Cool Stuff: Verner Panton Thermocups

I blogged Pernille Vea's award-winning double-walled Thermocups awhile back -- but soon, the cups will also be available sporting design legend Verner Panton's eye-popping, circa-1960 "Geometry 1" pattern.

The limited-edition cups, from Danish design company Menu, are $88 for a set of four and come in black or multi-colored packs. Shipping won't commence until August, but they're available for pre-order right here.

Cool Stuff: MENU Thermal Mugs and Jug

I don't know about you, but my coffee always gets cold too fast. I swear, I spend half my day trudging upstairs from my office to nuke it over and over again.

These new cups and jug from Denmark's Pernille Vea for Danish housewares company MENU solve the problem with style: Each has a thermal design that holds heat (and cold) much longer than traditional coffee or tea servers. The cups feature two layers of porcelain with an insulating hollow between them (which means no more scalded fingers when your beverage is piping hot), while the jug has a double-walled stainless steel insert and an airtight lid that opens with the touch of a button.

And it goes without saying that I love the cups' tree branch motif and the organic simplicity of the jug.

Vea's Forest Thermos Cups are $15.64 for a set of two from Scandinavian Design Center, and the designer's Black Thermal Jug is $89 from Scandihoovians.