In my thesis, I would like to explore the relationship between the spread of china products and the growing general consumption of coffee as a luxury item at the time. In order to understand the relationship between the culture of serving coffee and the formal design of the coffee sets, I intend to analyse the evolution of the catering industry in the respective periods. I find it reasonable to examine the processes by which these two products were introduced into European trade and the impact they had on society and on the development of community hubs. How can it be derived from the development of the price and availability of products that in the 19th century cafés became the scene of culture and social events. Specifically, I would examine Europe's trade with China and, in the case of coffee, its relations with the Islamic countries. Following on from this, I would analyse the first cafés in Italy, France, England, the Americas and Hungary.