Over the past few months, we’ve been working quietly behind the scenes. Not everything moves fast, and not everything needs to be shared immediately. But now, things are starting to come together—across events, products, and most importantly, the people we work with.
At the end of March, we’ll be in Shanghai for Hotelex, together with TIMEMORE. On March 31st, we’ll be at their booth doing a small fundraising activity, sharing our charity coffee wristbands to support GCAG Indonesia 2026. If you happen to be there, come by and say hi. It’s always good to meet in person, and sometimes these small, simple interactions are where something meaningful begins.
This also connects to the next step of our journey. After completing GCAG Colombia in 2025, we’re continuing the same idea in Indonesia. The goal hasn’t changed—to bring coffee education and tools directly to young farmers at origin—but the way we do it has always been open, collaborative, and built with the community. As we prepare for GCAG Indonesia 2026, we’re inviting more people to be part of it. Coffee roasters and businesses who want to support or collaborate, local coffee trainers in Indonesia who want to join us on the ground, and volunteer designers who can help shape the visuals and storytelling of the project. If this speaks to you, we’d really love to hear from you.
You can learn more here: https://notabarista.org/gcag
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Alongside this, some of our long-term projects are finally moving forward. The L1GHT coffee sensory cup, which we’ve been developing for quite some time, is now entering batch production. This project has always been more than just a product for us. It’s a way to turn design into something tangible that can support the work we do, while also bringing a different kind of sensory experience to coffee—through touch, light, and material. If you’re curious, you can see more here: https://notabarista.org/product/light-coffee-cup/
For those following the MOMENTEM journey, Batch #3 has also officially entered production. It’s been a long process, with many small adjustments along the way—especially around the burr design—but that’s always been part of how we approach things. Not rushing, not cutting corners, just taking the time to get closer to what we believe it should be. Now, we’re finally moving forward, step by step.
At the end of the day, none of this is really about products or events on their own. It all connects back to people. The ones growing coffee, the ones learning, the ones supporting, and the ones quietly contributing in their own way. Nothing here is done alone.
Humanity runs on coffee.
