Starbucks Mugs From Japan Are Grande Illusions

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Todd Wasserman
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Starbucks Mugs From Japan Are Grande Illusions
Nendo's Starbucks mugs in Japan look full when you flip them over. Credit: nendo

These Starbucks mugs from Japanese design firm nendo might give you a jolt.

The company has applied its expertise to the lowly coffee mug, and the result is a representation of nendo's "glass half full" philosophy. That is, if you flip one of these empty mugs over, it will still look like it's filled with a caramel macchiato, latte or Americano. The mugs are sold in Starbucks retail stores in Japan, but there's no word whether the design is heading elsewhere.

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See some of nendo's other work here:

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