Saturnus and Uranus cups

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2014

Solid cast / white porcelain clay, clear glaze

Saturnus and Uranus cups are a coffee cup couple with the same measurements and the same inner shape. The vertical or the horizontal structure on the surface is not only a visual effect but it also works as a thermal insulator, so the cup can be held in hand without burning fingers.

Photo: Chikako Harada

While drinking my morning coffee I usually watch out from the window and see the crooked dead standing trees on the edge of Helsinki Central Park beside those symmetrically placed buildings.

The feeling of a calm morning and the contrasts between the nature’s shapes and the built environment around my home have been the inspiration for these cups.

Photo: Henri Judin