7 Luxury Coffee Machines To Know
Whether you’re an amateur barista or just want caffeine on tap – here are some of the best coffee machines.
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Working from home may mean that you’re missing your favourite cafe and that coffee pods just aren’t cutting it. With a newfound need for barista skills and the best equipment for the job, here are seven of the best and most beautiful coffee machines on the market.
Kees Van Der Westen – Speedster
The Speedster is a café favourite, often spotted racing coffees out the door of your favourite local. They’ve got this nifty number for the home complete with, shot timer, eco-mode for efficiency, two temperature-controlled boilers a large steam and coffee boiler capacity all made from high-grade stainless steel and stunning engine turned body panels.
$15,995; keesvanderwesten.com
Rocket Espresso – Porta Via
The Porta Via brings new meaning to ‘coffee to go’, the industrial quality coffee machine is built into a hard-wearing carry case making it a portable addition to your kitchen. At 29kg it comes with a lever-action group, pressure gauge and coffee boiler and is rapidly ready for a brew in 10 minutes.
$4299; espressocompany.com.au
Jura – GIGA 6
For a ‘hands off’ coffee, it’s hard to look past the Jura Giga 6. The scope of the GIGA 6 is impressive, it boasts 28 different specialties, all at the press of its 4.3-inch high-res display. It’s perfect for those who want everything automated, just load the twin hoppers with your beans of choice and select. Or better still, just order through the Jura App or tell Siri to make it for you.
$6490; jura.com
La Marzocco – Linea Mini
La Marzocco is the industry standard in café quality machines – with its history dating back almost 100 years to the streets of Florence. These fun little machines are perfect for home use with its simple controls, easy-to-read gauges, in-built temperature controller all bundled into a tidy package available in a range of bright colours.
$5990; lamarzocco.com
Gaggenau – 400 Series Coffee Machine
While all the coffee machines on this list try to be design-conscious, none are at the level of the built-in Gaggenau 400 Series. Its subtle design is coupled with tech that’s smart enough to remember eight specific orders and make near limitless combinations. The fully automatic, self-cleaning espresso machine allows for professional standard coffee, instantly and with minimal effort and with Gaggenau’s ‘home connect’ can literally take the process out of your hands.
$6999; gaggenau.com
Superveloce – Flat Six
You may have seen its Porsche inspired coffee machine doing the rounds, but beyond homages to German engineering, Superveloce makes a number of motoring and aeronautically inspired machines. Take the Flat-Six, with its Boxer Engine inspired stainless steel, titanium and alloy construction and carbon fibre cam cover. Just load it with your ground beans, or favourite capsule of choice and let the machine do the work.
Approx. $15,690; Superveloce.co
Slayer Espresso – Slayer Single Group
A coffee machine that shares the name of such an infamous heavy metal band is sure to have some guts about it. Commercial-grade head, steam valves and brew actuator combine with a touchscreen interface to blur the lines between café and home use while the ash wood handles, and actuators and stainless-steel finishes give it a handsome look.
$13,500; slayerespresso.com
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Average prime rental values jumped by 5.9%, with some cities seeing jumps of more than 50%
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The growth of luxury rental prices outpaced the sales market in top global cities last year, according to a report Monday from Savills.
Average prime rental values jumped by 5.9% in 2022 across the 30 world cities analyzed in the report, the data showed. Limited inventory and increased demand pushed rents higher, while capital values saw an average of 3.2% rise during the year.
“Rental growth came as people continued to return to cities after the lifting of pandemic-related restrictions, and as rapidly rising interest rates in the latter half of 2022 meant that more people chose to rent,” Lucy Palk, an analyst at Savills World Research, said in a statement. “The rebound in international travel was a factor too, by the end of 2022 international arrivals had recovered to between 75% to 80% of 2019 levels.”
Meanwhile, average rents were up 10% or more in cities such as Singapore, New York, Dubai and Lisbon, Portugal, the report said.
For example, in New York, the median rent for properties in luxury, doorman buildings spiked 53% to almost $5,000 at the end of last year compared to $3,270 in December 2020, the figures showed.
And in Singapore, prime rents shot up by 26.2% annually as the country opened its borders and students, expats and high-net-worth individuals flooded the city. “Delayed completions of new prime stock further contributed to the significant rental rise seen in 2022,” the report said.
Climate, quality of life and strong business environments have been big draws for Lisbon and Dubai last year, where luxury rents were up 25.4% and 22.9%, respectively, according to the report.
The two strongest performing cities in the Asia Pacific region last year were Seoul, with 4.9% rental price growth, and Tokyo, 4.1%, the data showed.
On the flip side, Hong Kong had the lowest rental growth for luxury properties. The country is still subject to Covid-19-related restrictions, and has yet to see the full return of international tenants. In addition, rising interest rates have undermined consumer confidence.
“This suppressed transaction volumes causing pricing declines across all price brackets except the ultra-prime residences,” the report said. “Average prime prices fell by 8.5% in 2022.”
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