Are love and pain two sides of the same thing? Italian design team ANTIBIOTICO, in collaboration with Jingdezhen ceramic artisans in China, made that question physical with black ceramic cups covered in soft spikes.
These heart-shaped cups are covered in soft spikes — they won't hurt you, but the texture makes you pause. A bit like love itself: tenderness and sting are always tangled together. ANTIBIOTICO creates objects that resonate emotionally, worth collecting. This coffee cup comes in two sizes, for espresso or cappuccino.
Their work is often sold in limited quantities at museum stores like Fotografiska and Wallpaper STORE — not because of scarcity, but because it speaks truths we don't often face directly. The power to love anyway is hidden in the moment you lift this cup each day.