Tyutyunik's collection is the latest offering in Starbucks Artist Collaboration program which celebrates and elevates the voices and stories of local artists from around the world. His drinkware will be available in Starbucks stores in the U.S. starting this spring, in participating stores while supplies last.

City Life
24-ounce cold cup

A double-walled vessel offers an opportunity for an artist to explore with layers, and Tyutyunik uses the opportunity to create an underwater world. The inner layer expresses life in the city, depicting a woman with an umbrella striding through a cityscape. The outer layer has a sea-glass quality that represents water overlaid with a line drawing of a ship trying to navigate stormy waves. The idea behind this design is to bring awareness to the effect of climate change and that our coastal cities could be submerged as sea levels rise unless we collectively do something about it. lt's almost like we become part of an aquarium, he said.

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