Frida Escobedo designs trio of hand-carved obsidian drinking vessels
Architect Frida Escobedo has based this collection of drinking vessels made for tequila brand Maestro Dobel on the rich materials and textures found in the Mexican landscape. More
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Sam Baron and Yatzer look back to "humankind's earliest ceramics" for Mateus
Sam Baron and Costas Voyatzis, founder of Yatzer, have created a collection of irregular, handmade and hand-painted ceramics for Swedish design company Mateus. More
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"It makes you a bad designer if you make something that can't be recycled" says Cupclub founder
Architect Safia Qureshi wanted to change the world but ended up designing private houses for rich people. So she invented Cupclub, a circular-economy service that could eliminate single-use coffee cups. As it launches in London, she spoke to Dezeen about the project. More
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Krisztina Czika makes mugs using human hair and leg wax
Hungarian designer Krisztina Czika's cups might resemble familiar IKEA mugs but they're actually made from human hair embedded in wax. More
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Space Cup lets astronauts drink coffee in low gravity
A team of researchers at Portland State University has developed a coffee cup that gives astronauts in space an earth-like drinking experience by driving liquid towards the mouth. More
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Max Lamb creates range of tableware from black basalt
Each of the pieces in this basalt tableware range by British designer Max Lamb has been cast from a hand-carved mould. More
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Richard Hutten's Dombo mug "makes people happy when they see it"
Most Loved: next up in our exclusive video series, Dutch designer Richard Hutten tells the story behind his colourful children's cup with oversized ears for handles. More
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Kazuya Koike crafts simple sake cups from Japanese cedar
Japanese designer Kazuya Koike has used a fragrant Japanese wood to carve a set of sake cups that fit onto carafes as caps. More
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Tea with Georg by Scholten & Baijings for Georg Jensen
Milan 2013: this silver serving set for tea and cake was designed by Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings for Danish silverware and jewellery company Georg Jensen and launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi last week. More
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Tasse by Patrick Norguet
French designer Patrick Norguet has designed a reusable cup for McDonald's that makes scalding hot coffee easier to hold. More
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150ml by Studioroom906
Designers Studioroom906 have created a set of five porcelain containers that have different shapes but can all contain 150ml. More
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Heat Shrink Series by Daniel Rawlings
Graduate designer Daniel Rawlings has created a series of vases by heat-shrinking plastic tubing around broken crockery. More
