Daybreak · Handmade Espresso Cups · Set of 4

Four small handmade ceramic espresso cup with a marbled mustard yellow and white glaze, arranged on a light beige background.

Daybreak · Handmade Espresso Cups · Set of 4

€83,95
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Four small handmade ceramic espresso cup with a marbled mustard yellow and white glaze, arranged on a light beige background.
  • Four small handmade ceramic espresso cup with a marbled mustard yellow and white glaze, arranged on a light beige background.
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Daybreak · Handmade Espresso Cups · Set of 4

Daybreak · Handmade Espresso Cups · Set of 4

€83,95

INDIVIDUALLY HAND-PAINTED · EACH ONE UNIQUE

• In stock • Ships in 1 week

Stoneware • Set of 4 • Espresso & cortado • Ø 6 cm

Handmade & hand-painted in Spain · Organic Finish

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Description

Small cups for unhurried moments. A warm yellow glaze moves across natural stoneware, giving the Daybreak Espresso Cups their bright, sun-washed character.

Handmade and individually hand-painted in Spain, each stoneware cup carries subtle variations in its brushwork and glaze, so no two are exactly alike. Their compact, handleless shape is designed for espresso, cortado and small coffees, with a tactile weight that feels substantial in the hand.

The contrast between warm yellow and exposed stoneware gives the set a distinctly Mediterranean feel — expressive enough to leave on display, practical enough for everyday use. Sold as a set of 4 espresso cups.

Dishwasher & microwave safe · Ø 6 cm · H 7 cm · Stoneware · Handmade and hand-painted in Spain

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Details & Care
  • 7 cm height · 6 cm diameter · 0.40 kg
  • Handmade in Spain
  • Dishwasher, oven and microwave safe
  • 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 reach for this one on the mornings that need a slower start. It works just as well on a kitchen counter as it does on a tray in bed, with whatever is already there. The olive sits quietly against the cream. Over time you stop noticing it as a choice. It just becomes the mug.
Cultural Essence

The colours of these cups belong to the Mediterranean as much as the clay beneath them. They come from a landscape of mineral earth, sunlit stone, sea, fields and orchards. They're not aesthetic choices borrowed from somewhere else. They're simply the colours that surround the people who make them.

The workshops behind this collection are part of a ceramic tradition that has endured in this part of Spain for more than a thousand years. Techniques travelled across the Mediterranean, where they took root and became part of everyday life.

What makes that history remarkable is that it never became something to preserve behind glass. It remains a living practice, carried forward by independent makers who continue to work with the same materials, the same rhythms, and the same respect for the craft.

The world learned to make things faster. These makers kept making them well.
Material Intelligence

The yellow brushstroke is painted by hand before glazing, where warm colour meets raw clay in a line that can never be repeated exactly.

During the firing, the glaze softens and settles, the clay contracts, and the boundary between them becomes something neither entirely planned nor entirely accidental.

The maker understands how clay shrinks, how glaze flows, and how heat transforms minerals into surface. They guide the process, but the kiln completes it.

Each cup carries that conversation between hand, earth and fire. No two are exactly alike, and none are trying to be.
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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