The most beautiful coffee makers in the world

Few objects but coffee machines can inspire such lust (and such snobbery) among creatives. They're like the designer's version of the football team – once you've picked a favourite, you're probably going to shout about it from the rooftops to anyone who'll listen. No wonder I've written so many articles about my own machine, the Moccamaster KBG Select.

And just like the most beautiful headphones in the world, when it comes to coffee makers, there's high end, and there's high end. But thankfully, for every barista-grade beauty, there's a more affordable alternative. Whether the coffee will taste as good is up to the experts, but you don't have to fork out over ten grand for a nice looking piece of kit.

We've brought together some of the most stunningly designed coffee makers around, along with what we think are some decent dupes.

Strietman CTv2

Of course it's made in the Netherlands. The Dutch are famously full of beans when it comes to designing coffee machines, and perhaps the best example is the Strietman CT2. Handmade from solid brass and stainless steel, the CT2 "returns espresso making to its material, manual- operated essence."

"It is a machine to be admired for the audacity of the design, the build quality, its engineering solutions," reads The Lever's review of the machine. "It is a machine that you have to take care of but at the same time when you use it, it makes you slow down, enjoy the moment and take care of yourself." Beautiful.

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Moccamaster KBG Select Diamond Edition

And now for my personal favourite, the Technivorm Moccamaster KBG Select. Another Dutch design, this beautiful, solid and surprisingly affordable machine makes up to 10 cups of filter coffee.

"If you want a machine that looks stunning and brews a beautiful cup of coffee look no further," Our sister site Woman & Home said in its 4.5-star review. "Whilst this is slightly more expensive than the average drip coffee machine, it's also much more attractive, and incredibly easy to use."

Technivorm released a delightful 'Diamond Edition' (above) in 2024, but alas, it sold out two months later. Fortunately, it doesn't look a whole lot different from the brushed steel version below.

Kees van der Westen Speedster

Just look at it. Often described as the holy grail of coffee machines, the Kees van der Westen Speedster is about as iconic as it gets – and you've probably seen it atop the counter of at least one boujee coffee shop. As one Redditor puts it, "The espresso could taste like battery acid and I probably won't care. It looks amazing."

According to Coffee Geek, only six models of the Speedster were originally built in 2001. Designed by Kees van der Westen, it was "immediately considered one of the most desirable espresso machines in the world," and it's not hard to see why.

The kicker? The price. At over $15,000, this one isn't exactly an impulse buy. Which is just as well, because you might be waiting up to a year for a custom order. But if you've got the cash to burn, it's possibly the most beautiful coffee machine money can buy.