. . . to my post about Hipsters clogging up cafes and everything else Richard Florida.
Trendhunter recently published a round-up of Hipster-Targeted Cafes, and – in keeping with my theory that labels are just labels, so hipster-bashing is not a great way to make sure cities stay interesting and diverse – I have to say that most of the spaces pictured are pretty friggen' cool.
Designed by Innarch, the Don Cafe House in Pristina, Kosovo is a sculptural tribute to the warm, earthy organic beauty of the coffee it serves. At once decorative and functional, it's a great example of a creative urban space.
I'm not sure about the one that only serves water (that does seem like the kind of new-agey pretentious invention that matches most prevailing negative perception about hipsters) but most of the spaces featured look like pretty good places to grab a cuppa, meet friends, or just appreciate the atmosphere.
The East Village's Molecule Cafe sells only filtered tap water, which, according to the restaurant owners, is free of fluoride, chlorine and other metals, thanks to a $25,000, 8-foot-tall machine that treats its product via reverse osmosis, ultraviolet light, and ozone.
