Blue Bottle Coffee Japan LLC will open its second Yokohama store, the Blue Bottle Coffee Minato Mirai Cafe, inside MARK IS Minato Mirai on September 25, 2020. To coincide with the opening, original furniture designed with the Karimoku Case Study will be available for a limited time on the Blue Bottle Coffee official online store.
Located in front of the Yokohama Museum of Art, the Blue Bottle Coffee Minato Mirai Cafe offers an open, glass-walled space with a comfortable, soft feel, featuring curved lines and wood materials. The furniture used in the cafe was designed in collaboration with Keiji Ashizawa Architects, the cafe's designer, and Copenhagen-based design studio Norm Architects, and manufactured by Karimoku Furniture. We are pleased to present three of these chairs as part of the "Karimoku Case Study for Blue Bottle Coffee" collection. By taking a design approach that considers the landscape, the café's spatial design, and even the furniture details as a single experience, we have created a café and furniture design that blends harmoniously with the surrounding landscape.
Karimoku Case Study for Blue Bottle Coffee Product List
Cafe Chair ¥63,700
This chair was developed based on a dining chair made for an apartment in Kinuta, and has been made lighter and slimmer for the Blue Bottle Coffee Minato Mirai Cafe. The result is a flexible and versatile chair without losing the original character. The soft, warm wood brings a homely, comfortable atmosphere to the cafe.
Bar Stool 77,500 yen
Like the cafe chair, this bar stool is based on a dining chair designed for a previous project. The natural curves of the design, the craftsmanship and quality, and the size of the backrest make the chair even more comfortable. All of these come together to create this bar stool.
Side Chair 135,600 yen
The clean form and fresh design language, as well as the soft, comfortable seat, were inspired by the interior elements of Blue Bottle Coffee's Minato Mirai Cafe. With a low backrest and compact legs, it is neither a dining chair nor a stool, but rather combines the best of both worlds to create a chair that meets the functionality required in a cafe.
*All prices are excluding tax.
How to Purchase
・This product is made to order, so please make your reservation on the Blue Bottle Coffee official online store special page (https://store.bluebottlecoffee.jp/pages/karimoku-casestudy).
・The first production run is scheduled to be delivered around mid-December.
・This product is made to order. Delivery is expected to take approximately 1.5 to 2 months after your order is placed.
Sales period on the official Blue Bottle Coffee online store: Friday, September 25, 2020 - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
PROFILE
Keiji Ashizawa
Founded Keiji Ashizawa Architects in 2005, he was responsible for designing the first Blue Bottle Coffee cafe and in-store furniture at the Minato Mirai Cafe. The architecture and product design teams mutually inspire each other, creating an environment where each team brings their own unique skills to the table. His works, which are created based on his philosophy of "honest design," which is consistent across everything from architecture and renovation to lighting and furniture design, have been highly praised both in Japan and abroad.
Norm Architects
Founded in 2008, Norm Architects is a design studio active in a wide range of fields, including industrial design, residential architecture, commercial interiors, photography, and art direction. The essence of Norm Architects' work lies in the balance between abundance and constraint, order and complexity, just like human happiness.
Karimoku Furniture
Karimoku's origins date back to 1940, when a small woodworking shop was opened in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. As a leading Japanese wooden furniture manufacturer, Karimoku has built a foundation in the wood production industry with its "high-tech & high-touch" manufacturing concept, which combines advanced mechanical technology with artisanal skills.
Blue Bottle Coffee Official Online Store "Karimoku Case Study for Blue Bottle Coffee" Special Page: https://store.bluebottlecoffee.jp/pages/karimoku-casestudy
CAFE INFO About the Cafe
[Blue Bottle Coffee Minatomirai Cafe]
*GRAND OPEN Friday, September 25th
3-5-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012
MARK IS Minatomirai GL Floor
Opening Hours: 8:00-20:00
Store Floor Area: 114.13m2
Seating Indoors: 26 seats, Outdoor bench seats (for 2-3 people) x 12 cars
(As of September 25th, we will be operating with reduced seating)
Access
Train: Directly connected to Minatomirai Station (Minatomirai Line)
8-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station (JR/municipal subway) using the moving walkway
Bus: From Sakuragicho Station, take municipal bus lines 156 or 292 and get off at Yokohama Museum of Art
ABOUT BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE
Blue Bottle Coffee was founded in California, USA in 2002 by founder James Freeman. Since its founding, the company has been committed to its beliefs of deliciousness, hospitality, and sustainability, and has offered coffee that is the utmost in flavor. Furthermore, by opening cafes only in areas where it can deliver freshly roasted coffee from its own roastery, the company sells coffee beans that have been aged to match the peak of flavor. As of September 2020, the company currently operates over 90 stores in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston, Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, and Kobe.
BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE official online store: https://store.bluebottlecoffee.jp/
BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE official Instagram: http://instagram.com/bluebottlejapan
List of Blue Bottle Coffee cafes (as of September 25th, we are operating with fewer seats than listed)
・Kiyosumi Shirakawa Flagship Cafe (2015/2/6)
1-4-8 Hirano, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0023
Store area: 184.27m²
Number of seats: 47
・Aoyama Cafe (2015/3/7)
3-13-14 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Store area: 214m²
Number of seats: 80 seats
・Shinjuku Cafe (2016/3/25)
4-1-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022
Store area 155.19m²
Number of seats 30 seats
・Roppongi Cafe (2016/9/16)
7-7-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Store area 138.91 square meters
Number of seats 27 seats
・Nakameguro Cafe (2016/10/27)
3-23-16 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0061
Store area 417.78 square meters (cafe area: 61.49m²)
Number of seats 40 seats /
・Shinagawa Cafe (November 15, 2016)
2-18-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075
Store area: 165.80 square meters
Seating capacity: 27 seats
・Sangenjaya Cafe (October 27, 2017)
1-33-18 Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0024
Store area: 93.97 m²
Seating capacity: 33 seats + terrace area
・Kyoto Cafe (March 23, 2018)
64 Nanzenji Kusakawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8437
Store area: 452.98 square meters (Cafe area: 64.98 m²)
Seating capacity: 44 seats
・ Kobe Cafe (July 20, 2018)
1 Maemachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0039
Store area: 217.8 square meters
Seating capacity: 63 seats
・ Meguro Cafe (August 17, 2018)
1-2-19 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0064 1F
Store area: 69.33 square meters
Seating capacity: 19 seats
・ Kanda Manseibashi Cafe (December 7, 2018)
1-25-4 Kanda Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041
Store area: 24.91 square meters
・Ikebukuro Cafe (March 22, 2019)
2-23-7 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0022
Store area: 65.01 square meters
Seating capacity: 9
・Ebisu Cafe (July 19, 2019)
1-5-5 Ebisu Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022 Atre Ebisu Main Building 1F
Store area: 85.07 square meters
Seating capacity: 21
・Ginza Cafe (August 16, 2019)
6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 GINZA SIX B2F
Store area: 117.79 square meters
Seating capacity: 48
・Kyoto Rokkaku Cafe (13 December 2019)
226-1 Sanmonjicho, Higashinotoin Rokkakuagaru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-8135
Store area: 90.47 square meters
Number of seats: 25
・Hiroo Cafe (11 June 2020)
1F THE RESTAURANT 5-4-16 Hiroo, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo 150-0012
Store area: 95.70 square meters
Number of seats: 28
・NEWoMan YOKOHAMA Cafe Stand (24 June 2020)
1-1-1 Minamisaiwai, Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture 220-0005 NEWoMan YOKOHAMA 1F
Number of seats: none *POP-UP cafe space (26 seats)
・Takeshiba Cafe (GRAND OPEN 2020/9/14)
1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7503 Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Office Tower 3rd floor
Store area: 92.06 square meters
Seating capacity: 22
・Blue Bottle Coffee Minatomirai Cafe (GRAND OPEN 2020/9/25)
3-5-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012 MARK IS Minatomirai GL floor
Store area: 114.13 m2
Seating capacity: 26 indoor seats, 12 outdoor bench seats (for 2-3 people) href="https://prtimes.jp/main/html/rd/p/000000018.000048883.html" target="_blank">Click here for company press release details
Located in front of the Yokohama Museum of Art, the Blue Bottle Coffee Minato Mirai Cafe offers an open, glass-walled space with a comfortable, soft feel, featuring curved lines and wood materials. The furniture used in the cafe was designed in collaboration with Keiji Ashizawa Architects, the cafe's designer, and Copenhagen-based design studio Norm Architects, and manufactured by Karimoku Furniture. We are pleased to present three of these chairs as part of the "Karimoku Case Study for Blue Bottle Coffee" collection. By taking a design approach that considers the landscape, the café's spatial design, and even the furniture details as a single experience, we have created a café and furniture design that blends harmoniously with the surrounding landscape.
