Why it's here
Uberaba to Limoges, since 1989
- Made in
- São Paulo, Brazil
- Material
- Limoges porcelain, gold accents
Description
This is for the espresso drinker who treats the smallest cup as a chance to bring art to the table.
Tania Bulhões’s Espresso Cup and Saucer Portrait pairs a modern, expressive design with the pleasing ritual of a properly served coffee. Part of the Portrait collection, its artwork was designed by Tania and inspired by her love for France. Each piece is hand-painted by skilled artisans in Limoges, France, and undergoes multiple firings to develop its distinctive hues. The cup’s curved handle and gleaming trim give the painterly pattern a crisp finish, while the coordinating saucer makes even a quick morning shot feel considered.
A knowing gift for the design lover who never skips espresso.
Care
Gold banding and hand painting mean no microwave, ever, and no dishwasher if you want the gold to stay gold. Warm water, mild soap, dry it properly, put it back in rotation. The body itself was fired past anything your kitchen can do to it. The decoration is the delicate part, and even that survives ordinary Tuesdays.
Espresso Cup and Saucer Portrait
Meet the maker
Tania Bulhões
“Inspired by nature and the world"
Tania Bulhões opened a small shop in Uberaba, in the interior of Minas Gerais, in 1989. It sold plates, paintings, whatever came in. Somewhere in there she worked out that the plates were the point. São Paulo followed in 1991.
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