Designed for a Lifetime

KOPI Concepts was founded to bring quality coffee equipment into your home, reduce waste in your workflow, and help you get the best flavour profile from any brew method. We aim to provide you with the very best cup of coffee, on demand, with every grind. Understanding our mission, KOPI Concepts started with the most important piece in the process: the coffee grinder. 

Years of research to find the perfect grinder on the market proved outdated designs that caused grind retention: as beans are ground, a portion can get stuck in the spaces within the burr chamber, causing the grounds to lose freshness. Particles from your previous grind will end up in your new dose, muting the flavours. Not only wasting precious resources, but also wasting money. 

Our solution is the KOPI Deva, a single dose grinder that provides consistency, quality and gives you the best flavour extraction out of every single coffee bean, while minimising waste.

Brandon Wong

CEO AND FOUNDER

Brandon Wong is a motorsport engineer who has travelled the world, optimising the performance of Formula race cars. His attention to detail is essential on track, where a thousandth of a second defines the difference between winning and losing.

Like most Australians living abroad, Brandon missed the specialty coffee culture that his home country is famous for. When looking to perfect his coffee setup at home, Brandon realised that there was a large gap between “domestic” and “commercial” equipment, both in terms of price and quality. This sparked the idea to design and manufacture a coffee grinder that would bring a no compromise experience to the home.

The combination of Brandon’s engineering expertise and his love of great coffee was the start of KOPI Concepts and the Deva single dose grinder.

  • Clare Wong

    COO AND CO-FOUNDER

    Clare Wong is a marketing and sales professional from one of the most developed coffee capitals of the world, Sydney, Australia. Having spent most of her career crafting the brand strategies of the world’s most prestigious luxury houses such as Chanel, Christian Dior and Vacheron Constantin, Clare has an eye for detail and a vision of connecting the conceptual and the practical.

    Working with brands which are synonymous with good design and craftsmanship, Clare has always valued elevating the client experience to a refined level of execution. KOPI Concepts is a combination of Clare’s biggest loves; coffee, impeccable design and refined performance.

  • Sara Thorsen Fredborg

    DIRECTOR AND CO-FOUNDER

    Sara Thorsen Fredborg is a curator with a background in contemporary art. She trained at the Royal College of Art, London. Since graduating, she has worked with internationally acclaimed artists using media ranging from painting, sculpture and performance to film making, digital art and commissions in public space.

    Originally from Denmark, Sara has a great appreciation for Danish Design; natural materials and clean lines. When looking for the perfect grinder for home, Sara noticed that many high performance home grinders (with hefty price tags) seemed to focus primarily on function, often compromising on aesthetics.

    Sara’s experience with art and design has played an important role in the design choices resulting in the KOPI Deva.

Stemming from Eastern mythology, the devas are supernatural beings who exist in harmony with nature and cosmos. Physically and intellectually superior, the devas inspire humans to live happier and longer lives. The stories of their wisdom, morals and preference for moderation motivates us to consider and respect our place in the living world.

The KOPI Deva single dose grinder has been named to remind us, that mindfulness and sustainability are not just contemporary spectacles. They are an ancient way of life, designed to achieve balance and harmony.

About Deva

Our Crowdfunding Journey

The launch of KOPI Concepts and the KOPI Deva was made possible with the help of our wonderful Kickstarter backers, whose trust and support we will always be grateful for. The campaign ended on July 15th 2021 and raised £81,989, exceeding our goal of £30,500 by more than 100%, fully funded in 15 hours.

After much demand from our community, we launched our Indiegogo campaign. Through both crowdfunding campaigns, we have had more than 300 backers from over 42 countries, raising £183,619. Today, the KOPI Deva is available here on our website, shipping globally.

Photos by Massimo Shyrbi