One of the most common rituals we encounter in everyday life is sitting down and having a drink, whether that is a warming, huggable cup of coffee at the beginning of your day or going out for social drinks with friends after a long day at work, we all know that satisfying ‘ahhhh’ after we take the first sip. But is this ritual becoming rushed and forgotten about through takeaway cups and ‘session’ drinking? 

Helena Russell’s ‘Multisensory Drinking Experience’ explores how the drinking experience can be enhanced through experimental vessels combining metal and ceramics. It aims to engage a group of friends in discussion caused from interacting with drinking vessels that are presented in a particular way and in a certain space to create a ritual of conversation and consideration of the drink inside the vessel.