There’s an Ugly Mug
in all of us: Our Story.

We've all got our moods, habits and little contradictions. Ugly Mug turns those familiar bits of being human into mugs with character.

Some make you laugh, some make you think, some feel like they were made specifically for you, whilst others handle your sh*t and say the quiet part out loud.

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There’s an Ugly Mug
in all of us. Our Story.

We've all got our moods, habits and little contradictions. Ugly Mug turns those familiar bits of being human into mugs with character.

Some make you laugh, some make you think, some feel like they were made specifically for you, whilst others handle your sh*t and say the quiet part out loud.

The world didn’t need another normal mug.
So we created Ugly Mug.

The mug world is full of perfect little messages, wholesome affirmations and jokes that have been doing the rounds since 1997.

We thought there was room for something a little more human.

For the quiet ones with loud thoughts. The people who find humour in the absurd, whose minds don't always follow the script, or whose idea of a productive afternoon involves doing absolutely nothing.

For the colour-obsessed and the comfortably chaotic. The socially exhausted, the charmingly inappropriate and, of course, those who prefer their mug to do the talking.

Ugly Mug is a home for the personalities that don't always fit on a perfectly wholesome piece of ceramic.

We're not here to make everybody happy. Just to make somebody feel seen.

The world didn’t need another normal mug.
So we created Ugly Mug.

The mug world is full of perfect little messages, wholesome affirmations and jokes that have been doing the rounds since 1997.

We thought there was room for something a little more human.

For the quiet ones with loud thoughts. The people who find humour in the absurd, whose minds don't always follow the script, or whose idea of a productive afternoon involves doing absolutely nothing.

For the colour-obsessed and the comfortably chaotic. The socially exhausted, the charmingly inappropriate and, of course, those who prefer their mug to do the talking.

Ugly Mug is a home for the personalities that don't always fit on a perfectly wholesome piece of ceramic.

We're not here to make everybody happy. Just to make somebody feel seen.

What makes a mug an Ugly Mug?

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Anyone can print a joke on a mug. We’d rather put a bit of actual personality on one.

Our designs are built around the moods, contradictions and unspoken truths that make people interesting – conveyed in ceramic form.

Four moods. Plenty of colours. Two ways to make a statement.

Different personalities call for different mugs. Find your mug mood , choose your colour, then decide whether you want your design on both sides (Normie) or all the way around (Wrap).

See Normie vs Wrap

Character over perfection.

Because the rough edges are often the interesting bits.

Recognition over punchlines.

The best humour doesn't just make you laugh. It makes you think, "That's painfully familiar."

Different moods. Same philosophy.

From defiant and grungy to charming and psychologically questionable. There's more than one way to be an Ugly Mug.

Humour with a point of view.

Not rude for the sake of it. Just something worth saying.

Perhaps you’re just not Ugly Mug enough?

Real people. Real mess.
Ugly Mugs.

Behind every Ugly Mug is a questionable idea, an unreasonable number of design files and someone who probably should've gone to bed hours ago.

Some designs come together in moments. Others go through endless tweaks, colour experiments and a few choice words before they're fit to leave the screen.

There are samples everywhere, ideas that never made the cut and enough unfinished designs to keep us occupied for a very long time.