Post #418312 by Koolau on Mon, Nov 10, 2008 10:03 PM

Even though I grudgingly acknowledge BigBro's point, it is funny to hear criticism of odd tiki aesthetics from THE proponent of Witco. :wink:

Remember, this mug design began with the Stephen Crane Kon Tiki mug from Daga:

(Photo from Ooga-Mooga)

Daga did a nice job on the original mug - nice color glaze, heavy solid feel, and lots of detail in the early production run. Later on, the moulds wore, and it lost the crispness.

I always thought the mug that SciFiGuy started this thread with was just a result of the original Kon Tiki moulds remaining in use far too long, but it is obviously a different, simplified interpretation of the original design.

By the way, I found the best version of this mug in my collection, and it is indeed stamped Daga on the bottom, so it did start with Daga, and then migrated to Louis B Ceramics. Now Gecko has many of the Louis B moulds - it may live again some day!

[ Edited by: Koolau 2008-11-10 22:15 ]