Awesome or Stupid? Animal Snout Tea Cups

September 10, 2012 7:07 PM EDT
Jorine Oosterhoff snout cups

Jorine Oosterhoff models her Snout Cups. (Photo: via brandnewfresh.com)

If you're unhappy with your current tea cup set because they don't make you look like a farm animal then Jorine Oosterhoff has the product for you.

This Netherlands-based designer's set of white porcelain tea cups may look like ordinary tableware to the untrained eye, but hold one against your face and you'll be transformed into a pig, cow, rabbit, dog, cat, bear or monkey. A portion of the proceeds even go to Pigs in Need, a Dutch non-profit organization dedicated to the health of pigs.

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These are pretty clever, and I can't help but wonder how the cups can be stable while holding tea considering the unique design on their underside.

Oosterhoff has a history for creative, nature-inspired designs, including another set of tea cups shaped like trees (T(r)eacup), a flower vase with a bubbly design (Bubblevase), and a beautiful light fixture covered in flowers that projects floral patterns against the walls.

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