Standart Issue 40: Highs, Lows and Coffee

New issue of @standartmag is here, and our 40th exploration into the world of coffee brings you the theme of crisis—because when things fall apart, we discover what truly holds.

Coffee is rather good at this sort of thing. It doesn’t fix the problem, but it does make the conversation warmer, the silences less awkward, and the world marginally more bearable. In a cafe, people share tables, sugar, and—occasionally— life stories they’d never dream of revealing outside those walls.

Join us as we navigate the fractures and turning points, and discover how, even in crisis, coffee remains a companion, a catalyst, and a quiet reminder that we are never quite alone.

Between the crisis and the catastrophe, we might as well have a cup of coffee. 💥 Our newest edition, Standart Issue 40 is a nod to the fact that coffee, modest as it looks, is the quiet catalyst, coaxing us into remembering we’re all in this together.

We begin in Ecuador, where a fragile but biodiverse coffee ecosystem is struggling to endure. Our journey then moves to Rio de Janeiro to meet @boquinhadaniel, the surfer-barista whose life—and whose coffee—has been defined by resilience.

Elsewhere, we sat down for a chat with @BerndBraune, creator of @comandantegrinder & @supremokaffee, before throwing ourselves into the noisy chaos of the Italian espresso bar searching for... context.

Our essays push the theme further: Bartholomew Jones of @cxffeeblack, Kosta Kallivrousis (@espresso_patronus) & Ted Fischer (@effischer) explore what hidden truths can coffee’s precolonial past offer about power. @SamoSmrke investigates how does the humble one-way valve on your bag of beans speak volumes about waste and preservation, and in Ireland, we meet a professional surfer @noahlane_ who confronts both waves and business with equal courage.

Finally, our city profile brings us to Sarajevo, where coffee culture—wedged between fallen empires and rising tensions—remains a symbol of survival, defiance, and shared humanity.