What Mug?

Big Brother Mugs

Seen those rather cool mugs in the Big Brother 9 house? They are white porcelain with coloured plastic handles. The mugs are from Guzzini and are available in lots of department stores, or find out more over at the thebigbrotherhouse blog - Big Brother Mugs

Make Mine A Pint

If you like your tea or coffee by the pint, these half litre mugs might be just the thing to make sure you don’t run dry. Choose either black and white and then simply up with a pint of your favourite beverage. And if you like to dunk a biscuit, prepare to get through a whole packet dunking in this collossal mug!

The Pint Mug is available from I Want One Of Those

MyCuppa Mug With Tea Guide

This is an interesting mug. People can get quite fussy about the milkiness of their tea and this mug has a several colours around the rim which you can use as a guide for putting in milk and matching the colour. The options are Milky, Classic British, Builder’s Brew and Just Tea. I think I’d fall into the Classic British camp!
Check out the MyCuppa Tea Mug at Amazon.co.uk

Orla Keily Mugs

Orla Keily has been synonymous with fresh, colourful designs since the 1990s. She studied at Irelands’s National College of Art in Dublin, and completed a masters course at the Royal College of Art in London. Since then she has worked with some of the biggest names associated with quality design on the high street, including M&S, Debenhams and Habitat.

If you like Orla Keily’s style, you can now get some great looking Orla Keily mugs, produced by McLaggan Smith and available through Heal’s. The mugs are really colourful and attractice, adding bright designs to a white bone china mug.

See the full range of Orla Keily mugs at Heal’s.

4 Stackable Mugs from M&S

I really the stackable mugs that Marks and Spencer are selling at the moment. They have about three different product lines, but today I’m just going to look at one: the Flower Spot Stacking Mugs. For £9.50, you get 4 mugs brightly coloured mugs which stack upon each other in the supplied stand - a great space saving idea. I think these look great and work out at good value too.

Flower Spot Stacking Mugs from Marks and Spencer

Red Letter Alphabet Mugs from Heal’s

Customise your kitchen cupboards by adding thes cool alphabet mugs. Each sturdy mug is white in colour with one letter from the alphabet in large red font. Maybe buy one with your initial. Maybe buy more and spell out a word, like TEA, COFFEE or even a name. Do whatever you want with these attractive mugs from Heal’s.

Red Letter Alphabet Mugs from Heal’s.

My Mug - The Jamie Oliver Cosy Mug

Since I am writing a blog about mugs, I thought I would share with you what mug I actually use myself. I have a Jamie Olver Cosy mug, which I got in the sale at John Lewis. It’s generously sized (0.4L capacity) and has a nice wide handle which is easy to hold. It’s plain white, with a slight pattern on the side.

That’s my main mug. As well as that, I have 4 large glass mugs from Bodum which get a lot of use too.

Periodic Table Mug

For many of us, the periodic table is something we had to endure for a few years at school and have never had to think about it since, except for when trying to answer a question whilst watching Mastermind. But there are those amongst us - let’s call them geeks - who may have a fascination with the periodic table. If you are one, or know one, this mug which displays the full periodic table from Heals could make a great addition to the kitchen cupboard.

Other likely candidates for this mug include science teachers and indeed, GCSE pupils! It’s available for £6.50 from Heal’s.

Kelly Hoppen Mug from Bhs

Acclaimed interior designer, Kelly Hoppen, has added to her high quality range of home goods at Bhs with this white porcelan mug. The platinum ring adds a touch of class and elegance - great value at only £4.50.

Kelly Hoppen Mug at Bhs - £4.50 

Mugs for Mums on Mother’s Day

With Mother’s Day on the horizon, it’s time to look at the mugs available especially for Mums, which will make an ideal present idea. Check out the selection below:

Yummy Mummy Mug - John Lewis, £8.50

Super Mum Cheeky Mug by Jamie Oliver (in presentation tin)

I Love My Mummy Mug, £8 from John Lewis

Emma Bridgewater Polka Dot Hearts Mummy 1/2 Pint Mug, £14.95 from John Lewis

Make your mummy’s mother’s day with mug especially for mums!