# Shadow-Casting Teacups TAZZOMBRA's Saucer is its Oblong Silhouette By Amelia Roblin | Published 2012-01-03 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tazzombra References: [behance.net](http://www.behance.net/gallery/TAZZOMBRA/1623121) & [dueamigosproject](http://www.dueamigosproject.com/) The [cup and saucer duo](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/gptea-set) can be conceived in the simplest and most unimaginative way, as such pairs of tea-drinking crockery have existed for hundreds of years. Reinventing the way that the vessel and its dish interact, the TAZZOMBRA concept brings both pieces together by means of more than matching patterns. Elio Di Carlo and Veronica Posada of DueAmigos Project present a conventional [rounded coffee cup](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/pinch-hold) with a rather whimsical base. The orange, yellow and white mugs are placed atop unusual black plates, each with a bowl-like dip in the center. It may become immediately clear that the this irregularly-shaped dish has been designed to the dimensions of the tea cup's own [shadow](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/loops-lamp). Complete with the outline of the gently curving handle, TAZZOMBRA is more suitably sized than most to contain your coffee and your cookies. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 3.3/10 - Popularity: 70% | Activity: 22% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 50% men, 50% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### Key Themes Behind This Trend - **Reimagined Tea Service:** Opportunity to create innovative and visually appealing designs for tea cups and saucers. - **Shadow-casting Design:** Opportunity to explore the use of shadows as a design element in crockery. - **Whimsical Dish Shapes:** Opportunity to experiment with unconventional dish shapes that complement the design of the tea cup. ### Where This Applies - **Tableware:** Opportunity for tableware manufacturers to create unique and artistic tea cups and saucers. - **Interior Design:** Opportunity for interior designers to incorporate shadow-casting teacups and saucers as decorative elements. - **Hospitality:** Opportunity for hotels and restaurants to offer an engaging and memorable tea-drinking experience with shadow-casting teacups and saucers. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Captivating Tonal Drinking Glassware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/podio-cup.md) - [Shadow-Inspired Trays](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/lightware-series.md) - [Effortless Tea Brewing Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuptone-teacup.md) - [Cube Aluminium Espresso Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/unavela.md) - [Sculptural Ceramic Tableware](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/office-of-tangible-spaces.md) - [Modular Porcelain Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/corcelain.md) - [Bell-Shaped Coffee Mugs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/mario-mug.md) - [Nesting Gem-Like Drinking Glasses](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/upsidedownside-glasses.md) - [Curvaceously Ergonomic Tumblers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/porcelain-tumbler.md)