Others coffee packages with a logo design inspired by one of co-founder Ashley May’s paintings. All images courtesy of Others Coffee.
At least one other silver lining has emerged from the COVID-19 pandemic: It’s Others Coffee, a design-savvy fledgling roasting company launched by a pair of furloughed Washington D.C. baristas.
The Baltimore duo behind the brand consists of Brian Raupp, a graphic designer and musician that goes by the rap alias Brain Rapp, and Ashley May, an illustrator and painter. Confronted at once with an abundance of free time and an absence of income, the duo soft-launched Others Coffee with a bright Yirgacheffe and an eye-catching box in September, and quickly sold out. Sales launched anew last month, online.