Coffee Mug

The mug is the quiet workhorse of any kitchen cupboard, and this one takes the familiar shape seriously: a straight cylindrical body with a generous loop handle, closer to what you would be handed in a cafe than to a novelty gift. Printed drinkware has become a maker staple because the form is so recognisable. It reads as a finished object straight away, and the same silhouette works just as happily as a pen pot, a brush holder or a desk tidy as it does sitting on a shelf. It is an easy thing to make for someone else, too, since nobody needs a mug explained to them. A sensible pick for kitchen and home-office shelves, for anyone practising finishing work on a clean everyday form, and for makers assembling a matching set of tableware shapes.