Best Door Closing Mechanism Ever
by Iain on February 18, 2009
At Flat White on Berwick Street Soho, London. A nice little coffee shop with a nice way of keeping the door shut.
You probably can’t make it out in the photo above. So here’s a detail shot:
They use a bunch of cups as a weight that pulls the door closed. It works and it looks nice. Genius.
If you want to go and see it. And drink a nice cup of coffee it’s here:


2 comments
Do they clink together as the door is opened? That would make nice change from the cowbell/bleep of other doors.
by corblimey on 18/02/2009 at 12:13 pm. #
They do the best coffee in London as well
by Mikej on 18/02/2009 at 2:02 pm. #