10 Cup & Mug Designs That Will Cheer You Up Monday Morning

“Design is the search for a magical balance between business and art; art and craft; intuition and reason; concept and detail; playfulness and formality; client and designer; designer and printer; printer and public.” – Valerie Pettis

If you love coffee and tea as much as I do, you surely have a favorite cup that you use every single time. You probably went through a couple of favorite mugs by now, and you are seeking the next.

Well, you are in luck. I managed to find some really cool cup and mug designs that will definitely cheer you up. Your Monday mornings will never be the same, in a good way. Let’s put a smile on that face; just scroll down and see for yourself.

1. Bathing Girl Tea Cup Set

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This is just gorgeous. You even have a spoon that is marked with a bathing suit, and the little dish even has a pair of sandals drawn on it. Who wouldn’t want a set like this? It is just perfect for a cup of coffee or tea, in the morning.

2. Happy Fisherman Mug

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Staggering. Fisherman buddies helping you out with your cup of tea. If you are interested in buying the cup, you can go on this website and place an order. The cool thing about this neat cup is that you don’t know if there are two men, or two women, or a man and a woman. Promoting equality? Check. Cute cup? Check. Will buy? Double check.

3. Cookie Monster Mug

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The Cookie Monster wants to relieve you of all of your cookies. Will you let him? This design is brought to us by a talented artist named Samantha Ulrich, based in Pennsylvania, United States. She has this ceramic shop called InAGlaze with all sort of cool ceramic goodies, you should go check it out.

Well, if you want to buy this cute mug just go on her etsy page right here. It is a handmade item that will cost you 27$. The mug measures 4.5H x 3.24D and holds about 12OZ. “Each mug is painted a solid blue with a white interior – with two googly eyes and a ‘hairy’ black mouth to hold your treats! Bottoms are signed.” – Samantha tells us.

4. Creature Cups

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Octopus, T-Rex, Cthulhu, spider, lobster and rabbit, sea otter and creepy skull designs are available for this type of cup. You can check out more of them right here. Prices are varying from 15$ to 25$ – shipping not included. It creates the illusion of something emerging from the cup as you drink.

It is dish washable safe, microwavable, and can hold up to 15 OZ – depending on the type of the cup you desire to buy. You got a friend that has a spider phobia and you wish to buy this as a gift for him? Ow, he will be in for a treat.

5. Panda Smile On Your Face Mug Set

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This charming two-piece set is going to definitely bring you joy in those awful Monday mornings. This ceramic cup measures 2.5 inches in height, 3.25 inches in diameter, and the saucer measures 5.5 inches in diameter.

It is recommended that you hand wash it. It costs 30$ and you can buy it from here. It is the perfect gift for that grumpy friend of yours that is just unapproachable in the morning.

6. Giraffe Mug

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This cute mug is designed and hand made exclusively by Homee. They come in four types: Gorilla style, Elephant style, Giraffe style, and Zebra style. It is also hand painted, with 3-D animal designs, that would perfectly suit your home, or if you like to bring it to work and see how many colleagues of yours will just stare and giggle at you. It costs 25$ and you can order your very own right here.

7. Mug With Fingers

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Are you wishing you would hold hands with someone while drinking your morning coffee but nobody wants to because it is just plain weird? Well, good thing there is this place called the internet and there is something there for everyone. Hey, I’m not judging, everyone has their little quirks.

This white porcelain mug, perfectly usable for drinking coffee or tea, is handmade and comes from the guys and girls of KinaCeramicDesign, directly from Edinburgh, United Kingdom. You can order your very own, limited edition mug right here.

8. The Floating Mug

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HA! Yeah, it really floats. You will be the topic of conversation at the office. Everyone will admire your wittiness, your creativity, your hipster style. No, I’m kidding. But it still is one hell of a mug. It looks really fragile, but it isn’t.

You can handle it like any other typical mug and it won’t break. They even put a watermelon on top of it to demonstrate how sturdy it can really be. it is dish washable safe – but only if you use the top rack; and you can also microwave it. It costs about 20$ without shipping, and it can hold up to 8OZ.

9. Keyboard Coffee Cups

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Your geekiness kicked in right? Don’t worry, mine too. Inspired by an Apple computer keyboard, Shanghai designer E Square brings us these marvelous little things. You can buy them right here.

The second image has been inspired by a Microsoft computer keyboard, hence the CTRL instead of CMD. You can buy them right here for 8$ a set and with free shipping. They are dishwasher safe, constructed from heavy duty plastic that can hold 8OZ each.

They are suitable for hot and cold drinks and make the best gift ever for that nerdy friend of yours.

10. Moustache Mugs

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I moustache you a question. Do you like these mugs? Sorry, I couldn’t stop myself. These neat mugs come from Peter Ibrueger, located in London, United Kingdom. Each mug comes with two different moustache drawings applied on each side, and it will cost you about 15$ per mug. You can order them right here.