{"product_id":"krvalmaantee-xx119-estonia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","title":"Kõrvalmaantee xx119 (Estonia) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz","description":"\u003ch1\u003eKõrvalmaantee xx119 (Estonia) (Road Sign) Pint Glass 16oz\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\n\u003cp\u003eKõrvalmaantee xx119 is a study of a single subject: the quiet side road that winds through the Estonian countryside.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe design is built around one motif, a road, with nothing added to compete with it. There are no borders, no figures and no decorative flourishes. The minimalist layout gives the route the whole field, so the road becomes the entire story. That restraint is the point: every line that remains belongs to the road.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe title carries the meaning. \u003cem\u003eKõrvalmaantee\u003c\/em\u003e is the Estonian term for a side road or bypass, and the name places the artwork within the country's own language of travel. A secondary road is not a highway. It is the route that connects villages, farms and forest edges, and it is used by people who know the district well. The design honours that rural transit network and the everyday vocabulary Estonians use to describe it.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\n\u003ch2\u003eOn the Mixing Glass\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA mixing glass is lifted, turned and tilted in the hand, so its design is seen in motion rather than at a distance. Here the road runs around a tall, curved surface, and as the glass turns the route appears and disappears, much like a lane glimpsed between hedgerows on a drive. It is a fitting pairing: a glass made for stirring and serving carries a subject about moving through the countryside. \u003cstrong\u003eGive it to someone who likes to be on the road.\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"16oz","offer_id":53175566696728,"sku":"GMY-MIXI-KRVXX-16OZ-1FH5Z","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/krvalmaantee-xx119-estonia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz-GMY-MIXI-KRVXX-16OZ-1FH5Z-front.webp?v=1794073019","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/krvalmaantee-xx119-estonia-road-sign-pint-glass-16oz","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}