Growing / Changing Tea Cup
I know that this might not make a difference in other part of the worlds, but it reminds me a lot about the posting that Helge made a while ago concerning items that have been set into a new context. Why do things have to get "old" when beeing used more often, maybe they can just "grow" and "change" with their usage. That would be more sustainable and more fun.
This product challenges the assumption that use—i.e. scratches, discoloration, wear and tear—is damaging or bad. Designed to improve through use, the inside of the cup is treated so that it is more susceptible to the staining that results from tea drinking. The more the cup is used, the more the pattern is revealed and, over time, the intensity of the pattern will increase—the speed depends on the owner’s personal tea drinking habit.
http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2006/12/stain_teacups.php">http://www.coolhunting.com/archives/2006/12/stain_teacups.php
I like this posting!
16 May 2007
I think you can buy them directly through the artist by mailing her as mentioned here:
http://www.woodlondon.co.uk/wood_pages/3rd_year/stain_pages/stain.html
16 May 2007
i would like to buy this cup. where can i get one ? xlw zenita
05 Dec 2006
I love it as well, what an impressively simple idea.
It reminds me on something, which has additionally an ironical touch: An Austrian fashion label created T-Shirts that change colour referring to the heat of body parts ... mhm.... a living textile, so to say.
Susan
05 Dec 2006
stains as a feature.. what a great idea.
let me think - rust as a design element of car bodies, fingerprints on black mac-books reveiling nice new patterns (maybe by some chemicals responding to human grease?), rain uncovering design elements in house fronts, textiles with invisible patterns (when new) responding differently to sunlight - the opportunities are endless!
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