One Hundred Printed Qahwa Cups as Wedding Favours

A bride and groom — she Middle Eastern, he European — wanted a favour for their guests that belonged to both of them. They are coffee people.

So the answer was qahwa cups: one hundred of them, printed with an illustration of the two of them together. The couple asked to stay unnamed.

Project facts

Client

A private commission, the couple unnamed at their request

Location

Dubai

Material

Porcelain qahwa cups

Printing service

Corporate gift and qahwa cup printing

Application

Wedding favours, boxed and handed to guests

Quantity

100 cups

The requirement

The favour had to feel personal rather than branded, and carry two cultures without looking like a compromise between them.

What we did

The illustration was printed onto the cup itself and wrapped around the curve, so it reads as part of the piece rather than a decal applied to it.

The cups were boxed ready to hand over at the reception.

Technical considerations

One hundred pieces is a quantity that traditional decorating methods price out of reach, because plate and screen setup has to be paid for before the first cup is decorated.

The outcome

Boxed and handed to guests at the reception. The kind of favour that gets poured from at home.