Custom design coffee cups for Kastello
porcelain espresso and cappuccino cups with silicon insolating rings
This set of coffee cups was ordered by a good barista and coffee bar owner Jens Modig. Modig is a nice Sweedish family name meaning brave. And yes he is.
Without any specific guideline or wish Jens ordered a set of custom designed porcelain cups from me for serving espresso and cappuccino at his place. I had complete freedom, he didn't even set a deadline for the project. His trust was both inspiring and frustrating. If you are told that you can do anything you want, where do you start?
Well, I started at Kastello. That is the name of his coffee bar. Cool little place, clean space, smell of coffee... very nice.
What made the strongest impression was his beautiful professional coffee machine. It not only makes brilliant coffee, it's also very beautiful. It has the touch of the Italian retro car-design and the creamy sweet colour of milk foam. So that was the starting point.
What made the strongest impression was his beautiful professional coffee machine. It not only makes brilliant coffee, it's also very beautiful. It has the touch of the Italian retro car-design and the creamy sweet colour of milk foam. So that was the starting point.
The cups are inspired by the style of the machine and the idea of that once-futuristic design of cars of the 60's.
Not much more to say, I had the idea and got to work.
Not much more to say, I had the idea and got to work.
The cups have no handles. Instead I made 3 rings around the shape by which you hold the cup. These rings create a distance from the hot cup to your finger, working as insulation. The creamy white colour is matching with the machine.
In case you get bored of white, you can place fitting silicon rings in the grooves in the colour of your choice. By adding a bit of colour the character of the cup changes and creates a personal connection (by favourite colour) or a wider context (colours of the footbal team playing today).
Sneak peek in the making