The Barisieur Alarm Clock and Coffee Brewer

British designer Joshua Renouf has made the dreams of coffee aficionados a reality with The

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British designer Joshua Renouf has made the dreams of coffee aficionados a reality with The Barisieur - an alarm clock and coffee brewer built into one. The contraption replaces the dreaded alarm tone with soothing yet alerting noises of steel ball bearings vibrating as they boil water through heat induction. Furthermore, it was designed to encourage users to perform a pre-bed ritual of preparing the ingredients to make the coffee, such as beans, sugar and milk, which can help improve sleeping patterns.

As of yet, The Barisieur is not available for the public but you can check out the system here.

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