Tuesday 7 May 2013

Creative Coffee and Tea Mugs

Hi Everyone...!!
Well today's post is on creative Coffee and Tea Mugs...Yeah you heard it right..!!
Before you start looking at collection I shall present some facts about Coffee and Tea.

22 Facts About Coffee: The World's Most Important Beverage

1. Legend has it a 9th-century Ethiopian goat herder discovered coffee by accident when he noticed how crazy the beans were making his goats.
2. New Yorkers drink almost 7 times more coffee than other cities in the US.
3. Coffee is a psychoactive. And at high doses it can make you see things... It can also kill you...
4. The lethal dose of caffeine is roughly 100 cups of coffee.
5. A French doctor in the 1600s suggested Cafe Au Laits for patients, inspiring people to begin adding milk to coffee.
6. The French philosopher Voltaire is said to have drank 50 cups of coffee a day. Because he ruled.
7. Espresso is regulated by the Italian government because it is considered an essential part of their daily life
8. Hawaii is the only state that commercially grows coffee.
9. Coffee beans are actually the pit of a berry, which makes them a fruit. The best fruit.
10. IMPORTANT TO KNOW: Brewed espresso has 2.5% fat, while filtered coffee contains 0.6% fat.
 11. This is the most expensive drink at Starbucks: $23.50, with 16 shots of espresso or 1400mg of caffeine.

 10 Facts You Probably Didn't Know About Tea


  1. Legend has it that a Chinese emperor was the first to discover Tea when some leaves were blown by chance into a bowl contain some boiling hot water. The tea we drink today is exactly the same and the brewing process has never been interfered with.
  2. To get rid of puffy eyes lie on your bed or wherever and place either a moist teabag or tea compress over both of your eyes and leave for about 20 minutes. Swelling around the eyes will disappear and your eyes will return to their former glory.
  3. One way to rid your refrigerator of unpleasant smells is to place one or two used tea bags somewhere within the fridge. The next day any bad smell will be gone!
  4. Use tea to kill warts. The tannic acid found in tea is said to be just as effective in killing warts as many wart removers that you can purchase over the counter at the local drug store! Soak a black tea bag in hot water, and then place the damp bag on the wart itself for fifteen minutes a couple of times each day. Slowly the wart will shrink and soon disappear.
  5. The most expensive teabag in the world was made for the 75'th anniversary of the PG TIPS tea company. The bag was filled with two hundred and eighty diamonds and expensive limited edition tea leaves. The bag cost 7,500 pounds and was sold at auction in aid of a Children's hospital in the United Kingdom.
  6. Did you know that Turkey is a nation of mainly Tea drinker? In fact Turkey is now the worlds number one nation when it comes to tea drinking. Many Turks drink a staggering twenty to thirty cups per day each and tea is now practically their national drink.
Before you start scrolling down the list, imagine a simple mug filled with your favorite warm caffeinated drink. What do you feel? I bet it feels warm and home-like inside, doesn’t it?
       This is because mugs aren’t just plain ceramic objects that hold our beverages – they’ve already become something meaningful with sentimental value. We even have our own favorite cups in our homes, which we hate sharing with other family members. And our tea or coffee probably doesn’t taste as good if we drink from someone else’s mug.
In this collection not only you’ll see the most creative coffee and tea mugs, but also some which help protect your private mug from sharing, so if you are looking for a cool cup – this list is a good place to start.

 1. Teeth Mug


If you hate sharing your private mug – this Teeth Cup is what you need! You can drink normally from the smooth side of the mug, or let the coffee dribble out a bit between the realistic gaps on the teeth side. (Designer: Megawing)

2. Moustache Mugs



Enjoy effortlessly masquerading behind a character moustache while drinking your favorite tea or coffee. Explore your favorite masculine expression! (Designer: Petter Bruegger)

3. Ironius: The Coffee Mug Iron




In simple terms, the heat from your hot coffee-filled mug “Ironius” can be used to iron out a few creases of your shirt.  (Designer: Art Lebedev Studio)

4. Slim Cups



Cups were designed for the project “Combination of tradition and technology”. Designer says: “My interpretation for this title was the way things get slimmer as technology moves forward.” (Designer: Sharona Merlin)

5. Walking Cups



The combination of ceramic cups with ceramic fingers represent an idea in which the still creates a will of its own, enabling a cup to decide whether to stay or leave the situation it is in. (Designer: Ronit Baranga)

6. Snout Cups


At first sight it looks like a nice ordinary cup. But be aware!….it plays a game with it’s user. (Designer: Jorine Oorsterhoff)

7. Fashion Victims


A noted entry in Designboom’s recent competition Dining in 2015, these tongue-in-chic mugs by Israeli designer Yael Kristal victimize your morning coffee with the pervasiveness of fashion trends.

8. Picto Caffe


Picto caffè is a coffee cup and a coffeepot drawn as one pictogram. The shape and the plan of the object is déssiné to resume the archetype of the cup has coffee and the coffeepot while underlining plans thanks to the use of the black lines. (Designer: Rlos Design)

9. Face Mug




Put a smile on that mug with a hungry mouth cubby that bites off more than you can chew. Perfect for serving milk and cookies, coffee and doughnuts, tea and biscotti, or your favorite snack-time combinations.
Perfect One..!!

10. Grow Up Coffee Mug



“Grow Up” is a set of mugs with grassy bottoms. (Designer: Jinsik Kim)

11. Coffee Bean Mug


A mug made from real coffee beans. (Photo by: rctaylorphotography)

12. Tea Bag Coffin


With the ‘Tea bag Coffin’, the drinker can tidily bury the bag under the cup and out of the way. (Designer: Jonas Trampedach)

13. Zipper Cup


A set of zipper cups with elegantly designed opening to hold tea bags. (Designer: Megawing)
Amazing..!!

14. Lock Cup


Another cup which prevents most people from using it. Only the owner of the cup can use his shaped key to close the hole, pour the coffee and enjoy the drinking. (Designer: Efrat Gommeh)

15. Camera Zoom Lens Mug



Mugs that are so realistic, you might have to use post-its just to remind yourself which is for coffee and which is for taking photos.

Well my pick is Face Mug..Which is your favourite pick ??

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