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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

Print Lab

Woodblock, botanical engraving and misregistered risograph—united by ink, grain and imperfect registration.

110 works

Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting three older friends repairing colorful paper kites together in a lived-in alley. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000229Print Lab

Kite Repairs at Four

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Kite Repairs at Four” holds onto three older friends repairing colorful paper kites together in a lived-in alley. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting balcony neighbors tending plants in rhythm with a small trumpet. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000233Print Lab

Balcony Brass

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Balcony Brass” holds onto balcony neighbors tending plants in rhythm with a small trumpet. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting a bicycle procession carrying musical instruments across an arched bridge. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000237Print Lab

Bicycle Bridge Orchestra

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Bicycle Bridge Orchestra” holds onto a bicycle procession carrying musical instruments across an arched bridge. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting colorful umbrellas appearing to dance above a produce market in a sudden breeze. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000241Print Lab

Market Where Umbrellas Dance

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Market Where Umbrellas Dance” holds onto colorful umbrellas appearing to dance above a produce market in a sudden breeze. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting two dogs playing table tennis in a neighborhood courtyard as neighbors watch. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000245Print Lab

Courtyard Table Tennis

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Courtyard Table Tennis” holds onto two dogs playing table tennis in a neighborhood courtyard as neighbors watch. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting a beetle piloting a leaf ferry carrying seed passengers across a pond. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000249Print Lab

Beetle Ferry

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Beetle Ferry” holds onto a beetle piloting a leaf ferry carrying seed passengers across a pond. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting a trumpet player performing to tomatoes, sunflowers and pigeons in a rooftop garden. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000253Print Lab

Rooftop Garden Solo

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Rooftop Garden Solo” holds onto a trumpet player performing to tomatoes, sunflowers and pigeons in a rooftop garden. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting a red lobster riding a parcel bicycle along a breezy coastal road. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000257Print Lab

Lobster Delivery Route

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Lobster Delivery Route” holds onto a red lobster riding a parcel bicycle along a breezy coastal road. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks artwork depicting commuters carrying baskets of oversized tomatoes through a bright station concourse. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear with tactile material and natural-light detail. Founding concept proof

RC-000261Print Lab

Tomato Commuter Tide

Visual medium
Hand-pulled relief print / layered inks

“Tomato Commuter Tide” holds onto commuters carrying baskets of oversized tomatoes through a bright station concourse. Real materials and small handmade irregularities keep the unusual idea grounded in everyday warmth.

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Sun-exposed cyanotype / cotton rag paper artwork depicting fern fronds and a slender wooden ladder overlapping on cyanotype paper. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000279Print Lab

Fern Ladder to the Sky

Visual medium
Sun-exposed cyanotype / cotton rag paper
Technique
Cyanotype

“Fern Ladder to the Sky” uses sun-exposed cyanotype / cotton rag paper to preserve fern fronds and a slender wooden ladder overlapping on cyanotype paper. Bleed, seams, scratches and material variation keep the idea tactile even at a small scale.

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Sun-exposed cyanotype / cotton rag paper artwork depicting a swim cap, shells, keys and fabric pockets leaving cyanotype silhouettes of summer belongings. The vertical composition keeps the subject clear and preserves authentic craft texture. Founding concept proof

RC-000280Print Lab

Summer Pockets

Visual medium
Sun-exposed cyanotype / cotton rag paper
Technique
Cyanotype

“Summer Pockets” uses sun-exposed cyanotype / cotton rag paper to preserve a swim cap, shells, keys and fabric pockets leaving cyanotype silhouettes of summer belongings. 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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