Nora Šmahelová
Born in Prague, Czech Republic in 1980, Nora lives and works today in Berlin, Germany.
Nora started to work in the coffee industry as a part time barista back in 1999 while she was studying east asian and indian history of arts and later on product design at the university of arts in Berlin.
Being a barista for her was just about earning money for her living and for being able to pursue her creative activities. She had her first contact with specialty coffee after she won the German Barista Championship and participating at the WBC in Oslo, Norway, in 2002.
After completing her university degree in Industrial Design she has been working as product designer until she decided to open Chapter One Coffee Berlin in 2011 and continues her creative activities on freelance basis.
Accomplishments:
Judging first in national competitions followed by international competitions, since 2003
Competitor coaching & training, consulting, and seminars since 2011
WBC Certified Technical Judge from 2011
Member of the board of SCAE Germany Chapter from 2011/2012
WBC Certified Sensory Judge and WBrC Certified Judge since 2012
WCC Reprepresentative since 2014
Co-Founder & Co-Owner of Coffee Profilers Berlin since 2015
