Beautiful and Useful in a way that is wonderful for people trying to communicate about how their computer camera and screen capture color - wonderful for my kitchen and the mugs are great for coffee, tea - thick and you do not burn your hand holding and they keep the liquid the correct temperature. I am studying color and so the primary, secondary (and I added in the photo a Fiesta mug turquoise) colors are perfect in a set. After a time - I decided to place them in a "decorative mug tree" - and so wonderful that I place them on the kitchen counter (precious "decorative real estate") - which I find functional and beautiful and - they hide the electrical plug in outlets which I love but not to "see" all the time.