For the sixteenth edition of Freak & Unique we've commissioned artist Fleur Yearsley to create a series of works titled 'Lake, Mountains & Sky'.

Awaking in the morning to discover the bed as a landscape. The stripes of the sheets act as ploughed fields receding in size and saturation as they edge away into a mountainous range, with the rising sun of the alarm clock measuring space and time. The coffee cup - a lake brimming with life, awakening the senses, bringing with it escapism and serenity. Inspired by Chinese scroll paintings in the breakdown of basic elements of mountain, a water source and sky, the composition emphasises the vastness and beauty of nature, with this perfect start to the day.

The subject matter of my paintings is the fruit of personal memories, often imbued with a sense of shared pop culture imagery. The symbols and objects of my work become a focal point for broad collective experiences instilled with mortality. They are captured moments of our past life - memories of what makes us who we are.

All coffees in our Freak & Unique series run alongside a commissioned series of artworks, with sales of the coffee feeding into our Art & Industry work, fuelling independent artists and creatives.

After being mechanically harvested the coffee cherries are washed and sorted to select only the ripe cherries. They then undergo a dry aerobic (with oxygen) fermentation for 58 hours, after which they are subject to a 'thermal shock' stage. The cherries then go through a dry anaerobic (without oxygen) fermentation for 180 hours and an additional 'thermal shock' stage. They are then depulped and fermented anaerobically with 100% mucilage for 120 hours. Finally, the coffee is left to dry on raised beds for 20 days.