About

Vend This is inspired by Japan’s vending machine culture: high-tech micro markets, open 24/7. The art-forward spaces, designed in collaboration with a professional production designer, feature dedicated installations of a surreal, futurist nature, creating a thought-provoking experience for the consumer. A robot barista serves coffee and matcha. The first opens in Tampa, stocked with rare finds you won’t see in a mainstream shop. Businesses can also host a custom Vend This machine, tailored to their space.

Meet the Founder

Elizabeth Barber

Florida born, globally shaped. A longtime Tampa resident with deep roots in this market and a genuine investment in seeing it thrive.

Multi-disciplinary background. Freelance photography, art direction, writing, international antique sales, and luxury hospitality as a concierge… a rare combination of visual taste, storytelling, and high-touch service sensibility.

Curation is in the DNA. Family operated a department store in the early to mid 20th century. Grandfather sourced and sold produce internationally. Grandmother decorated Southern interiors with magazine-like precision. Mother built an advertising career from before she was old enough to vote. An eye for product selection and brand positioning is not learned; it is inherited.

Inspired by Japan’s vending culture. Extensive world travel, particularly studying Japan’s billion-dollar high-end vending ecosystem, crystallized the vision.