Snowy evenings are for pampering yourself under a blanket, with the glow of scented candles, the warmth of a smoldering fireplace and delicious intoxication in the embrace of a cup. And it is precisely the latter that can really brighten up the calm atmosphere of winter on a daily basis. As inspiration on the hunt for a new favorite, we have chosen the most imaginative ones in the selection below.
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After designing the Starbucks pop-up store in 2012, Japanese design studio Nendo has broken ranks again with the Starbucks coffee chain.
There is rarely anything as magnificent as the Aurora Borealis or the northern lights, as we call one of the greatest spectacles that nature serves us. One such thing is the Aurora Borealis magic mug, which conjures up this natural phenomenon right in your kitchen while sipping a warm cup of coffee or tea. The colors of the cup are sensitive to heat and change upon contact with it.
Steklarna Hrastnik built an 8.5-ton 3D-puzzle in the shape of a pyramid from 20,708 Glass Puzzle cups, which are made of one of the highest quality glasses in the world (it achieves the luster of crystal and does not contain heavy metals). The structure is 2.71 meters high, 3.41 meters wide and 4.04 meters long. With it, the glass factory broke the Guinness record in the 3D puzzle category.
Starbucks is known to most people only as a store of snacks and coffee, which is served to us in pots with our names on them. The company recently also offered customers the innovative Ember cup, thereby letting it be known that it wants to focus on the technological field.
illycaffè presents the new series of illy Art Collection mugs, designed by Olimpia Zagnoli, a world-renowned Italian illustrator known for her colorful, minimalist graphics with a retro touch.
Have you been wanting to tell someone what's going on for a long time? Let a porcelain cup do it for you in a sophisticated way.