The LIGRE youn designed by German studio Relvãokellermann is everything a traditional espresso machine is not: minimalist, intuitive, and an efficient use of space.

Designed by industrial studio Relvãokellermann, the LIGRE youn portafilter espresso machine doesn’t look like the part of a rebellious design. But in fact, the minimalist machine is intended as a direct response to both an icon and the status quo it helped shape. Where most high-end espresso machines borrow heavily from the muscular and mechanical Faema E61 designed by Carlo Ernesto Valente in 1961, the German studio’s efforts have produced something more minimalist, monolithic, and modern intended to reflect how we drink and live today.
Credited to designers Ana Relvão and Gerhardt Kellermann (with the assistance of Florian Giele, Ingrid Kussatz, and Theo Luvisotto), certain tropes associated with German design and culture are cited as integral to the contemporary coffee machine’s design, specifically an emphasis upon “efficiency and functionality” alongside the creation of space.

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