Renewed Senses | White Porcelain Elephant Cup · Same Drink, New Experience

Steady steps, the familiar made surprising, one sip at a time

Renewed Senses began with a discovery Heinrich Wang made in Japan: the same beer, poured into white porcelain instead of glass, became a different experience entirely. The temperature traveled differently through the clay. The weight in the hand changed the pace of drinking. The ceramic rim met the lip with a different quality of touch. From that moment came this cup — two elephants, one on each side, their trunks curving into handles, embodying the Chinese phrase wànxiàng yīxīn: all things renewed, all senses refreshed. For beer, for tea, for coffee, for any drink you want to encounter differently.

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Designed by Taiwanese artist Heinrich Wang

Designed by contemporary white porcelain artist Heinrich Wang, each piece embodies Eastern philosophy and contemporary form.

Transforming life philosophy into functional art, conveying a Zen-inspired modern aesthetic.

Transparent-glazed pure white porcelain | Hand crafted

Crafted with a transparent glaze technique, revealing the pure beauty of porcelain’s natural white after firing.

Only human hands can convey their warmth — every NewChi Porcelain piece is handmade, embracing the challenges of fine porcelain craftsmanship.

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萬象一新白瓷大象把手杯兩件戶外場景，自然光，展示日常使用氛圍，八方新氣 NewChi Porcelain

Why Renewed Senses | Why This Cup

The vessel changes the experience — not just the drink. Heinrich Wang writes in his essay Dao Yu Yu Qi (道寓於器): "Begin with the novelty that function delivers to the skin and the body — give the mind and all five senses a platform of responsive pleasure." Renewed Senses is that principle made physical. The same liquid, in white porcelain, produces a different temperature sensation, a different weight, a different quality of presence at the lip. The drink does not change. Your perception of it does.

The elephant trunk as handle — two meanings in one form. The elephants grip the cup body with their trunks curved into handles. This carries two simultaneous meanings: the Chinese phrase wànxiàng yīxīn (萬象一新) — all things under heaven renewed — where xiàng (象) means both elephant and the myriad phenomena of the world; and the image of an elephant bathing, the trunk raised and pouring cool water, the summer sensation of something refreshing and alive. The handle is not decoration. It is the concept, made holdable.

The elephant carries a specific character: steady, curious, open. In Chinese cultural tradition, the elephant represents steadiness, good fortune, and considered movement through the world. Heinrich Wang gave these two elephants a contemporary quality — wěnjiàn bùzòu, jījí tǐyàn (穩健腳步，積極體驗) — steady steps, active engagement. Two elephants, one on each side, symmetrical and mutually supportive: the posture of friendship.

Attaching the elephants is the most demanding step in making this cup. The two elephant forms are added to the cup body as separate pieces, joined at precise positions — they must sit at exactly the same height on both sides, with no deviation. The elephant's body partially overlaps the main cup form, so the join must preserve the integrity of the complete elephant figure. Every finished cup with two elephants in true bilateral symmetry represents careful, unhurried work.

Usage Scenarios

Beer — the original discovery
Ice-cold beer poured into white porcelain: the chill comes through the clay differently than through glass, the foam settles differently in the wide mouth, the ceramic rim meets the lip with a different quality of touch. This is where the cup began. Try it at least once.
With friends, raising cups
The elephant handles give the act of drinking a quality of occasion — there is something in the grip that slows you down slightly, makes the clink of cups feel more deliberate. Three friends around a table, the same beer, a different evening.
Tea, coffee, anything
The wide-mouth form works for any drink you want to experience differently — oolong tea, Americano, sparkling water, cold brew. The cup does not insist on one use. It insists on attention.

設計細節｜Design Detail

The cup is wide-mouthed, round-bodied, and footed — proportions that suit a range of drinks. A wide mouth allows the liquid to spread across the palate more fully on each sip, and lets the aroma of tea or the foam of beer settle and rise at the rim. The two elephant handles sit at the natural grip position, the curve of the trunk guiding the fingers to a hold that is different from a straight handle — more deliberate, more considered.

The high foot lifts the cup off the surface, giving the piece a lightness of presence that contrasts with the substantiality of the elephant forms. Steady animals, light stance — the tension between the two is part of what makes the cup interesting to live with.

