OKKALI BELT CUPS

YEAR: 2022

MEDIUM: CAST PORCELAIN

INSPIRED BY THE OKKALI COFFEE CUPS FROM TURKEY, THE BELT CUP SET AIMS TO COMBINE THE TRADITIONAL WISDOM OF CUP DESIGN WITH A MODERN PORCELAIN AESTHETIC. THis CAST-PORCELAIN CUP AND SAUCER SET ENCOURAGES THE CULTURE OF SLOW-PACED TEA/COFFEE DRINKING AND PROVIDES A PLEASING SURFACE FOR HOLDING THE CUP. THE DESIGNER AIMS TO CREATE A COFFEE SET FOR HERSELF AND HER MOTHER, WHO SHE INHERITS A STRONG TURKISH COFFEE CULTURE FROM, AND BLENDS TRADITIONAL AND CONTEMPORARY COFFEE RITUAL AESTHETICS.