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.

Qahwa cup printed with an illustration of a couple, made as a wedding favour in Dubai

Project snapshot

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 brief

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

Our approach

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.

Production detail

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 result

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

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