Ceramic samples are being studied in the industrial design department and the palette for the new edition of Atmark 2.0 mugs is being chosen.

Studio’s art director Timur Burbayev demonstrates key stages of evolution of the Atmark mug from 2002 until present.

Left to right: 1—preproduction sample of the Atmark mug from ColorShift series made by laser stereolithography (early 2002); 2—prototype produced by Latvijas Keramika (2002); 3—production sample of a matte mug produced in Latvia (2002); 4—one of the first prototypes produced in China (Chinese experts decided to improve the design and attached the @-shaped handle upside down); 5, 6 and 7—production samples of Atmark 1.0 mugs produced in China (2005); 8 and 9—Atmark 2.0 prototypes (with a modified handle, thin walls and a notch under the handle) created at the studio on a 3D printer; 10 and 11—Atmark 2.0 production samples with white internal surface produced in China (2007).