Meet the new world champions
Irvine Quek Siew Lhek
WORLD LATTE ART CHAMPION
Dreams played a large role in Irvine Siew Lhek Quek’s World Latte Art Championship (WLAC) performance, from his goal of earning Malaysia its first coffee championship trophy to his dream of being alone on a deserted island, which inspired his island animal designs. He has always dreamed big.
“I actually had a hidden message to deliver in my story and routine. What I said to the judges and audience was ‘I had a dream’, and I presented all the animals I saw in my dream,” Irvine says.
As it turns out, Irvine’s dreams did come true. He is the 2018 World Latte Art Champion.
In the final round, Irvine’s designs included hornbill and monkey free pours as well as a dolphin for his designer latte art.
To create his designs, Irvine of 103 Coffee Workshop used the animal eye pouring technique that his predecessor, 2017 World Latte Art Champion Arnon Thitiprasert, invented to create his designs in the prior year’s competition.
“I worked hard to master this technique and bring it to another level of difficulty. What I was aiming for
