Teams are hurrying to finish their stations and artwork with the local artists, to be displayed here at the public day, as the public will begin to enter the space in just a few minutes!
The painter who worked with the Icelandic team.Screen prints for sale by he artist, which feature images of the members of the Iceland teamTeam Denmark's station is almost finished!This is the fashion designer who is working with Team Sweden to create clothing and handbags out of old coffee tshirtsTeam Finland puts the finishing touches on their stationThis is the industrial artist, who made earrings as well as boxes made from discarded coffee cups.These are the earrings and boxes she created for Team Norway to sellTeam Norway creates their menuMattias arranges on of the fashion designers pieces on a statueMattias arranges one of the art pieces created by the fashion designer on a statueAnother local artist created beautiful painted coffee filters that are for sale herePalmar tends bar at the Iceland stationThe fashion designer who is working with Team Sweden created these scarves out of old coffee tshirtsSignage at Team Sweden's stationTriangulation on old vinyl records. Such a cool idea!Sure, there's a lot of fancy stuff going on, but there's also straight, great drip coffee.Team Denmark signs people up for the triangulationRagga, Sonja and Jens, thank you for making this such a wonderful event!!!A few of Sonja's regulars came to see what was going on, and here she is showing them the makeshift roasters used by the teams yesterday
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