Art History for Your Morning Coffee

Most mugs are generated by algorithms. These are not. Curated by an art historian — five centuries of art, five strict criteria.

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An Art Historian's Eye, Not an Algorithm

Dr. Walther Fuchs holds a doctorate from the University of Zurich and has spent three decades researching art, history, and culture. Every mug in this collection passes five exacting tests before it earns a place on your table.

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  • George Washington's Coffee Cup, Society of the Cincinnati, ca. 1784, Metropolitan Museum of Art

    He Drank from This Cup

    On July 4, 2026, America turns 250. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a small porcelain coffee cup sits quietly — knowing exactly what it witnessed. George Washington drank from...

    He Drank from This Cup

    On July 4, 2026, America turns 250. In the Metropolitan Museum of Art, a small porcelain coffee cup sits quietly — knowing exactly what it witnessed. George Washington drank from...

  • Scholar's desk with open art history books and a fine porcelain mug — morning light

    Not Every Masterpiece Belongs on a Mug

    On the five criteria that determine what earns a place in the Tazzarte collection — and why most famous artworks don't make it.

    Not Every Masterpiece Belongs on a Mug

    On the five criteria that determine what earns a place in the Tazzarte collection — and why most famous artworks don't make it.

  • Henri Matisse Ikarus Tasse von Tazzarte

    Wenn Ikarus in die Küche fliegt

    Der neue Matisse-Ikarus-Becher von Tazzarte trägt ein Motiv aus dem Legendenbuch Jazz (1947) — plus Matisses eigener Handschrift. Ein Essay über Kunst im Alltag.

    Wenn Ikarus in die Küche fliegt

    Der neue Matisse-Ikarus-Becher von Tazzarte trägt ein Motiv aus dem Legendenbuch Jazz (1947) — plus Matisses eigener Handschrift. Ein Essay über Kunst im Alltag.

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