Tiki Mugs
Rocketeer Mug - Gray - Hood Ornament Variant - by MONDO
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From MONDO:
"One of the greatest cinematic superhero epics of the 20th century is reborn as a stratospheric tiki mug. Created as an independent comic book by cartoonist Dave Stevens, The Rocketeer is a fictional fighter for the ages, patrolling the skies of 1940s Hollywood to keep America safe from hoodlums and madmen. This tiki treatment of the golden-domed hero was created by artists Eric Siebenaler and Brian Oskins, and no two-fisted vigilante's drinkware collection is complete without it."
This mug features the Rocketeer in his signature helmet, with rocket pack, and double breasted leather pilot's jacket. The style sort of art deco and hovers someplace between a car hood ornament and an Oscar's award statue, but calls to mind the era of the comics very well (AND the film from 1991 starring Bill Campbell and Jennifer Connelly).
This mug design was also produced in a brown "Standard Variant" and a turquoise green "Patina Variant".
Rocketeer Mug - Brown - Standard Variant - by MONDO
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From MONDO:
"One of the greatest cinematic superhero epics of the 20th century is reborn as a stratospheric tiki mug. Created as an independent comic book by cartoonist Dave Stevens, The Rocketeer is a fictional fighter for the ages, patrolling the skies of 1940s Hollywood to keep America safe from hoodlums and madmen. This tiki treatment of the golden-domed hero was created by artists Eric Siebenaler and Brian Oskins, and no two-fisted vigilante's drinkware collection is complete without it."
This mug features the Rocketeer in his signature helmet, with rocket pack, and double breasted leather pilot's jacket. The style sort of art deco and hovers someplace between a car hood ornament and an Oscar's award statue, but calls to mind the era of the comics very well (AND the film from 1991 starring Bill Campbell and Jennifer Connelly).
This mug design was also produced in a silver gray "Hood Ornament Variant" and a turquoise green "Patina Variant".
Hello Kitty Tokyo Figural Mug - for World Market
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From World Market:
"Dressed in a festive kimono, this Hello Kitty tiki glass highlights an updated take on the traditional style of the beloved Sanrio character. The figural glass is part of our exclusive Tokyo collection, which combines an eclectic mix of images that offer various viewpoints of the famous city, from serenely beautiful to boldly energetic."
Sold exclusively at World Market stores.
Hello Kitty (Japanese: ハロー・キティ, Hepburn: Harō Kiti), also known by her full name Kitty White (キティ・ホワイト, Kiti Howaito), is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as a young female gijinka (anthropomorphization) of a Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow and no mouth. According to her backstory, she is a perpetual third-grade student who lives outside of London.
Since the character's creation in 1974, the Hello Kitty media franchise has grown to include clothing, accessories, toys, games, books, manga, anime series, and music albums, along with other various product lines and media productions. By 2010, Sanrio had turned Hello Kitty into a global marketing phenomenon, worth $6 billion a year. By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, she was worth about $8 billion a year. Hello Kitty has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
Hello Kitty is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. First marketed toward pre-teenage girls, Hello Kitty's image found commercial success among not only her original target audience but adolescent and adult consumers as well.
Some speculation, though not confirmed, that Hello Kitty was inspired by the Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat).
Hello Kitty Mug - from the Hello Kitty Cafe
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This mug featuring Hello Kitty is sold exclusively at the Hello Kitty Grand Cafe in Irvine, CA to guests of the Afternoon Tea or weekend Cocktail Service in the Bow Room.
Hello Kitty (Japanese: ハロー・キティ, Hepburn: Harō Kiti), also known by her full name Kitty White (キティ・ホワイト, Kiti Howaito), is a fictional character created by Yuko Shimizu, currently designed by Yuko Yamaguchi, and owned by the Japanese company Sanrio. Sanrio depicts Hello Kitty as a young female gijinka (anthropomorphization) of a Japanese Bobtail cat with a red bow and no mouth. According to her backstory, she is a perpetual third-grade student who lives outside of London.
Since the character's creation in 1974, the Hello Kitty media franchise has grown to include clothing, accessories, toys, games, books, manga, anime series, and music albums, along with other various product lines and media productions. By 2010, Sanrio had turned Hello Kitty into a global marketing phenomenon, worth $6 billion a year. By 2014, when Hello Kitty was 40 years old, she was worth about $8 billion a year. Hello Kitty has become one of the highest-grossing media franchises of all time.
