{"title":"ORIGAMI CUP","description":"","products":[{"product_id":"origami-cup-2026-us-competition-in-houston-event-ticket","title":"ORIGAMI CUP 2026: US Competition in Houston - COMPETITOR Ticket","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the ORIGAMI CUP Competition?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe ORIGAMI CUP is an open competition celebrating the art of pourover coffee, welcoming both professional baristas and home brewers to compete using the iconic ORIGAMI dripper. More than a contest, it's a gathering built around a shared love of the craft - a space to connect, learn, and geek out over great coffee with the specialty community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe second official U.S. ORIGAMI CUP comes to Houston on August 1st, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eEvent Address:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e808 Travis St STE 200, Neils Esperson Building, Houston, TX 77002\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/zA5vDCvNCecKD6UT8\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Map\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGAMI CUP at Neils Esperson Building - Craft, Memory, and the Weight of Making\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo acts of devotion. One is a 32-story tower rising over downtown Houston, built as a personal memorial and a place of business. The other fits in the palm of your hand - a porcelain coffee dripper handmade in the mountains of Gifu, Japan. Separated by scale, culture, and nearly a century, both carry the past inside them. Now, those two histories occupy the same room. A specialty coffee brewing competition held inside the Esperson Building has brought ORIGAMI Drippers - and the centuries of Mino-yaki craft behind them - into the marble corridors of Mellie's monument to Niels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Esperson Building was completed in 1927, devotion made monumental - a gold-leaf tower of Italian Renaissance grandeur rising over Travis Street, built by a wife to honor her husband, and inherited by a city. The ORIGAMI Dripper is devotion made intimate:  born from a porcelain tradition four to five centuries old in the Toki region of Gifu, sustained not by preservation efforts but by a community that simply never stopped practicing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth treat tradition not as nostalgia, but as accumulated intelligence. Both have touched far more lives than their makers could have imagined. Both are custodianships held for a while, tended, and passed forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne asks you to look up. The other asks you to slow down. Both are saying the same thing: devotion invested in making does not end with the maker. It accumulates, endures, and becomes a gift to generations still to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/Neils_1024x1024.jpg?v=1781325182\" alt=\"\" style=\"float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ORIGAMI DRIPPER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginated in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, the ORIGAMI Dripper has rapidly gained a global following. Thanks to the love and support of specialty coffee lovers around the world, the ORIGAMI CUP continues to grow and spread to new regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this competition, you will be brewing a \u003cstrong\u003ecompulsory coffee\u003c\/strong\u003e supplied by our roasting partner, Amaya Coffee. Using the ORIGAMI Small dripper, ORIGAMI Mix Box filter, and the Apax Lab minerals, you will find the best recipe to represent this coffee for a panel of 3 judges to score.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe competition will be held in 3 rounds, including one elimination round, semi-final, and final round. All rounds will be held on the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCompetitor Schedule and Rules and Regulations:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCompetitor Schedule will be released 3 weeks before the competition, a competitor meeting will be scheduled at the same week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/US_ORIGAMI_CUP_APRIL_2025_-_Rules_Regulation_v6.docx.pdf?v=1781320238\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGAMI Cup USA Rules and Regulations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner: \u003c\/strong\u003eWinner's Trophy, Admission to ORIGAMI CUP World Championship - tentatively slated Spring 2027 in Japan, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1x Acaia Pearl S Scale, 1x Special ORIGAMI Dripper, Nucleus Paragon, Apax Lab water minerals set and other special prizes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2nd Place:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2nd Place Trophy, 1x Acaia Pearl S Scale, 1x Special ORIGAMI Dripper, Nucleus Paragon, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eApax Set and other special prizes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3rd Place:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3rd Place Trophy, $200 Slow Pour Supply Store Credit, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1x Special ORIGAMI Dripper, Nucleus Paragon, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eApax Set and other special prizes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll registration fee are not refundable. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompetitors will receive at the day of competition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e300 grams of compulsory coffee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/collections\/apax-lab-mineral-concentrates\/products\/apax-lab-box-set-of-all-three-water-minerals-for-coffee?variant=42148269916225\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAccess to a set of 4 Apax Labs Water Mineral Concentrate formulas (Tonik, Jamm, Lylac and Konflux)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x ORIGAMI Ceramic Dripper (small) or Air S\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 box of \u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/products\/coming-soon-origami-wave-and-cone-filter-mix-box-in-2-sizes?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e0a9febd8\u0026amp;_ss=r\" rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eORIGAMI Mix Wave and Cone Filters - 100 sheets\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/pages\/join-us-at-the-origami-cup-usa-2026\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor further information please visit The Origami Cup Page\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/Screen_16_9_Powerpoint_Templates_3_2048x2048.png?v=1781324759\" alt=\"\" style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Slow Pour Supply x ORIGAMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":41989246091329,"sku":"ORIGAMI-TICKET-26","price":150.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/Standard_10_12_Product_Tile_IG_Post_Templates_1.jpg?v=1781109306"},{"product_id":"origami-cup-2026-us-competition-in-houston-waitlist-ticket","title":"Waitlist Ticket for ORIGAMI CUP 2026: US Competition in Houston","description":"\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eThis is a wait list ticket. You will be notified when a spot opens up 10 days before the event.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat happens if a spot has opened up?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe will notify the next waitlist competitor in line via email. You will have 12 hours to respond to make the ticket purchase, otherwise, the open slot will be given to the next competitor in line.