# Pop-Up Contact-Free Cafes The Blue Bottle Coffee Pop-Up in Shibuya Rethinks the Patron Experience By Michael Hemsworth | Published 2022-01-07 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-popup References: [yankodesign](https://www.yankodesign.com/2022/01/06/tokyos-unique-blue-bottle-cafe-offers-a-safe-experience-for-introverts-coffee-lovers/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=tokyos-unique-blue-bottle-cafe-offers-a-safe-experience-for-introverts-coffee-lovers) & [bluebottlecoffee](https://bluebottlecoffee.com/) The [Blue Bottle Coffee Pop](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valley-fair-kiosk)-Up has been created by the cafe brand in Shibuya, Tokyo as a new take on the classic coffee shop to accommodate life in the new normal. The coffee shop focuses entirely on a contactless experience, which starts off by having the patron place their order via a touchscreen display equipped kiosk. The order is then made available to the person through a locker-style cabinet that will have the corresponding cubicle light up when their order is ready for pickup. The Blue Bottle Coffee Pop-Up has been designed by the Schema Architectural Plan and highlights wooden components that help the space to have a warm, inviting glow to it that could work to offset the interaction-free experience. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.0/10 - Popularity: 88% | Activity: 82% | Freshness: 11% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Architecture](https://www.trendhunter.com/architecture) ## Key Themes ### What's Driving This Trend - **Contactless Cafe:** Pop-Up cafes that offer contactless experience to customers through technology and design. - **Kiosk Ordering:** The integration of kiosks for placing orders in cafes providing quicker service and reducing staff dependency. - **Locker-style Pickup:** Installing locker-style cabinets in cafes provides an easy and contactless way for customers to receive their orders. ### Who This Affects Most - **Hospitality:** The hospitality industry can explore a fully-automated customer experience, from ordering to pickup, in order to reduce dependency on staff and increase efficiency. - **Retail:** The retail industry can adopt similar contactless and kiosk-based ordering systems to reduce face-to-face interactions and improve the safety of customers and employees. - **Architecture and Design:** The architecture and design industry can focus on creating contactless-friendly spaces that prioritize function without sacrificing the overall look and feel of the environment. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Coffee Kiosk Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/valley-fair-kiosk.md) - [Interaction-Based Japanese Cafe Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-3.md) - [Pared-Back Coffee Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-shop1.md) - [Coffee-Centric Contemporary Studios](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-studio.md) - [Wooden Pillar Japanese Cafes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-cafe.md) - [Minimal Coffee Interiors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/blue-bottle-coffee-shinsaibashi.md) - [Convenient Order-Ahead Coffee Shops](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starbucks-pickup-with-amazon-go.md) - [Confessional Cafe Pop-Ups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kitchenaid-caffeine-confessions.md) - [Hyper-Personalized Coffees](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ai-free-coffee.md)