Cobalt Blue · Handmade Cubist Mug

Two ceramic coffee mugs with a two-tone design of deep cobalt blue and warm cream, arranged on a light beige background.

Cobalt Blue · Handmade Cubist Mug

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€35,95
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Cobalt Blue · Handmade Cubist Mug

Cobalt Blue · Handmade Cubist Mug

€35,95

HANDMADE & HAND-PAINTED · NO TWO ARE IDENTICAL

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Stoneware · Coffee & tea · Ø 10 cm · H 7 cm · Dishwasher & Microwave Safe

Made in Spain · Mediterranean Stoneware · Organic Finish
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Description

The morning coffee with a little more character. Cobalt blue meets natural stoneware in bold blocks of colour, giving the Cubist Mug its graphic, two-tone form.

Handmade and hand-painted in Spain, each stoneware mug carries subtle variations in its shape, glaze and brushwork, so no two are exactly alike. Substantial in the hand and made for coffee, tea and the everyday rituals in between.

The rich cobalt glaze contrasts with exposed natural stoneware, creating a mug that feels contemporary but distinctly Mediterranean. Available individually or as a set of 2 mugs.

Dishwasher, microwave & oven safe · Ø 10 cm · H 7 cm · Stoneware · Handmade & hand-painted in Spain

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Details & Care
  • 7 cm height · 10 cm diameter · 0.60 kg
  • Dishwasher, oven and microwave safe
  • Handmade in Spain
  • Built for daily use. No special treatment needed.
Delivery, Returns, and Refunds

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.
Home Styling
  • I tend to leave this one where it can be seen. The cobalt blue brings colour to open shelving and neutral kitchens, while the exposed stoneware keeps it warm and grounded.
Cultural Essence

The cobalt in this mug comes from a tradition older than the workshops that make it. Cobalt arrived in this part of the world over a thousand years ago, carried by artisans who brought their knowledge from Persia, through North Africa, across the Mediterranean. They painted it beneath the glaze, not over it. A decision that turned out to be permanent.

The workshops behind this collection are part of a ceramic tradition that has been running here ever since. 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.
Material Intelligence

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 cobalt blue 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.
Personalisation

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.

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