AnZa Coffee began in a Berkeley design studio beside an espresso-machine repair shop, where designers Andrew Smith and Per Selvaag set out to make a home machine that didn’t look like every stainless-steel box on the market. The result was AnZa: sculptural shells in concrete (and a white variant), porcelain touch points, and simple, durable controls. A 2017 Kickstarter introduced the first machines; the team now operates from Stavanger, Norway.

AnZa treats espresso gear as a daily object worth keeping in view: serviceable parts, a 58 mm workflow compatible with standard baskets, and a layout that’s easy to learn. The latest R2 keeps the concrete body and adds practical upgrades—instant steam via thermocoil, pre-infusion, adjustable brew pressure, a removable glass reservoir, and a cooler-to-the-touch steam wand—while retaining worldwide 120/230 V options.

Concrete-shelled espresso machines, born in Berkeley and now in Norway. AnZa’s R2 adds instant steam, pre-infusion, and a 58 mm workflow.