# Photo-Printing Latte Machines These Latte Machines Can Produce Amazing Art on Your Coffee By Ian Andrew Panganiban | Published 2013-06-25 | Marketing Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/latte-machines References: [laughingsquid](http://laughingsquid.com/taiwanese-coffee-shop-lets-customers-print-pictures-on-their-lattes/) Some cafe shops have [baristas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/delonghi) who can create intricate latte art for their customers; the latte machines from the ‘Let’s Cafe’ allow customers to have a very customized latte experience. The Taiwanese coffee shop 'Let’s Cafe' has latte machines that print various pictures onto their customer's coffee drinks. The cafe customers take a photo from their phone and upload it onto the special coffee machine, which then sprinkles the latte with the picture design of the uploaded photo on top of the latte. The sprinkled-on art work is greatly detailed, something of which that no human being can recreate with their hands -- a person could try, but it'll probably take a long time. Don't expect to see these specialized latte machines at a [Starbucks](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cumulus-coffee-machine) any time soon. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.5/10 - Popularity: 20% | Activity: 77% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Marketing](https://www.trendhunter.com/marketing) > [Interactive](https://www.trendhunter.com/interactive) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Customized Latte Designs:** The trend of customized latte designs is creating opportunities for coffee shops to enhance customer experience by allowing them to upload their own photos on coffee and have personalized latte art. - **Automated Art Printing:** The trend of automated art printing is disrupting the traditional art forms and providing new innovative ways to enable mass customization in various industries. - **Digital Art Integration:** The trend of digital art integration with food and beverages is creating disruptive innovation opportunities for food and beverage companies to enhance their brand experience and product offerings using cutting-edge technology. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Coffee Shops:** The coffee shop industry can leverage these latte machines to create an innovative customer experience by allowing them to upload their own photos and create personalized latte art, thereby increasing customer engagement and loyalty. - **Food and Beverage Industry:** The trend of automated art printing can disrupt the traditional food and beverage industry by enabling mass customization and enhancing customer experience through personalized art on their products. - **Printing Industry:** The printing industry can leverage the trend of customized latte designs to expand their product offerings and provide customized printing solutions using digital art integration in various industries beyond food and beverages. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Luxury Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/luxury-coffee-maker1.md) - [Smart Espresso Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/delonghi-primadonna-aromatic.md) - [Sophisticated Modern Espresso Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/eletta-explore.md) - [Chromatic AI Food Printers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ikoffy-edibot.md) - [Luxe Low-Power Espresso Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/automatic-espresso-machine-and-frother.md) - [Flexible Coffee Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/l-or-barista-absolu.md) - [Branded Coffee Espresso Machines](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lavazza-assoluta.md) - [Automated Touchscreen Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/philips-3200-automatic-espresso-machine.md) - [App-Connected Pod Coffee Makers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/kcaf-smart-coffee-machine.md)