Hello Kitty is a staple of the kawaii segment of Japanese popular culture. First marketed toward pre-teenage girls, Hello Kitty's image found commercial success among not only her original target audience but adolescent and adult consumers as well.
Some speculation, though not confirmed, that Hello Kitty was inspired by the Maneki Neko (Beckoning Cat).
Voodoo Pineapple Pink For Three Dots and a Dash
aka Skull Pineapple Pink For Three Dots and a Dash in 1 collection
This is a lidded pineapple mug covered with tiny skulls. It somewhat resembles the entrance to the bar, whose wall of skulls is illuminated in blue light as you walk down the stairs. White exterior with gold leaves at top. There is also a brown version with green leaves, a white version with gold leaves, and a yellow version with green leaves.
Voodoo Pineapple White For Three Dots and a Dash
aka Skull Pineapple White For Three Dots and a Dash in 4 collections
This is a lidded pineapple mug covered with tiny skulls. It somewhat resembles the entrance to the bar, whose wall of skulls is illuminated in blue light as you walk down the stairs. White exterior with gold leaves at top. There is also a brown version, a pink version with blue leaves, and a yellow version.
Pau Meli - SHAG Store Edition - Mr. Banana Head - Banana Yellow & Lavender Glaze - by SHAG
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This is an edition of 100 in this color-way. Banana yellow with a light purple/lavender wipe away and interior. Available at the Shag Store.
From Max's South Seas website:
"This mug was designed by California artist Shag. It’s based on an Andres Bumatay carving that can be found inside Max’s South Seas. The carving’s original home was the Village Apartments, Playa del Rey, CA, a Polynesian-themed apartment complex. Luckily, it was salvaged by collector Jordan Reichek when the apartment complex was torn down.
This carving is now mounted on the A-frame back bar inside Max’s (see photo.)
In our Grand Rapids ceramic studio, Max’s has produced 200 mugs in this Avocado glaze color. Each mug is numbered on the bottom and includes a numbered certificate of authenticity.
More info about the Village Apartments:
Located in a surprisingly welcomed proximity just over 3200 feet from the North tarmac of the Los Angeles Airport, The Polynesian Village Apartment complex was the epitome of primitive, space-age bachelor pad living for 1962. Designed again by prolific mid-century architects, Armet & Davis, the immersive environment featured a stylishly themed atmosphere, complete with 24/7 flaming gas Tiki torches and cascading lava rock waterfalls. Made in a series of three sister developments across Los Angeles county, the dingbat cubist apartment structures were adorned with redwood carvings by the renowned sculptor team of Andres Bumatay and Richard Ellis. Astonishingly, no two figures are alike and the contemporary free form nature of these rescued artifacts endure as the quintessential definition of 'Tiki-Modern'."
NOTE: This Pau Meli design was originally produced in three different glazes and quantities of each for Max's South Seas: Avocado & Orange (200), a Leopard glaze (100), and a Rainbow glaze (25). There were also Artist Proofs.
Square Tiki Mug - by Tiki Tiki Monster
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This mug is a very squared off Marquesan style standing tiki. It was produced in a number of different glaze colors.
Treasure Craft Clam Shell Ashtray - for Disney's Polynesian Village
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This is an ashtray shaped like half of a clam shell. The underside is glazed in matte Treasure Craft brown and the front is glaze in glossy green, except for the handle which has an oval emblem marked "Polynesian Village".
Mark Thomas Outrigger Teapot
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This is a standard restaurant-ware teapot made of white-glazed ceramic and imprinted with a palms and outrigger logo with a flower lei. Marked for "Mark Thomas Outrigger".
Baboon Skull Mug - Red Edition - by Oakwash - for Wusong Road
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This is a mug shaped like a baboon's skull. It is marked for "Wusong Road" on reverse and bears the Oakwash logo on bottom. This version is red with some black wipe-away to make the sculpted details pop.
Primitive Tiki Salt and Pepper Shakers - by Tepco - for Trader Vic's
aka Primitive Tiki Salt & Pepper Shakers - by Tepco - for Trader Vic's in 0 collections
These crude-looking primitive tiki shakers are each made of heavy ceramic and glazed in beige with "S" and "P" spelled out in holes on top accordingly. "Trader Vic's" labeled on back in raised lettering.