Starbucks has a new line of drinkware celebrating Black art and culture

Starbucks has a new line of drinkware celebrating Black art and culture

A Seattle artist has designed a new collection of Starbucks drinkware.

Damon Brown is the artist behind Starbucks’ upcoming line of drinkware celebrating Black art and culture.

The collection, which will be available in participating U.S. and Canada Starbucks stores starting Jan. 30, was inspired by Brown’s idea of community.

For the color palette, Brown chose shades of pale blue, green and cream.

“The color is an intentional play on the classic color palette of red, black and green that you may typically see represented in Black art or during Black History Month— to make it more modern and purposeful,” Brown said in a press release. “There was a conscious effort to put a stylistic modern shape with this movement and put some hairstyles in there with some different braids and those kinds of things that you classically don’t see on merchandise.”

The three pieces of drinkware will be marked with Brown’s brand name, Creative Lou, which is based on a nickname from childhood.

Here’s a look at the line

The 24-ounce cold cup

The 24-ounce cold up Damon Brown designed for Starbucks. (Courtesy, Starbucks)Starbucks

Damon Brown’s cold cup depicts two people looking outward together, almost holding hands. In the background, geometric shapes are open to interpretation. “In the background, the shapes show community,” said Brown. “I created them so that you feel represented, and you feel your place.”

16-ounce stainless steel tumbler and 24-ounce cold cup

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The 16-ounce stainless steel tumbler and 24-ounce cold cup designed by Damon Brown (courtesy, Starbucks)Starbucks

Two people in motion walk toward each other in the design for a 16-ounce stainless steel tumbler and a 24-ounce cold cup, with bright accents of red.

“My goal for this collection was for it not to feel that it’s one month only – but taking it farther and giving you something more artistic that can be enjoyed and celebrated beyond February – when it should be every day for us,” said Brown.