Indie coffee shops are meant to counter corporate behemoths like Starbucks – so why do they all look the same?

Indie coffee shops are meant to counter corporate behemoths like Starbucks – so why do they all look the same?

The purportedly unique and local feel of coffee shops has instead been homogenized into a singular, palatable aesthetic.

Many coffee shops today seem to be aesthetically divorced from time and place. stomy/iStock via Getty Images Like many young, urban professionals, we run on coffee. We especially enjoy frequenting i… [+7118 chars]