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eSign up to get notified. Tickets available on 6\/15 - 9am CT\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWhat is the ORIGAMI CUP Competition?\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe ORIGAMI CUP is an open competition celebrating the art of pourover coffee, welcoming both professional baristas and home brewers to compete using the iconic ORIGAMI dripper. More than a contest, it's a gathering built around a shared love of the craft - a space to connect, learn, and geek out over great coffee with the specialty community.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp class=\"font-claude-response-body break-words whitespace-normal\"\u003eThe second official U.S. ORIGAMI CUP comes to Houston on August 1st, 2026.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003eEvent Address:\u003c\/span\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e808 Travis St STE 200, Neils Esperson Building, Houston, TX 77002\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003ca rel=\"noopener\" href=\"https:\/\/maps.app.goo.gl\/zA5vDCvNCecKD6UT8\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eGoogle Map\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eORIGAMI CUP at Neils Esperson Building - Craft, Memory, and the Weight of Making\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eTwo acts of devotion. One is a 32-story tower rising over downtown Houston, built as a personal memorial and a place of business. The other fits in the palm of your hand - a porcelain coffee dripper handmade in the mountains of Gifu, Japan. Separated by scale, culture, and nearly a century, both carry the past inside them. Now, those two histories occupy the same room. A specialty coffee brewing competition held inside the Esperson Building has brought ORIGAMI Drippers - and the centuries of Mino-yaki craft behind them - into the marble corridors of Mellie's monument to Niels. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eThe Esperson Building was completed in 1927, devotion made monumental - a gold-leaf tower of Italian Renaissance grandeur rising over Travis Street, built by a wife to honor her husband, and inherited by a city. The ORIGAMI Dripper is devotion made intimate:  born from a porcelain tradition four to five centuries old in the Toki region of Gifu, sustained not by preservation efforts but by a community that simply never stopped practicing it.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eBoth treat tradition not as nostalgia, but as accumulated intelligence. Both have touched far more lives than their makers could have imagined. Both are custodianships held for a while, tended, and passed forward.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp dir=\"ltr\"\u003e\u003cspan\u003eOne asks you to look up. The other asks you to slow down. Both are saying the same thing: devotion invested in making does not end with the maker. It accumulates, endures, and becomes a gift to generations still to come.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cdiv style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/Neils_1024x1024.jpg?v=1781325182\"\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eABOUT THE ORIGAMI DRIPPER\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eOriginated in Toki City, Gifu Prefecture, Japan, the ORIGAMI Dripper has rapidly gained a global following. Thanks to the love and support of specialty coffee lovers around the world, the ORIGAMI CUP continues to grow and spread to new regions.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIn this competition, you will be brewing a \u003cstrong\u003ecompulsory coffee\u003c\/strong\u003e supplied by our roasting partner, Amaya Coffee. Using the ORIGAMI Small dripper, ORIGAMI Mix Box filter, and the Apax Lab minerals, you will find the best recipe to represent this coffee for a panel of 3 judges to score.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe competition will be held in 3 rounds, including one elimination round, semi-final, and final round. All rounds will be held on the same day.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eCompetitor Schedule and Rules and Regulations:\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eCompetitor Schedule will be released 3 weeks before the competition, a competitor meeting will be scheduled at the same week.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/US_ORIGAMI_CUP_APRIL_2025_-_Rules_Regulation_v6.docx.pdf?v=1781320238\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eORIGAMI Cup USA Rules and Regulations\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePrizes:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eWinner: \u003c\/strong\u003eWinner's Trophy, Admission to ORIGAMI CUP World Championship - tentatively slated Spring 2027 in Japan, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1x Acaia Pearl S Scale, 1x Special ORIGAMI Dripper, Nucleus Paragon, Apax Lab water minerals set and other special prizes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e2nd Place:\u003c\/strong\u003e 2nd Place Trophy, 1x Acaia Pearl S Scale, 1x Special ORIGAMI Dripper, Nucleus Paragon, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eApax Set and other special prizes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e3rd Place:\u003c\/strong\u003e 3rd Place Trophy, $200 Slow Pour Supply Store Credit, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003e1x Special ORIGAMI Dripper, Nucleus Paragon, \u003cmeta charset=\"utf-8\"\u003eApax Set and other special prizes\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan style=\"text-decoration: underline;\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAll registration fee are not refundable. \u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eCompetitors will receive at the day of competition:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003col\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e300 grams of compulsory coffee\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/collections\/apax-lab-mineral-concentrates\/products\/apax-lab-box-set-of-all-three-water-minerals-for-coffee?variant=42148269916225\" rel=\"noopener\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eAccess to a set of 4 Apax Labs Water Mineral Concentrate formulas (Tonik, Jamm, Lylac and Konflux)\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e2 x ORIGAMI Ceramic Dripper (small) or Air S\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e1 box of \u003ca rel=\"noopener noreferrer\" href=\"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/products\/coming-soon-origami-wave-and-cone-filter-mix-box-in-2-sizes?_pos=1\u0026amp;_sid=e0a9febd8\u0026amp;_ss=r\" target=\"_blank\"\u003eORIGAMI Mix Wave and Cone Filters - 100 sheets\u003c\/a\u003e\n\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ol\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/pages\/join-us-at-the-origami-cup-usa-2026\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eFor further information please visit The Origami Cup Page\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3 style=\"text-align: left;\"\u003e\u003cimg style=\"margin-bottom: 16px; float: none;\" alt=\"\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/Screen_16_9_Powerpoint_Templates_3_2048x2048.png?v=1781324759\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e","brand":"Slow Pour Supply x ORIGAMI","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42029251461185,"sku":"ORIGAMI-WAITLIST-TICKET","price":0.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0275\/3567\/1361\/files\/Waitlist_Ticket.png?v=1781321823"}],"url":"https:\/\/www.slowpoursupply.co\/es\/collections\/origami-cup-tickets.oembed","provider":"Slow Pour Supply","version":"1.0","type":"link"}