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"For the series of &amp;#039;Mug Americano&amp;#039; Starbucks cups, Japanese design studio Nendo took a playful, optimistic approach to the coffee mug designs. Part of Nendo&amp;#039;s philosophy is to always see the &amp;quot;glass as half-full, never half-empty&amp;quot; and this mentality is cleverly worked into the design of these coffee cups.  The Mug Americano series celebrates three of Starbucks most iconic drinks: the Latte, Caramel Macchiato and the Americano. From the right side up, the cups initally don&amp;#039;t look like much at all, since they are minimal, white and only have vertical &amp;quot;Starbucks&amp;quot; type running up the side. But the real whimsy comes when you turn the coffee cups over, completely upside down, where you&amp;#039;ll find that the bottoms of the cups have been made to look like there&amp;#039;s actual coffee inside.  The playful Mug Americano sets will be available at Starbucks Japan shops as of March 19th. &amp;lt;br&amp;gt;&amp;lt;br&amp;gt;Photo Credits: &amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;FourteenG&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.designboom.com/design/mug-collection-for-starbucks-japan-by-nendo-03-13-2014/&amp;quot;&amp;gt;designboom&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;, &amp;lt;a class=&amp;quot;FourteenG&amp;quot; href=&amp;quot;http://www.nendo.jp/en/works/mug-americano-mug-latte-mug-caramel-macchiato-2/?erelease&amp;quot;&amp;gt;nendo.jp&amp;lt;/a&amp;gt;"^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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