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24 Modern Mugs and Creative Mug Designs

January 20th, 2009 | Inspiration |

Modern mugs and creative mug designs from all over the world.

Punch Coffee Mug

This coffee cup reminds you that getting up is hard, you need strong coffee and a good punch in the face to get going. [link]

Dunk Mug

This smart ceramic mug features a special compartment in which you can store cookies. [link]

Camera Zoom Lens Mug

Unfortunately, this is not a real mug, just a brilliant concept design.

Starbucks Sweater Mug

Creative mug made to look like it was knitted. [link]

Cadarache Cup

Unique cup set designed to imitate the shape of a nuclear power plant. [link]

Cortado Cup

Cortado 2/3 Coffee + 1/3 Milk cup designed by Pilotto Ignacio. [link]

Melting Icebergs Cup

The external surface of the cup is printed with a second layer of heat sensitive ink that is revealed when hot water is poured into the cup. [link]

Stacked Cups

Stacked is comfortable in the hand and amusing to the eye. No matter how you grab it, it’s guaranteed to enliven your coffee break and perk up your pantry. [link]

To Go Cup

Different ways to drink coffee. The hypothetically saucer become the cap of the cup. [link]

My Cuppa Mug

My Cuppa helps you mix your drink to the perfect consistency, based on the color-coded guide inside. Options include everything from a straightforward “milky” to an extra-strong “builder’s brew”. [link]

Gun Mug

Go slow in life, kill time with a cup of coffee. [link]

Drink Selector Mug

Tired of telling people how you like your tea or coffee? Twist rings to reveal your choice of drink and your milk and sugar preferences. [link]

On/Off Mug

At first glance it’s simply a standard black mug with big white letters that say “OFF”. Nothing fancy, but once you add the hot beverage of your choice, the mug changes color to white and in big black letters it states: “ON”. [link]

Link Mugs

Mugs that link together: An elegantly formed cross on the side of each mug fits neatly into the next, forming a self supporting row of up to 6 mugs. [link]

Crinkle Cup

Designed to look like a discarded, plastic coffee cup, the Crinkle Cup is actually made out of ceramic. [link]

SmileCups

Creative SmileCups designed by Studio Psyho. [link]

Tea Bag Coffin

With the “Tea bag Coffin”, the drinker can tidily bury the bag under the cup and out of the way. RIP. [link]

Me Cup

Me Cup is designed to keep your liquid hot and keep you fingers cool. The cup has empty chambers in its wall to prevent burns and to isolate the hot liquid. The cup comes with a saucer, which also has its role to play because it can be transformed in a lid to keep the heat inside and serves as a locking system to stack and store them on top of each other. [link]

Darth Vader Mug

Let the Dark Lord of the Sith watch over your coffee! [link]

Mr. P Lick Mug [link]

Anamorphic Cups

The Anamorphic Cup is the first product to employ the centuries old visual play of the anamorphic cylinder. The stainless steel cup has a polished mirror finish. The porcelain saucer is printed with distorted images or words. These graphics can only be viewed correctly though the curved, reflective surface of the cup. [link]

The Pessimist’s Mug

You’ll never see the glass as half-full again. [link]

Helvetica Coffee Mug

Coffee, like Helvetica, is an acquired taste. To satisfy both habits, this white ceramic mug features four weights of the timeless font – in corresponding caffeinated shades – and a sensibly squared handle. [link]

The Ultimate Coffee Cup

The oval body of this mug brings the center of gravity closer to the hand. The handle and body can be held in several ways, all more comfortable than traditional mugs. [link]