See who has been talking about The Ultimate Coffee Cup:
MOCO LOCO - Modern
Contemporary Design (mocoloco.com).
MoCo Loco is a web magazine featuring modern/ contemporary
design news and views. "David Pier’s Ultimate
Coffee Cup for Lux-Delux Design
proves that the usual cylindrical form is not the only way to enjoy a
cup of joe. The fluidity of the design adds to the enjoyment of the
fluid."
jimseven.com,
the blog of James Hoffmann, the
2007 World Champion Barista and 2006 and 2007 United Kingdom Barista
Champion. "I
am,
by nature, a skeptic and I guess you see a lot of cups and new
designs but these interested me enough for me to immediately place an
order for a couple..." "...I think one thing that endeared
the cups to me was the handle design -
you can use it traditionally or put your thumb through and cradle it,
which I like. It was also interesting to drink from a curved
rim."
CHOW(chow.com) is a new kind of food media.
"Your New Favorite Coffee Cup..."
Design
Addict (designaddict.com)
"is
the leading
design portal online, targeting the international community of design
professionals and private consumers."(from "about DesignAddict")
consumerwhore.us,
the blog of graphic designer Eric Jacobsen.
"I was sitting
around thinking, "I wish someone would buy me this”
when an acquaintance paypal’ed me twenty bucks as thanks for
a favor. Now I am a proud owner of an Ultimate Coffee Cup.
I’ll
cut to the chase and admit that it is, indeed, ultimate. It feels
lovely in the hand, to the point where I occasionally pick it up just
for the sake of holding it. The handle lets the palm support the cup,
in contrast to typical coffee mug handles which leave the knuckles
awkwardly gripping the handle.
The real brilliance of the mug is the shape of the lip. At the
Stumptown coffee
tasting sessions, the barristas explain that you want to suck the the
coffee across your tongue in a sort of spray. The
“ultimate” lends
itself well to this broad flow of coffee onto the tongue; the increased
surface area is also strangely effective at bringing hot coffee to
perfect slurping temperature..."
the kitchn
(thekitchn.com). Part of
the Apartment Therapy family of blogs. "...Our favorite find was this
cup..."
The Industrial Design Collective
Blog, (idcollective.blogspot.com). "...There is a feeling
of weightlessness to it that most coffee cups do not have..."
TRUCDESIGN, (trucdesign.com),
a design blog by Gilles Roudot
Slashfood (slashfood.com), a food blog. "...It certainly looks
cool..." -Bob Sassone
Luxist (luxist.com), "I am not sure whether or not it
is the ultimate coffee cup but the design has a certain fluid charm."
-Deidre
Woollard
FRIZZIFRIZZI
(frizzifrizzi.it),
an Italian blog devoted to creative and exciting products and new
trends. They found the cups brought to mind the tea party in
Alice in Wonderland. "Chi se lo ricorda, il
cappellaio matto di Alice nel
Paese delle
meraviglie? Il folle banchetto delle cinque del pomeriggio, con teiere
fuori di testa e il Leprotto bisestile senza un venerdì, la
danza delle
tazze, il rito del tè stravolto e parodiato.
È quello che mi è venuto in mente
vedendo questo innovativo servizio di tazzine. Il designer si chiama
David
Pier e le tazzine sono state disegnate secondo i
più arditi principi dell’ergonomia."
The
Green Head (thegreenhead.com)
finds cool new stuff. A cool site by Michael Kiely. "... Not only does it have a
very modern stylish design, it also has one
great ergonomic handle...
Even more interesting are the unique curved saucers that also double as
lids so you can stack your cups nicely next to the coffee pot.I know it's just a coffee cup,
but this is an important tool that most
of us use every single day and it has to be just right. This innovative
coffee cup is definitely what people of the future will be holding in
their hands every morning while watching the sun rise over the floating
ocean castles..."
Tropical Saloon, (tropicalsaloon.com),
a coffee blog by barista Tim Styles. Tim films some baristas
giving the Ultimate Coffee Cup a spin at 9th St. Espresso in Manhattan.
See
what people are saying on The
Style Hive (stylehive.com),
a social bookmarking community focused entirely on
products and shopping. They are in search of the freshest and most
interesting new products, brands and designers from around the globe.
J-Walk Blog,
the blog of John Walkenbach. "Ladies and germs, I present the
Ultimate
Coffee Cup.... I was expecting one of these to cost
about $80. But it's only $18." A very popular
blog with
active discussions.
Serious Eats (seriouseats.com),
a site founded by Ed Levine, called the 'Missionary of the
delicious' by Ruth Reichl. "I don't think I'll truly
understand how inadequate my current cup is until I feel the undulating
rim of David's cup on my lips." -Robyn Lee
Pantry Permitting (pantrypermitting.typepad.com),
a kitchen blog by Maja Brugos. "I love the way they stack and
cluster together."
Ogigia, (ogigia.com),
an Italian food blog.
Hembeber, (hem.feber.se),
a popular Swedish site. Anybody read Swedish? "Flytande
former gör kaffet godare"
Coffeeopolis (coffeeopolis.com), a coffee blog.
gadgets.bligblog.com
NOTCOT.ORG,
for your ideas, aesthetics, and amusement.
GAWKA.COM,
a Chinese web magazine. Anyone read Chinese? "David
Pier’最新设计的咖啡杯向我们展示圆形杯不再是唯一装咖啡的容器，任何形状都可以，或者也可尽情地享受你的那杯茶。大家可以点击 Lux-Delux
Design浏览。"
ON.NET.MK,
apparently the largest web portal in Macedonia. Anyone read
Macedonian? "Дизјанерот на
шолјава смета дека успеал да ја направи најдобрата и најфункционалната
шолја за кафе на сите времиња. Според него во досегашната историја на
керамиката, филџаните биле правени според потребите на производителот и
дизајнерот, наместо според она што природно им одговара на кафеџиите."
SKBOnline (skbonline.de),
a German website. See what they say about the "...perfekte Tasse Kaffee
trinken"
cafe.naver.com
and blog.naver.com,
on the large Korean web portal Naver. I've seen the pages,
but they seem to require login for a second look. I haven't
the slightest idea what they are saying.
visionunion.com, "Professional
Internet Media of Chinese Design Industry"; "视觉同盟
时间"
In
the blog at iModernHome.