Rikke Hagen's wobble cognac glass, singing bowls, and tasseography (tea leaf reading).

Rough sketches. Sketched around the theme "fun" and initially set out to design a children's cup. The tilty "top" cup idea with the egg cup style holder stuck. Later, decided an open-top tilty cup for a child would be a disaster. Changed my scope of "fun" and moved beyond children's cups. Tea leaf reading sounded fun, so this was explored next.

Decided the holder can double as a lid. Experimented with various sized cylinders, from 2.5" - 4" diameter to see what was comfortable for getting the last sip out. Did some math to find out what height was necessary for an 8 oz. cup. Wanted the lowest wall of tilted cup to be perpendicular to its resting surface. Tasseography research led me to a light-colored inside for cup, saucer to hold dry tea leaves, and the need for a handle. Eventually went with a 6 oz. size with 3" diameter opening. But first, made some slightly refined sketches for rationale.

Class critique led to the design of a taller lid/base to be casted in clear resin. 

Shape of new lid/base was worked out on paper and in yellow foam on a lathe first before SolidWorks renderings were made. Lid/base can be used for dry tea leaves during tea leaf reading. The need for a handle for readings was still there. Professor Chu suggested a dot or logo on the cup to represent handle.