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If regular coffee bores you, for whatever reason, and you're looking for something more
than a standard caffeine boost in the morning, you should probably look no further than Kohei
Matsuno's unique style of 3D coffee art. Matsuno started his coffee art career in Tokyo only
four years ago. Two years later, he started working on 3D pieces. He explained that working
in three dimensions is essentially a race against time, as all of his works have to
be completed within five minutes.
"The foam keeps breaking down, so you become unable to draw fine details. In other words,
you can't make 3D art that defies gravity."
On Sunday, he took his latte-making skills to making replicas of man's best friend with
owners coming in to have their dogs made in coffee foam.
"Seeing it in 3D is a first, and it looks just like him, so it's a bit of a shame to
actually drink it. But even so, I think I'm going to have to."
For Matsuno however, he eventually hopes to have his work recognised more widely, and
wants a world-wide community of 3D latte makers to develop.
"There are world championships where they draw hearts or leaves now, but if they had
a 3D version then I'd love to take part and actually win. So I hope someone actually does
that."
Matsuno is not the only person to draw 3D art, with another artist in western Japan
also doing something similar. However, Matsuno says he's the only one who takes his suitcase
and portable espresso machine around Tokyo to plug in wherever he is wanted.