Argyle — Cobalt cup

Argyle — Cobalt cupConfident without trying. Few patterns have the staying power of argyle, and few colours have the steadiness of cobalt. Argyle in Cobalt pairs the two: deep blue diamonds on white, with lighter cobalt crosshatch lines running between them. It's a traditional combination made current by its simplicity the kind of mug that looks like it belongs on a morning table, a working desk, or both. A dependable birthday choice. Also works for Father's Day,

flat and clean with no gradient or detail

Nature's most efficient shape

The drawing style is deliberate but unruly

angular idol figures stand at the center

most layered design in the Yule family

repeated until the whole surface hums

confident green — except for a single lighter petal on each

a triangular nose

Not a slogan

the way a topographic map reads a hill or a valley

more park bench in June

It doesn't suit everyone — and that's exactly who to give it to