The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug by Yiannis Ghikas

The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug by Yiannis Ghikas is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2023 Bronze A' Design Award in Bakeware, Tableware, Drinkware and Cookware Design Competition Category.

BronzeKitchenware· 2023

The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug

by Yiannis Ghikas

Client: Letteres

Bronze A' Design Award Winner in Kitchenware Category

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The Design

About The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug

Crafted from fine white porcelain and designed under the golden ratio principle, the typo mug reveals a typographic symbol of celestial importance with every sip you take. This mug is part of a series of decorative and functional objects which embody highly artistic practices with subtle yet distinct details and a hint of type. Set in Parachute Typefoundry's Centro typeface, this typo mug provides a deep soulful spirit with an eclectic mix of type, industrial design, and long experimentation. An homage to humanity's universal need for connectivity, unity, and peace.

The Recognition

About the Bronze A' Design Award

The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug is a Bronze A' Design Award winner, a highly prestigious recognition granted to outstanding designs distinguished by creativity, ingenuity, and astuteness. Bronze winners are amply skillful and strikingly creative artifacts that authenticate the vast experience, imagination, and resourcefulness of their designers. The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug is expected to be a highly regarded, admired, and cherished object that is notably professional and innovative. This Bronze A' Design Award-winning design incorporates best practices in art, science, design, and technology, and is excellent for its attention to detail. The Stroke Typographic Coffee Mug splendidly satisfies needs, touches desires, charms feelings, and appeals to curiosity.

Image Analysis

Color Temperature: CoolSymmetry: Both DirectionsBackground: Left and Right

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: This is an extra fine porcelain product designed under the golden ratio principle to provide aesthetics and functionality that adhere to strict mathematical laws as well as a hands-on balanced experience.
From the proportions of nautilus shells through tree leaves, pine cone seeds or sunflower spirals to the work of trailblazing artists like Le Corbusier and Salvador Dali, the golden ratio conquered the world of aesthetics as a proportion by default pleasing to the eye.
This mug is a typographic object of desire and one that introduces its owner to a symbol of celestial importance across the passage of time, implementing a unique stroke that terminates with a sharp slit into the porcelain.
Dimensions & Packaging: Capacity:325 ml
Packaging: H:12 x W:8 x D:8 (cm)
Packaged weight: 350 g
Weight: 210 g
Dimensions: H 10.0cm (Diameter 8.0cm)

Suitable for use with hot/cold drinks. Microwave safe. Dishwasher safe.
Tags: mug, typography, type, porcelain, golden ratio, at symbol, typographic
Production Technology: Made with extra fine white porcelain. Matte on the outside, glossy on the inside. Letteres (the brand name of these products) signature logo silkscreen printed in silver on the inner side. This mug is delivered inside its own custom box, which is made out of recycled brown, white and black paper. The package includes a booklet with full description, historical references, production process and specifications.
Inspiration: The 'sine qua non’ of digital living thanks to e-mail addresses and social media handles, the at symbol has been proclaimed by Moma as “the defining symbol of the computer age”. This coffee mug provides a deep soulful spirit with an eclectic mix of type, industrial design, and long experimentation. An homage to humanity’s universal need for connectivity, unity, and peace, whilst blessed by the Golden Ratio principle.
Project Duration: Project duration: Two years
Location: Athens, Greece
Operation Flow: Charmingly moulded at the bottom of this premier product, The at symbol offers an excellent excuse to kickstart discussion, a means to address one another with the mug at hand as you lift it up and slowly sip your drink. What are you looking at?
Team Members: Designer: Yiannis Ghikas
Creative Director: Panos Vassiliou
Image Credits: Images and Video by: Math Studio