather Lane. Today, Department of Coffee and Social Affairs is one of London’s best coffee shops. It’s been a great 12 months. Thanks so much to all that have helped us make the last year so successful. With its proven track record, [...]
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Celebrating Cities
Quality of life in urban environments is central to our everyday concerns – and the future of the planet. Aqualta_TimesSq-Night_NYC, 2009 by Ostap Rudakevych With Imagined Cities now being open for several days, it’s been fantastic to witness people exploring the themes of the exhibition and intellectually interacting with the works. It’s true to say [...]
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