Okay, so it’s not really levitating, but this floating mug crafted by Tigere Chiriga surely boasts a clever design. I wouldn’t suggest Aeropressing into it, though.
For more photos, check out Design Milk’s article. If you’re already sold, head straight for the Kickstarter to pledge for the first manufactured mugs.
“What the hell do you want?” he seemed to say. How could I resist! The first mug on Mug Shots to actually have a face, this wood-fired masterpiece was crafted by one of the fine folks at Union Project in Pittsburgh. Though you might not guess it from the above photo, the sculpture does hold about six ounces.
To find out more about the art cooperatives and community events at the Union Project, visit http://www.unionproject.org/
High School Junior, Amber Todecoy, decided to make a dress entirely out of used coffee filters.
“That’s no typo. Amber, over the course of 45 hours of work, constructed the dress out of more than 1,000 used coffee filters. She entered the dress into a statewide competition held in Tucson, where she won the grand prize and admission to a national competition in Florida in July.”
Read the full story at azdailysun.com.
A mug say a lot about its owner. There’s nothing as comforting as drinking your favorite coffee beverage out of your favorite mug. The loss of such a mug is on-par with the loss of a small creature, like a hamster or guinea pig. So owning a great mug is like owning a great guinea pig, except you can drink out of it. Right?
“Mug Shots” will be an ever-growing photographic collection of great mugs. It begins today! If you find a mug worthy of the collection, please feel use the Contact page to send me a photo.
This 16oz beauty was sitting on the shelves of my local Goodwill, just begging to be saved. Luckily I am a sucker for a delightfully bad pun and, being a grammar pedant, was mesmerized by the confusion of ending a statement with punctuation mark outside of quotation marks. Welcome to the gang! Next time I want some clam chowder or three cappuccinos stuffed into one mug, I’ll know where to turn.
“Espress Yourself is a showcase of five New York City designers and their unique take on the ritual of drinking espresso.”
Espress Yourself Collectors’ Set
With a two-month deadline, five artists personally designed and manufactured a unique demitasse. The artists (Loren Kulesus, Erik Strom, Marco Leone, William Kang and Kenjiro Yamakawa) are selling their one-of-a-kind creations online, so check them out before they sell out.
Thanks to Barista by Trade for sharing this story.
