It arrived yesterday, and I’m already head over heels. The Elizabeth V3 was already an impressive machine, but this thing is incredible—and the price jump from its predecessor isn’t nearly as steep as I’d feared. First shot: a natural Ethiopian from Manhattan Coffee Roasters. Delicious.
Unless I’m mistaken, and if I remember correctly, these used to be presented as a James Hoffmann feature:
https://eushop.loveramics.com/products/champions-signature-set-of-2-beans-dosing-trays
Now, on the Loveramics website, the designer is listed as Tens Hundreds Thousands — while the other featured products still credit individual designers by name.
What makes it even more confusing is that on the Tens Hundreds Thousands website, Simon Stevens is apparently credited as the designer: https://tenshundredsthousands.com/products/matte-coffee-dosing-trays-set
So I’m not entirely sure what everyone’s respective role was here, but one thing seems clear: JH’s name has disappeared from the current communication around the product.
If I’m remembering the original listing correctly, I’d guess there must have been some kind of internal clarification about how the design credits should be attributed.