This grandson's pleasure in trying to play pieces of music faster and faster on his grandfather's mother's piano was the starting point for this design. Speed and movement, or the illusion of speed, because magic is his other passion. It reminded me of the painting Dog on a leash by Giacomo Balla (Turin, 18 July 1871 - Rome, 1 March 1958), who wanted to express movement in his works. The high-gloss polished bottom of this mug gets scratched through use, just as life leaves marks on us humans.

This cup was 3D printed in wax, after which the wax model was cast in silver using the classic lost wax method. Thanks to Horbach Idar-Oberstein for the craftsmanship with which they cast this problematic design. The finishing of the cup is done by hand.