Once upon a time there was such a thing as a tea-break. And in that tea-break you might have had a cool idea. What did you do? No smartphones handy to quickly jot off an update to your blog, so you used a notepad and pen. Return to those days with the Poem Cup and Saucer – a groovy looking teacup and saucer with built-in pen holder. Maybe if you had a teacup like this your boss would reinstate the tea-break. I wonder if the pen is dishwasher safe? US$40.

Working around the clock, cell phones in the middle of the night, googling this and that. How do we reconcile our physical needs with our virtual bodies? Katarina H�ll�s graduation project is a comment on a world spinning faster and faster. The Poem cup offers a moment of reflection, a meditative break in the rush of everyday life.

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