coffee shop
Flava Cafe
Flava Cafe is a Minnesota General Corporation that seeks to empower the lives of young women of color and gender expansive youth one latte at a time. Flava Café is more than a coffee shop or job opportunity – every product sold, and service offered develops deeper ties to the local community, adds economic value, creates space for joy, increases skills, and builds a strong sense of identity for youth and community. Flava Cafe offers literary espresso-based drinks, specialty sandwiches, salads and pastries.
Mission:
To build community and radical imagination through coffee and service that eliminates disparities for Black girls and gender expansive youth one latte at a time.
Vision:
To cultivate a cafe culture that curates a safe space for imagination, authentic identity, and community building.
Project Info
City: St Paul, MN
Year: 2023
Client: Flava Café
Status: Completed
Role: Designer and Architec
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St. Louis Park, MN 55416