Awesome Ceramic

Woke up on the right side of the bed, but now troubles have got you down? Embrace your hourly mood swings with this playful coffee mug from the MoMA Design Store. The bold yellow and black mug features the classic Smiley face stuck in an endless loop from happy to sad and back again. The ceramic mug is dishwasher and microwave safe and made in Spain.

This large 18 oz. ceramic mug is a great gift for LEGO fans. Sip your coffee, tea, or hot cocoa from the oversize yellow head of a classic LEGO Minifigure while imagining how big the rest of its body must have been. It comes in four designs: Happy Boy, Winking Girl, Silly Face, and Slightly Less Happy Boy. Collect them all!

Alas, poor Yorick! We knew him, Horatio. Now recreate that famous scene from Hamlet every time you pick up this skull lamp from Suck UK. The life-size human skull is handmade from ceramic, while a USB-powered LED inside produces a warm, yet slightly eerie glow. Lighten the mood and use it to hold a ball cap.

Enjoy a sweet and special dessert with your sweetheart when you break out this playful chocolate fondue mug. The ceramic mug keeps melted chocolate warm with its tealight and includes a pair of fondue forks for piercing marshmallows, fruit, pound cake, and other yummy dip-ins. It’s dishwasher- and microwave-safe. Price shown is for a single mug.

Sipping out of a hollowed-out coconut or pineapple is a fun way to enjoy a tropical drink. But those hulls can only be used once. For something with more longevity, check out artist Jeff Granito’s awesome Atomic Pineapple tiki mug. Available in Palm Green or Papaya Orange, the ceramic mug holds up to 24 oz. of your favorite rum and fruit juice concoction.

These handmade black clay shot glasses from Oaxaca, Mexico feature a dimensional skull design inspired by Día de Muertos. Each glass features a deep black, glossy finish crafted using the traditional barro negro technique. Perfect for serving mezcal or tequila, the set of four adds a bold statement to any bar or table. Pair it with a bottle of booze for a great gift.

What’s even better than a soft and squishy dumpster fire? A fancy ceramic one you can actually use! 100soft’s latest take on their lovable flaming trash bin is perfect for stashing jewelry, spare change, keys, or other tiny treasures. It’s cute, chaotic, and measures 4″ x 3.5″ x 3.5″.

Creep out your party guests with this drinking vessel from Kachaktano Mugs. The H.P. Lovecraft-inspired mug features the likeness of Cthulhu as the monster slurps up a skull, bringing its tentacled madness to a new victim. The hand-painted porcelain mug holds up to 18.5 oz of your favorite elixir – be it mixed with rum, vodka, or the tears of lost sailors.

Real crocodiles can be scary, but artist Jeff Granito turned these normally intimidating reptiles into chill characters. His limited-edition Croc Tails tiki mugs from Tikiland Trading are adorable, with the blue and green duo looking ready to enjoy a sunny day in the tropics. They’re sold individually, but how could you possibly separate the duo?

When stacked, this set of six small plates looks like a shiny ceramic cheeseburger. The colorful plates are great for serving up small snacks, side dishes, dips, or condiments. Fix some real burgers and load them up with ketchup, mustard, mayo, pickles, relish, and chopped onions (if you’re into that sort of thing.)

Next time you toast your pals with tequila shots, serve ’em up in these abstract skull shot glasses from Mextequil. Each cheerful cup is made from Oaxacan black clay and holds 2 oz. of spirits. We also dig their clay face shot glasses, also sold in a set of four.

This unique ceramic mug makes an excellent gift for builders, architects, DIYers, and Londoners. The rectangular mug features a design inspired by the iconic building material from the London Brick Company. It holds up to 500 ml – about 19.2 ounces of coffee, tea, or other hot beverage. It also looks like a gigantic PEZ candy to us.

Concord Aerospace expands its line of space-inspired goodies with a collection of coasters featuring images of wacky monsters and aliens. The colorful ceramic coasters have magnets on the back to keep them neatly stacked and felt pads to protect surfaces. Buy four or more Monstronauts coasters for a discount. They’re great for geeky or ghoulish get-togethers!

Leave your mark on the beach with these sand spheres from Olander Earthworks. Each concrete sphere is textured to make patterns in the sand. Designs include snakeskin, footprints, greebles, spirals, waves, and more. Available in four sizes, from 1 3/4″ to 3 1/16″ diameter. They also sell trays and microfine sand for tabletop zen gardens.

Lots of questionable things happen in life and at work. Clearly, you require a coffee mug that expresses your continual state of disbelief. Meriwether’s 16 oz. ceramic mug does a perfect job conveying your incredulity with the phrase “What (and I cannot stress this enough) the f**k?” done up in a pleasing script typeface.

Do you or someone you know love tea and science? This black-and-white ceramic mug from Cognitive Surplus is perfect for sipping your favorite hot beverage. It features a chemical breakdown of the compounds found in tea, from energy-boosting Caffeine and Theobromine to aromatic Linalool and tasty trans-2-hexenal.