Karimoku Case Study for Blue Bottle Coffee Product List
Cafe Chair ¥63,700
This chair was developed based on a dining chair made for an apartment in Kinuta, and has been made lighter and slimmer for the Blue Bottle Coffee Minato Mirai Cafe. The result is a flexible and versatile chair without losing the original character. The soft, warm wood brings a homely, comfortable atmosphere to the cafe.
Bar Stool 77,500 yen
Like the cafe chair, this bar stool is based on a dining chair designed for a previous project. The natural curves of the design, the craftsmanship and quality, and the size of the backrest make the chair even more comfortable. All of these come together to create this bar stool.
Side Chair 135,600 yen
The clean form and fresh design language, as well as the soft, comfortable seat, were inspired by the interior elements of Blue Bottle Coffee's Minato Mirai Cafe. With a low backrest and compact legs, it is neither a dining chair nor a stool, but rather combines the best of both worlds to create a chair that meets the functionality required in a cafe.
*All prices are excluding tax.
How to Purchase
・This product is made to order, so please make your reservation on the Blue Bottle Coffee official online store special page (https://store.bluebottlecoffee.jp/pages/karimoku-casestudy).
・The first production run is scheduled to be delivered around mid-December.
・This product is made to order. Delivery is expected to take approximately 1.5 to 2 months after your order is placed.
Sales period on the official Blue Bottle Coffee online store: Friday, September 25, 2020 - Wednesday, March 31, 2021
PROFILE
Keiji Ashizawa
Founded Keiji Ashizawa Architects in 2005, he was responsible for designing the first Blue Bottle Coffee cafe and in-store furniture at the Minato Mirai Cafe. The architecture and product design teams mutually inspire each other, creating an environment where each team brings their own unique skills to the table. His works, which are created based on his philosophy of "honest design," which is consistent across everything from architecture and renovation to lighting and furniture design, have been highly praised both in Japan and abroad.
Norm Architects
Founded in 2008, Norm Architects is a design studio active in a wide range of fields, including industrial design, residential architecture, commercial interiors, photography, and art direction. The essence of Norm Architects' work lies in the balance between abundance and constraint, order and complexity, just like human happiness.
Karimoku Furniture
Karimoku's origins date back to 1940, when a small woodworking shop was opened in Kariya City, Aichi Prefecture. As a leading Japanese wooden furniture manufacturer, Karimoku has built a foundation in the wood production industry with its "high-tech & high-touch" manufacturing concept, which combines advanced mechanical technology with artisanal skills.
Blue Bottle Coffee Official Online Store "Karimoku Case Study for Blue Bottle Coffee" Special Page: https://store.bluebottlecoffee.jp/pages/karimoku-casestudy
CAFE INFO About the Cafe
[Blue Bottle Coffee Minatomirai Cafe]
*GRAND OPEN Friday, September 25th
3-5-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012
MARK IS Minatomirai GL Floor
Opening Hours: 8:00-20:00
Store Floor Area: 114.13m2
Seating Indoors: 26 seats, Outdoor bench seats (for 2-3 people) x 12 cars
(As of September 25th, we will be operating with reduced seating)
Access
Train: Directly connected to Minatomirai Station (Minatomirai Line)
8-minute walk from Sakuragicho Station (JR/municipal subway) using the moving walkway
Bus: From Sakuragicho Station, take municipal bus lines 156 or 292 and get off at Yokohama Museum of Art
ABOUT BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE
Blue Bottle Coffee was founded in California, USA in 2002 by founder James Freeman. Since its founding, the company has been committed to its beliefs of deliciousness, hospitality, and sustainability, and has offered coffee that is the utmost in flavor. Furthermore, by opening cafes only in areas where it can deliver freshly roasted coffee from its own roastery, the company sells coffee beans that have been aged to match the peak of flavor. As of September 2020, the company currently operates over 90 stores in San Francisco, New York, Los Angeles, Washington D.C., Boston, Seoul, Hong Kong, Tokyo, Yokohama, Kyoto, and Kobe.
BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE official online store: https://store.bluebottlecoffee.jp/
BLUE BOTTLE COFFEE official Instagram: http://instagram.com/bluebottlejapan
List of Blue Bottle Coffee cafes (as of September 25th, we are operating with fewer seats than listed)
・Kiyosumi Shirakawa Flagship Cafe (2015/2/6)
1-4-8 Hirano, Koto-ku, Tokyo 135-0023
Store area: 184.27m²
Number of seats: 47
・Aoyama Cafe (2015/3/7)
3-13-14 Minami-Aoyama, Minato-ku, Tokyo 107-0062
Store area: 214m²
Number of seats: 80 seats
・Shinjuku Cafe (2016/3/25)
4-1-6 Shinjuku, Shinjuku-ku, Tokyo 160-0022
Store area 155.19m²
Number of seats 30 seats
・Roppongi Cafe (2016/9/16)
7-7-7 Roppongi, Minato-ku, Tokyo 106-0032
Store area 138.91 square meters
Number of seats 27 seats
・Nakameguro Cafe (2016/10/27)
3-23-16 Nakameguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0061
Store area 417.78 square meters (cafe area: 61.49m²)
Number of seats 40 seats /
・Shinagawa Cafe (November 15, 2016)
2-18-1 Konan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 108-0075
Store area: 165.80 square meters
Seating capacity: 27 seats
・Sangenjaya Cafe (October 27, 2017)
1-33-18 Sangenjaya, Setagaya-ku, Tokyo 154-0024
Store area: 93.97 m²
Seating capacity: 33 seats + terrace area
・Kyoto Cafe (March 23, 2018)
64 Nanzenji Kusakawa-cho, Sakyo-ku, Kyoto City, Kyoto Prefecture 606-8437
Store area: 452.98 square meters (Cafe area: 64.98 m²)
Seating capacity: 44 seats
・ Kobe Cafe (July 20, 2018)
1 Maemachi, Chuo-ku, Kobe 650-0039
Store area: 217.8 square meters
Seating capacity: 63 seats
・ Meguro Cafe (August 17, 2018)
1-2-19 Shimomeguro, Meguro-ku, Tokyo 153-0064 1F
Store area: 69.33 square meters
Seating capacity: 19 seats
・ Kanda Manseibashi Cafe (December 7, 2018)
1-25-4 Kanda Sudacho, Chiyoda-ku, Tokyo 101-0041
Store area: 24.91 square meters
・Ikebukuro Cafe (March 22, 2019)
2-23-7 Minami-Ikebukuro, Toshima-ku, Tokyo 171-0022
Store area: 65.01 square meters
Seating capacity: 9
・Ebisu Cafe (July 19, 2019)
1-5-5 Ebisu Minami, Shibuya-ku, Tokyo 150-0022 Atre Ebisu Main Building 1F
Store area: 85.07 square meters
Seating capacity: 21
・Ginza Cafe (August 16, 2019)
6-10-1 Ginza, Chuo-ku, Tokyo 104-0061 GINZA SIX B2F
Store area: 117.79 square meters
Seating capacity: 48
・Kyoto Rokkaku Cafe (13 December 2019)
226-1 Sanmonjicho, Higashinotoin Rokkakuagaru, Nakagyo Ward, Kyoto 604-8135
Store area: 90.47 square meters
Number of seats: 25
・Hiroo Cafe (11 June 2020)
1F THE RESTAURANT 5-4-16 Hiroo, Shibuya Ward, Tokyo 150-0012
Store area: 95.70 square meters
Number of seats: 28
・NEWoMan YOKOHAMA Cafe Stand (24 June 2020)
1-1-1 Minamisaiwai, Nishi Ward, Yokohama City, Kanagawa Prefecture 220-0005 NEWoMan YOKOHAMA 1F
Number of seats: none *POP-UP cafe space (26 seats)
・Takeshiba Cafe (GRAND OPEN 2020/9/14)
1-7-1 Kaigan, Minato-ku, Tokyo 105-7503 Tokyo Port City Takeshiba Office Tower 3rd floor
Store area: 92.06 square meters
Seating capacity: 22
・Blue Bottle Coffee Minatomirai Cafe (GRAND OPEN 2020/9/25)
3-5-1 Minatomirai, Nishi-ku, Yokohama, Kanagawa 220-0012 MARK IS Minatomirai GL floor
Store area: 114.13 m2
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