In Pictures: These Are Amazing! Starbucks Barista Turns Coffee Cups Into Works Of Art

Gabriel Nkweti Lafitte is a barista at a Starbucks branch in central London with an amazing talent. The 41-year-old creates specially designed coffee cups and gets daily requests from people who come to the London Starbucks hoping he will complete a drawing for them. His work is displayed inside the Starbucks opposite the British Museum in central London and has attracted visitors who have heard about the designs. The Starbucks employee gets daily requests from fans who come to the coffee shop hoping he will create a cup just for them. Gabriel works on the cups at home and then arranges for each customer to come back and collect their specially designed cup. "I love seeing people’s reaction to my drawings," he explained. "I enjoy the joy and surprise on their faces". Simon Redfern, Director of Communications at Starbucks, told Metro: "Gabriel’s a very talented artist and it’s fantastic how he takes our iconic cup design and makes it his own."We love his work and we know our customers love it too". Images via Gabriel Nkweti Lafitte