# Intimate Presidential Mugs These Portable Coffee Mugs Let You Get a Lot Closer to President Obama By Riley von Niessen | Published 2016-06-08 | Pop Culture Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/portable-coffee-cups References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2016/06/07/lay-one-on-obama/) & [jangdy](http://www.jangdy.com/) Jang Woo-Seok previously designed the 'Take Kiss Out' portable coffee cups back in 2015, which have proven to be a popular purchase amongst caffeine-loving consumers. The lip of the portable coffee cups feature a design based on the shape of a human mouth, allowing people to get their fix in a much more intimate way. Now, Jang Woo-Seok has translated the design to pay tribute to President Barack Obama. In order to do so, the [humanistic lids of the cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/the-moky) incorporate features based on those of the president, letting supporters take their affection for the leader to the next level. The lids also use a more geometric style than earlier designs, giving them an abstract look while also offering a [more stable surface to drink from](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/temperature-control-smart-mug). ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 6.3/10 - Popularity: 89% | Activity: 91% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Pop Culture](https://www.trendhunter.com/popculture) > [Leaders](https://www.trendhunter.com/leaders) ## Key Themes ### What Makes This Trend Stand Out - **Intimate Portable Mugs:** Designing portable mugs inspired by personal intimacy can be a disruptive innovation in the portable mug industry. - **Humanistic Lids:** Incorporating humanistic features to the lid design of portable mugs can lead to a new trend in the portable mug market. - **Geometric Style:** Utilizing geometric style to improve the stability of the surface and look of portable mugs can help set trends for the next generation of portable mugs. ### Sectors Adopting This - **Portable Mug Industry:** Designing mugs that focus on personal interactions and intimacy can disrupt the portable mug category. - **Personalized Consumer Goods Industry:** By incorporating features of famous individuals or political figures into personal objects, there is potential to innovate in the personalized consumer goods industry. - **Coffee Market Industry:** Incorporating unique features into coffee mugs can create disruption within the coffee market industry, providing new opportunities for innovation and differentiation. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Coffee-Cooling Travel Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/beverage-tumbler.md) - [Hidden Cat Kitchenware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cute-cat-coffee-cup.md) - [Iconic Cartoon Drinkware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/starbucks-and-peanuts.md) - [Utensil Holding Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/1handmug.md) - [Angled Immersion Coffee Brewer](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/oblic-dropper.md) - [Zero-Gravity Space Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/zero-gravity-coffee-cup.md) - [Bell-Shaped Coffee Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mario-mug.md) - [Temperature-Regulating Coffee Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cauldryn-coffee-pro.md) - [Handle-Free Coffee Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinch-hold.md)