Hand-Painted Porcelain Mug – Cobalt Blue Trace

A white ceramic mug with a blue abstract painted design, set against a solid, warm off-white background.

Cobalt Blue · Hand-Painted Trace Mug

1 Mug

€17,95

Cobalt Blue · Hand-Painted Trace Mug

€17,95

INDIVIDUALLY HAND-PAINTED · EACH ONE UNIQUE

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Porcelain · Coffee & tea · Ø 8 cm · H 11 cm

Expressive Brushwork · Everyday Porcelain

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The morning that needs no explanation. Cobalt blue lines move freely across cream porcelain, giving the Trace Mug its loose, graphic character.

Individually hand-painted in Spain, each porcelain mug carries subtle variations in its brushwork, so no two are exactly alike. Lightweight yet durable, it is made for coffee, tea and the everyday rituals in between.

The smooth porcelain body contrasts with the expressive cobalt decoration, creating a mug that feels contemporary but distinctly Mediterranean. Available individually or as a set of 2 mugs.

Dishwasher & microwave safe · Ø 8 cm · H 11 cm · Porcelain · Hand-painted in Spain

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11 cm height · 8 cm diameter · 0.60 kg
Handmade in Spain
Dishwasher, oven and microwave safe
Built for daily use. No special treatment needed.

DELIVERY
All orders dispatched within 5 working days

United Kingdom
• Costs: 1 mug/bowl/mini vase £4.50 · Set of 2 £6.00
• Free UK delivery on orders over £150.00

Europe
• Costs: 1 mug/bowl/mini vase £8.50 · Set of 2 £12.00

USA & Canada
• Costs: 1 mug/bowl/mini vase £18.00 · Set of 2 £30.00

RETURNS
• You have 30 days from delivery to return anything, for any reason. Email team@cardoonstudio.com with your order number and we'll take it from there.
• If something arrived faulty or not as described, we'll refund your delivery charge too.

REFUNDS
• Processed within 10 days of receiving your return, back to your original payment method.

Cobalt and cream make this the most graphic of the Trace mugs. Pair with white tableware and natural linen, or mix with warmer brown and rust ceramics for contrast.

The copper and burgundy in this mug come from the same earth the makers work with every day. Valencia sits on some of the most mineral-rich land in the Mediterranean — red clay, iron, the kind of ground that has been staining hands and firing kilns for centuries. The colours aren't chosen. They're found.

The workshops behind this collection are part of a ceramic tradition that has been running in this part of the world for over a thousand years, carried by artisans who brought their knowledge from Persia, through North Africa, across the Mediterranean. Valencia's lustreware once decorated the palaces of the Medicis and the floors of the Pope. What's remarkable is that it never left. Not as museum craft, not as heritage tourism, just as a living practice, still running in the hands of independent makers who chose to stay, to work slowly, to keep making things the way they know how.

The world moved fast. They kept this as a sign of who they are.

Red earth mixed with quartz and feldspar, fired until it holds heat, resists water, lasts. High-fired twice, dense enough to start the morning with and look better for it over time.

Each mug is hand-thrown and hand-painted, so the variations you see, where the copper pooled, where the brush lifted, are the record of how it was made. Not inconsistency. The maker's hand, still visible.

The marks are painted beneath the glaze, not over it. It becomes part of the clay itself. It will not fade.

This is what Glenn Adamson, in Fewer Better Things*, calls 'material intelligence'; a knowledge that lives not just in the hands, but in an understanding of how clay moves, resists, and transforms; how it holds heat, absorbs light, and feels right in the hand.

Email team@cardoonstudio.com for complimentary personalisation—add a special date, meaningful quote, or initials to the back of your piece.

MADE FOR EVERYDAY RITUALS.

Mugs made for the coffee before the day begins, afternoon tea and everything in between. Comfortable in the hand, practical for everyday use, and designed to be reached for often.

PAINTED ONE BY ONE.

Each mug is individually painted by hand. Brushstrokes, glaze movement and subtle variations remain visible, giving every piece its own character.

Raw clay blocks and sculptural ceramic materials displayed in an artisanal pottery studio setting.

PORCELAIN & STONEWARE.

Our collection brings together fine porcelain and handmade stoneware, chosen for their different qualities. Each finished with expressive colour and glaze.