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In the literary kitchen

Posted on September 26, 2008 by Becky

Via Nicole at Baking Bites, one of my favorite food blogs: The Romeo & Julienne cutting board, from Perpetual Kid,

I’ve also been looking for an excuse to mention these, too, from the Art Meets Matter website: “With kind permission of Penguin Books Ltd Art Meets Matter designer Tony Davis has created a unique collection of Penguin porcelain mugs and espresso cups. Based on the classic book series designed by Edward Young in 1935 each design takes one title as its theme. Each design features variants on the evolving Penguin logo and the colours of the book jackets.” Art Meets Matter also has a charming Swallows & Amazon range. And just luckily blue and yellow happen to go with my kitchen. Unfortunately, I don’t know of any North American stockists so will have to amuse myself with a virtual cup of coffee until I can talk Tom into a trip. From which it would probably be best if we could return by ship.

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3 Responses

  1. JoVE, on September 26th, 2008 at 3:10 pm Said:

    Ooooh. I know a couple of girls that would love swallows and amazons mugs…. And someone in this house is going to the UK on Monday. And again in December. The latter trip also involves Amsterdam. Let me know if you want him to smuggle things back in his luggage.

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  2. mlegan, on September 27th, 2008 at 7:07 am Said:

    Oh man– i want these mugs. I sent this to a friend and we selected appropriate books for people in our lives. I wonder how much shipping is? Perhaps cheaper than a plan ticket…

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  3. Becky, on September 30th, 2008 at 10:40 am Said:

    Mary Lou, cheaper but not as much fun! If you find out about shipping, let me know please.

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