Coffee: it’s as much a part of the identity of the city of Seattle as Puget Sound, salmon, the Seahawks, or the Space Needle. On top of that, it’s fair to say that coffee culture is everywhere in Seattle, and the design of each shop is as unique as the roasting and blending techniques of the beans consumed there. Now, besides the physical spaces themselves, there is a lot of thought and design being put into the process by which that coffee gets across the world, to the shop, and into your cup. And even in the “fair trade” era, so to speak, that process might surprise you.