Product Detail

Design Concept

Renewed Senses began with a real experience. During a trip to Japan, Heinrich Wang found himself drinking beer from a white porcelain cup — not a glass, not a mug, but a ceramic vessel that transmitted temperature differently, sat differently in the hand, and met the lip with a quality that changed how the beer tasted and felt. It was the same beer. The experience was entirely different.

This discovery led Wang to a question he had been circling for years: if the vessel actively shapes the drinker's experience — through weight, through touch, through the way it transmits cold or warmth — then the cup is not a passive container. It is a participant in the act of drinking. It has a responsibility to the experience it creates.

Renewed Senses is the answer to that question in object form. The wide mouth, the footed stance, the elephant handles that guide a specific grip — each element is designed to make the act of drinking conscious, slightly slower, slightly more present than usual. Heinrich Wang writes: "Give the mind and all five senses a platform of responsive pleasure." This cup is that platform.

Occasions or Usage

The elephant trunk handles require the most care in production: both pieces must be attached at precisely the same height, with no lateral deviation. The elephant form partially overlaps the cup body, and the join must be executed while the clay is still workable — preserving the complete silhouette of the elephant across the seam. The finished cup, with both elephants in true symmetry, is the result of patient, deliberate handwork at each stage.

Ideal For

Personal use: Those who want the objects of daily life to actively shape their experience — a cup that changes how you drink, not just what you drink from

Gifting: Birthdays, promotions, housewarmings, Dragon Boat Festival — a gift with a story, for someone who appreciates the quality of daily things

Collecting: The elephant handle craft and the wànxiàng yīxīn cultural layering make this one of the most narratively rich pieces in the NewChi everyday range

Dimension

10.6 × 8.5 × H 13.5 cm

Steady steps. Active engagement.
A grounded mind. Open to what the world offers.
Bringing beautiful surprises to each moment,
Opening the senses to what is extraordinary in the ordinary.
— Heinrich Wang

About the Artist | Heinrich Wang

Heinrich Wang, founder of NewChi Porcelain and Tittot, is one of Taiwan’s most representative contemporary artists in white porcelain and liuli glass. Renowned for infusing philosophy and poetry into object design, his works have been exhibited at the National Museum of History in Taiwan, the Taiwan Craft Research and Development Institute, and the Triennale di Milano, earning recognition from collectors worldwide. Every porcelain piece is personally overseen by Wang, offering an aesthetic choice that unites artistry, cultural depth, and practical function.

Discover More Heinrich's Design Note

Why is this cup called "Renewed Senses"? What do the elephants have to do with it?

The Chinese name wànxiàng yīxīn (萬象一新) means "all things under heaven renewed" — where xiàng carries a double meaning: elephant, and the myriad phenomena of the world. The elephants embody the name literally and figuratively. Their trunks curve into handles, evoking the image of an elephant bathing — trunk raised, cool water pouring down — the embodied sensation of something refreshing and alive. The name, the animal, the act of drinking something cold: all three arrive together in the same form.

What is actually different about drinking from white porcelain instead of glass?

This is the question the cup was designed to make you ask. White porcelain transmits temperature differently than glass — the cold of an iced drink travels through the clay with a different quality of sensation at the palm and fingers. The weight of the cup in the hand is different. The ceramic rim meets the lip differently than glass. The wide mouth changes how liquid spreads on the palate. None of these differences are large. Together, they change the pace of drinking — slightly slower, slightly more present. Heinrich Wang encountered this in Japan, drinking beer from a porcelain cup for the first time. The cup exists because of what he noticed that afternoon.

Is Renewed Senses appropriate as a gift?

It is a particularly good gift for someone who pays attention to the quality of daily experience — who would find genuine pleasure in the story of the Japan discovery, and would actually try drinking beer from it. The elephant handles give it immediate visual appeal; the cultural meaning of wànxiàng yīxīn gives it depth; the craft of the attached elephant forms gives it a reason to be examined closely. Ships in a gift box. Appropriate for birthdays, promotions, housewarmings, or any occasion where you want to give something that will be used and thought about.

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