aviator cup

New colors on traditional shapes: Berlin interior designer Gisbert Pöppler reinterprets the aviator cup by Marguerite Friedlaender-Wildenhain.

Colorful stacked aviator cups in front of a dark background.

In 2024, KPM Berlin presented the first joint project with Gisbert Pöppler: with the Édition Quartolet, the designer immersed the KPM Berlin Löberschale in four bright shades, Jaune, Rouge, Bleu and Vert, which were contrasted with rims in bright orange. "The colour scheme celebrates the shape of the design, while the targeted use of orange on all four bowls emphasizes the otherwise rather invisible elements such as the rim and foot," says Gisbert Pöppler.

The interior designer has now transferred this color concept to another important classic of German porcelain design: the aviator cup by Marguerite Friedlaender-Wildenhain. The master painters at KPM Berlin applied the rich tones to the coffee cup and the espresso cup by hand in an elaborate process - here, too, the rims and feet shine in bright orange.

Originally created in 1930 as a pure design study, the aviator cup embodied the spirit of New Objectivity - a reduced, functional design language that has lost none of its clarity and elegance to this day. The design is characterized by the interplay of form and function: the striking base ring of the cup and the precise recess in the saucer merge into a harmonious unit that combines stability with design elegance.

Colorful aviator cups, arranged on a reflective surface.

Gisbert Pöppler, known for his keen sense of space, proportion and color, transfers his signature style to the porcelain. The carefully composed tones lend lightness to the functional form and allow it to shine in a new light.

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Colorful stacked aviator cups on a reflective surface against a dark background.