Production manager Alexei Strelnikov studying a pre-production prototype of the new clear Atmark mug.

Studio’s art director Timur Burbayev demonstrates key stages of evolution of the Atmark mug from 2002 until present.

Left to right: 1—preproduction sample of the Atmark mug from ColorShift series made by laser stereolithography (early 2002); 2—prototype produced by Latvijas Keramika (2002); 3—production sample of a matte mug produced in Latvia (2002); 4—one of the first prototypes produced in China (Chinese experts decided to improve the design and attached the @-shaped handle upside down); 5, 6 and 7—production samples of Atmark 1.0 mugs produced in China (2005); 8 and 9—Atmark 2.0 prototypes (with a modified handle, thin walls and a notch under the handle) created at the studio on a 3D printer; 10 and 11—Atmark 2.0 production samples with white internal surface produced in China (2007).