About us

With more than 15 years in the coffee industry, Artisan has allowed Edwin and Magda to live out their coffee shop dream — serving great coffee and creating welcoming neighbourhood spaces in Putney, Stamford Brook, Ealing and East Sheen.

After both spending time living and working in Uganda, they returned to the UK, decided the traditional 9-to-5 wasn’t for them, and set out to build something of their own.

The plan was simple: make great coffee, look after people, and let the rest follow.

Edwin grew up in the UK, while Magda brought a strong Australian coffee influence — where coffee is less a drink and more an obsession. Together, they wanted to bring that same care, quality and energy to London.

What started with one coffee shop has grown into a family of Artisan cafés, alongside Curious Roo Coffee Roasters and the Artisan Coffee School.

They may have escaped the 9-to-5, but quickly discovered running a coffee business is usually more like 5-to-9.

They wouldn’t have it any other way.

Specialty Coffee, Done Properly

At Artisan, coffee comes first. We’re serious about specialty coffee, but we try not to take ourselves too seriously.

Every coffee is ground fresh to order, and our baristas are given the time, training and space to make it properly. We dial in throughout the day, adjusting the grind as temperature, humidity and the coffee itself change, because even small details can make a big difference in the cup.

We’re proudly a little obsessive. We talk about brew ratios, extraction, water quality, pressure and milk texture far more than most normal people probably should. We clean our machines constantly, taste our coffee throughout the day and keep making small adjustments to get it just right.

A lot of thought also goes into what you don’t see. From the water we use to the way our bars are designed, everything is built around helping our baristas make consistently great coffee.

We do all of this for one simple reason: we love specialty coffee, and we want every person who walks through our doors to experience just how good coffee can be.

OUR CHARITY

More Than a Dent has been established by Edwin and Magda to deliver projects with a long term impact to communities in need all around the world, with one project being funded per year.

Only projects that offer long term benefit to communities are selected and then fundraised for. Measures are put in place to support the project's delivery of their objectives over the long term.

This is very much a small focused charity with a big heart. We have no office, no employees and no shortage of enthusiasm from those who buy into the idea that projects with a long term focus can positively benefit the communities around them.

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