Union Market Seeks to Unite Burg With Coffee
Last night a press release came over the transom about Union Market’s new Williamsburg Blend of coffee or, more specifically, the blend’s packaging: “In the wake of a bike lane dispute that has strained relations between Brooklyn’s hipsters and Hasidic Jews, Pix Design is using its visual expertise to highlight the notion that there’s something…
Last night a press release came over the transom about Union Market‘s new Williamsburg Blend of coffee or, more specifically, the blend’s packaging: “In the wake of a bike lane dispute that has strained relations between Brooklyn’s hipsters and Hasidic Jews, Pix Design is using its visual expertise to highlight the notion that there’s something both sides can agree on: a great cup of coffee. The packaging for one variety of Brooklyn-based Union Market’s depicts a man in Hasidic garb and a hipster (complete with man-purse) standing together and somehow managing not to glare at each other.” You can see a bigger shot of the packaging on Pix Design’s website. After all the attention Camel’s Williamsburg cigarettes grabbed recently, we’re surprised this is the first we’re hearing of it, especially since a rep from the design firm says the coffee has been on sale since last month.
Pix Design [Official Site]
“And $6.99/lb for decent coffee is CHEAP.
Your faithful servant,
Le Snarquis d’Moneybags”
Oui, Your Snarquisness : D
BSD- time to get a coffee farm 😉
I want a coffee for Crown heights- Royal Taste for a Rich palate *rolling my eyes*
IJ- 4?! Ok- you can do 4 weeks then- you’ve got 4 bags 🙂
Bxgrl, I like it too, was being sarcastic. I saw it and thought I catching and nice to see humor injected into a category that tends to take itself too seriously. And I was serious about my Bed Stuy idea, I’d buy it for sure. Bold fresh dark
OK – but I spilled tomato juice all over my canvas earth-friendly carry bag, I’ll have to bring one of my four spares in from home. No problem, bxgrl!
IJ- I believe it was your turn to get the supplies this week?
I nominate this blend for the Brownstoner office coffeemaker. Also, whoever goes to UM next, we’re low on breakfast supplies so please pick up some:
–Cascadian Farms cold cereal varieties
–low-sodium turkey bacon
–organic fruit salad
–Argentine honey
–locavore farm organic milk
–Greek yogurt, several varieties
Thanks!
Same bean mix with a neighborhood name concept Gourmet Garage has been using for…I dunno, at least a decade or more.
I like, BSD- it seems a good-humored attempt as people’s differences. As a graphic artist/designer- I like the design very much. It’s clean, interesting and the message is instantaneous.
However, I am still laughing over what you posted yesterday:”I would pair a vintage Thunderbird wine to complement the fish’s subtle hints of PCBs and effluence.” I have sad but fond memories of my first wine party.
yeah it’s called Grave Gravel
*rob*