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Probably inspired by most people’s habit of spinning a cup when they enjoy coffee or tea, designers have endowed this round-round-land cup with two layer saucers so that the cup would seem to move too while the upper saucer is spun. After that, something magical and interesting will then happen: the cup creates a merry-go-round effect as the images on the saucer are reflected onto platinum coated mirrors of the cup. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Old wine bottles now have their new brighter future, and soon you’ll find them back with the same function as wine cups. After cutting, polishing and other processes, old wine bottles then turn into lovely cups with beautiful decorative patterns, making them still popular at home and in the bars. [Read the rest of this entry...]

You’ll see an inspiring vision after finishing this cup of coffee… And if you’d like to know what that will be, please get the Minor Miracle Mug home and enjoy your coffee. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Seemingly everybody can perform magic for entertainment: these cups can still be filled with water when they’re upside down! But at a closer look you’ll then find out that the stack of cups is actually a carafe, isn’t that interesting? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Have to think to myself… What a simple but practical idea! Simply adding a round button onto normal cups, the designer have cleverly solved the problem of a moving teabag and also the long threads. Fantastic! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Apart from the young beauties, the ceramic molded cup designed by Israeli student Sharona Merlin also wants to have a good figure, and it does look slim! Hailed “Slim Cup”, the new coffee cup appears like a typical coffee cup from one side, but almost disappears when turned 90 degrees. Except the ceramic cup, Sharona Merlin is also working on designing other slim ceramics tableware so as to help the consumers see “the way things get slimmer as technology moves forward”. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Time to get up—somebody smiles, somebody knits his/her brows, and there’re also someone too sleepy to open their eyes. Indeed, the same morning begins with different facial expressions, and each one has a distinctive way to enjoy their first cup of coffee. All handmade, these porcelain mugs not only come with a cute facial expression to reflect your mood, but feature a double wall insulation to keep the drink warm inside while your hands cool outside. So which do you like best, Happy as Larry, Monstrously Moody or Seriously Sleepy? [Read the rest of this entry...]

Stunning ceramic stacking cups inspired by the traditional Native American Totem Pole have been quite popular on the internet recently. Not merely for containing water, but also for decorating your stylish home! Also available in gold and silver. Each set includes four cups. [Read the rest of this entry...]

With no handle, the new coffee cup designed by Emi Schenkelbach asks you to hold it in hands so as to give you warmth during the cold winter. Or you can just leave it float over the plate that comes along, and hold the plates’ handles instead. Finished in ceramics and walnut shell, the coffee cup looks so elegant and smart that you may even mistaken it as an art piece, but it’s actually practical for frequent use. You don’t think so? Try it! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Clean and hygienic cups may be good for your health, but the large amount of electricity used to power the dish driers has become a matter of wrong for the nature and the nations worldwide. So why not just leave the cups upside down on the tables to have the water drain out? If you’re still worried about the wet cups sticking to each other when you are airing them, Seung Jun Jeong and Seo Young Moon would like to recommend the Stackable Cups. As you can see from the pictures, the cute cup features some toothlike projections, which allow the air to pass through the cups to have them dried up quickly while preventing them to stick together. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Hey, kids in front of the screen, see what we’ve prepared for you today…the “Head’s Up Juice Glasses”! It features retro styled faces that look like a kid and an aged man when you flip the glass. Each set includes 2 10 ounce glasses, with an acceptable price of $9.99. So you like it? Aha, “Bottoms Up Shot Glass” for dads, and the “Head’s Up Juice Glasses” for moms and kids. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Note that the tele lens from Canon is not designed for cameras, but for holding water…Though everyone believes the cup fits photographers quite well, just imagine what would happen if they carelessly take it as real lens…

You’re visiting one of your intimates and she’s prepared your favorite coffee. So you take up the coffee cup with great pleasure and then find many ants climbing from the tray up to your cup…OMG, that’s h—horrible! But also Terrific! I love the trick done by the cup and saucer. [Read the rest of this entry...]

Frankly, the mug has nothing to do with Van Gogh but the concept is rather intriguing. The Dear Van Gogh is a silicon mug that features an ear-shaped flexible handle. Designed by Mike Mak, the handle feels realistic and could be twisted or pulled hard. That sounds like a perfect way to release your anger! [Read the rest of this entry...]

Seemingly not a necessary design, the Air Shield Coffee Cup Sleeve is however something you will find it quite useful and funny after you read through the article. The concept behind it is all about preventing your fingers from scald by hot beverage in plastic or disposable cups. Based on the principle of ‘expand from heat and contract from cold’, the cute pedals on the sleeve will expand to keep your fingers from a direct touch with the cup when heated while fatten out when the temperature falls. [Read the rest of this entry...]