Chemex Coffeemaker - in production since 1942!
Mid Mod Pam on Sep 06 2007 at 9:05 pm | Filed under: kitchen
This beautiful coffee maker is a must-have for any mid-century-modern home. Designed in 1942 and still in production today, the Chemex® Coffeemaker is found in the permanent collections of the Museum of Modern Art, Smithsonian and the Philadelphia Museum of Art.
According to the manufacturers: “This merging of form and function came out of Chemist Peter Schlumbohm’s taste for fine flavor. Applying the techniques used to insure laboratory purity, he set out to brew what may have been the first cup of truly, clear, full-bodied coffee - free of undesirable fats, oils, sediment and most of all…bitterness.”
There are a number of models to choose from and buy, directly on the Chemex coffee maker website.
I know this is a rather old post, but I’ve been looking for Chemex info for a while.
I have a wonderful chemex in my office. But it isn’t just the glass carafe, I also have a plastic unit that heats the water and has a warmer to keep the coffee hot once it is in the carafe. I have looked around for information on this unit but haven’t found anything. My husband picked it up in a second hand store for just a couple of bucks. Does anyone know anything about the heater units for the Chemex?