The art of coffee stains

This is one of the most ingenious design concepts I've seen in a while: Stamp Cups. You know how you'll be enjoying a cup of coffee in the morning, when suddenly a tiny spill pools underneath the cup -- and, due to surface-tension stickiness, winds up staying on the cup and slowly leaving marks all over your tablecloth?
The Stamp Cup has a little floral design on the bottom, which turns coffee stains into instant, impromptu art. Cooler still, the two different patterns match up so you can join them -- slowly covering your tablecloth in a winding tapestry of art.
Of course, this means I'd have to get a tablecloth.
(Thanks to Sensory Impact for this one!)
Posted by Clive Thompson at July 15, 2004 04:46 PM
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I want--nay, I NEED that. Finally, being a klutz has advantages.
Posted by: june at July 16, 2004 12:18 PM
Posted by: Clive at July 16, 2004 2:25 PM
Lovely. You're right it makes me want a tablecloth.
Posted by: Pat at July 24, 2004 9:44 PM
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I want--nay, I NEED that. Finally, being a klutz has advantages.
Posted by: june at July 16, 2004 12:18 PM
Seriously, eh?
Posted by: Clive at July 16, 2004 2:25 PM
Lovely. You're right it makes me want a tablecloth.
Posted by: Pat at July 24, 2004 9:44 PM