When It's Time to Buy New Coffee Cups

Form Follows Function, Including an Interview with Fabiana Carvalho

I HAD FOUR COFFEE CUPS that I loved, and, gradually, all but one were broken. They were — the survivor is — Japanese, not expensive, maybe meant for tea, made of porcelain, with a heavy bottom and straight sides that angle slightly outward, ending in a thin lip. The capacity is 250 ml, or a little more than one US cup. Looking online, I can’t find any e…