Cooper.

In his story, Cooper does the breakfast show at his town's station, six to nine, for free, just because he loves it. And the first thing, always, is coffee: black, nearly boiling, from beans he buys at one specific place, because he doesn't trust the ones from the servo. That stretch of time in the dark, with the valley still asleep, is one he protects more than any other part of the day. Even if you don't do radio, you probably have your own version of it: that first coffee before everything starts.

I created him facing forward with a clean background: the portrait is what runs the show on this mug. There's one detail from his story that gives it meaning: the mug Cooper uses every morning was his grandmother's — he called her Nan — and to him it's worth more than any other. With the things he loves and no longer has, he does the only thing he knows how: gives them a place and carries on. That's why this simple mug fits him so well. If you like this koala, there's more about him in his biography; and if you'd rather have him on the wall, the same portrait is available as a poster.