Ark Midnight Space Mug, 15oz

You cannot print deep space on a white mug.

Every other mug in every other store is white, because white is cheap and easy to print on. It is also completely wrong for artwork about the void. Put a starfield on a white ceramic body and it reads as a picture of space; put it on black and the mug itself becomes the dark that the craft is emerging from.

That is the whole idea behind the Ark Midnight space mug — and it is the reason it looks like nothing else on your shelf.

Suit up and strap in.

Ark Midnight is the show where John B. Wells streaks through the galaxy and you come along — exploring the unexplainable, pontificating on that which perplexes, digging deeper than you have gone before. This is the mug for those three hours.

Fifteen ounces is plenty for a morning caffeine boost or a hot cup of tea on a rainy day, and the C-shaped handle makes it easy to grip and genuinely sturdy in the hand.

Capacity

15 oz (0.44 litres)

Height

4.69″

Diameter

3.43″ (5.00″ with handle)

Material

Black ceramic

Handle

C-shaped

Sublimation, not a sticker.

The artwork is sublimated into the surface coating rather than printed on top of it, which is why it does not peel at the edges or fade to grey after a month in the cupboard. Hand washing still gives the longest life — dishwasher detergent is abrasive, and heat cycles are hard on any printed drinkware.

Twelve years of late nights.

Since 2014, John B. Wells has put out more than 2,800 episodes of Caravan to Midnight and over 500 Saturday nights of Ark Midnight — reaching millions of listeners across terrestrial radio, digital satellite, live stream and podcast.

Everything in this store exists for the people who made that possible. Buying it puts something in your hand; it also keeps the microphone on.

“Take no part in the unfruitful works of darkness, but instead expose them.”

Ephesians 5:11 — the Caravan's creed