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THE CUP EXHIBITION

Rhine Gallery

We believe every cup of coffee deserves to be treated with care. That care belongs not only in the beans, extraction and temperature, but also on the cup in your hand. Each cup is paired with a work from the current Rhine Gallery selection, so even the same coffee may leave with a different view. It gives your own cup more character and makes coffee for a friend feel like a small gift chosen with care.

01An artwork for the journey

FOUNDING PROOFS · 000001—000006

Objects & Photography

Analog photography, physical miniatures and handmade objects preserve real material, light and time, extending the archive beyond illustration.

130 works

Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting eggplants, clay spheres and brass rings arranged as a tabletop planetary system. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000232Objects & Photography

Eggplant Orbit

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Eggplant Orbit” holds onto eggplants, clay spheres and brass rings arranged as a tabletop planetary system. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting colored glass fruit casting ruby, green and amber shadows on an old windowsill. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000236Objects & Photography

Glass Fruit at Noon

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Glass Fruit at Noon” holds onto colored glass fruit casting ruby, green and amber shadows on an old windowsill. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting a blue knitted textile curling into an ocean wave on the sand. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000240Objects & Photography

Knitted Tide

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Knitted Tide” holds onto a blue knitted textile curling into an ocean wave on the sand. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting sliced citrus, paper flags and wood forming a miniature carnival on a table. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000244Objects & Photography

Citrus Carnival

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Citrus Carnival” holds onto sliced citrus, paper flags and wood forming a miniature carnival on a table. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting handmade ceramic birds with varied glazes and postures perched on an old wire. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000248Objects & Photography

Ceramic Birds on the Wire

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Ceramic Birds on the Wire” holds onto handmade ceramic birds with varied glazes and postures perched on an old wire. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting fern shadows falling across rumpled linen, an old chair and one green pear. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000252Objects & Photography

Fern Shadow and One Pear

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Fern Shadow and One Pear” holds onto fern shadows falling across rumpled linen, an old chair and one green pear. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting tiny sailboats made from old wooden spoons, linen and thread floating in a metal basin. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000256Objects & Photography

Wooden Spoon Fleet

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Wooden Spoon Fleet” holds onto tiny sailboats made from old wooden spoons, linen and thread floating in a metal basin. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting clear soap bubbles spanning wire arches around a small patch of herbs. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000260Objects & Photography

Bubble Greenhouse

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Bubble Greenhouse” holds onto clear soap bubbles spanning wire arches around a small patch of herbs. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting beach pebbles, sea glass and driftwood forming a gentle face on wet sand. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000264Objects & Photography

Face After Low Tide

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Face After Low Tide” holds onto beach pebbles, sea glass and driftwood forming a gentle face on wet sand. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting a blue plywood whale-shaped bicycle cart parked outside a neighborhood workshop. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000265Objects & Photography

Whale Bicycle Cart

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Whale Bicycle Cart” holds onto a blue plywood whale-shaped bicycle cart parked outside a neighborhood workshop. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting flowers made from copper, old spoons, washers and wire arranged in a rough ceramic vase. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000268Objects & Photography

Metal Bouquet

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Metal Bouquet” holds onto flowers made from copper, old spoons, washers and wire arranged in a rough ceramic vase. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting a cat sitting naturally on a worn red chair inside a plant-filled miniature barber shop. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000269Objects & Photography

Plant-Room Barber Cat

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Plant-Room Barber Cat” holds onto a cat sitting naturally on a worn red chair inside a plant-filled miniature barber shop. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting wooden spools, folded fabric, tailor chalk and brass thimbles balanced into a tower. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000272Objects & Photography

Tower on the Tailor’s Table

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Tower on the Tailor’s Table” holds onto wooden spools, folded fabric, tailor chalk and brass thimbles balanced into a tower. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting a large flock of pigeons walking together across a sunlit plaza as a child watches. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000273Objects & Photography

Pigeons’ Morning Parade

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Pigeons’ Morning Parade” holds onto a large flock of pigeons walking together across a sunlit plaza as a child watches. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting three lemons beside rumpled linen as a sheer curtain moves over an old tiled floor. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000276Objects & Photography

Lemons and the Summer Curtain

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Lemons and the Summer Curtain” holds onto three lemons beside rumpled linen as a sheer curtain moves over an old tiled floor. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light artwork depicting a weathered bicycle parked beneath woven bamboo shade with a striped towel drying on its rack. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000278Objects & Photography

Bicycle Under Bamboo Shade

Visual medium
Still-life and lifestyle photography / natural light

“Bicycle Under Bamboo Shade” holds onto a weathered bicycle parked beneath woven bamboo shade with a striped towel drying on its rack. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-built ceramic and glaze / natural-light photography artwork depicting a kiln-shifted cobalt glaze river flowing through the center of a rough ceramic plate. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000319Objects & Photography

Plate with a Glazed River

Visual medium
Hand-built ceramic and glaze / natural-light photography
Technique
Ceramic & Glaze

“Plate with a Glazed River” uses hand-built ceramic and glaze / natural-light photography to preserve a kiln-shifted cobalt glaze river flowing through the center of a rough ceramic plate. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Hand-built ceramic and glaze / natural-light photography artwork depicting two hand-sculpted clay palms supporting a chain of clear glazed raindrops. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000320Objects & Photography

Clay Hands Catch the Rain

Visual medium
Hand-built ceramic and glaze / natural-light photography
Technique
Ceramic & Glaze

“Clay Hands Catch the Rain” uses hand-built ceramic and glaze / natural-light photography to preserve two hand-sculpted clay palms supporting a chain of clear glazed raindrops. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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ONE FULL-SIZE EDITION

When a work stays with you,collect the full piece

Each artwork is offered as a single full-size physical edition. Once collected, it is marked as privately held: no new physical editions are produced, and the image leaves future cup-sticker rotations.

How collecting works

FROM ARCHIVE TO CUP

How an artwork reaches the cup

  1. 01

    New work enters the collection

    The work is not limited to coffee and is never tied to a particular drink. A city, shoreline, summer afternoon, dream or odd thought may become the next piece.

  2. 02

    Rhine curates the current rotation

    Rhine arranges each rotation by season, visual balance and the available collection, allowing photography, print, painting and collage to take turns on the cup.

  3. 03

    Prepared for print and the cup

    Each work is checked again for composition, color and detail at sticker size, then given an artwork ID so the small print retains clarity and texture.

  4. 04

    The artwork travels with coffee

    At service, the cup is paired with a work from the current rotation. Its story remains online after the coffee is gone. Cup art depends on current curation and production availability; the artwork received may vary.

PRIVACY BY DEFAULT

The artwork has an ID; your order is not on display

The gallery keeps only the artwork ID, date, style, medium and creative note. It does not publicly connect a work with a particular customer, drink or order.

THE CUP EXHIBITION

Today, your cup brings you an artwork

Every cup deserves to be treated with care—from extraction and temperature to the artwork on the cup. For yourself, it gives an everyday coffee more character; for a friend, it feels like a small gift chosen beyond the drink itself. Artwork follows the current rotation and production availability, so the piece received may vary.

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