{"product_id":"route-nationale-franaise-2066-france-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","title":"Route nationale française 2066 (France) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug","description":"\u003ch1\u003eRoute nationale française 2066 (France) (Road Sign) White Coffee Mug\u003c\/h1\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThis design reproduces a red road sign bearing the white numerals N 2066, the identifier of a former national road in the Vosges, France.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eVisual Elements \u0026amp; Composition\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe artwork is a flat, graphic plate: a rounded rectangle filled almost entirely in saturated red, with white lettering set across the centre. The red takes up roughly four-fifths of the field, leaving the white to appear only as the letters and a small border of contrast. The result is bold, simple and immediately readable, with no decoration competing with the text. The letters \"N\" and \"2066\" are the only words on the plate, so the eye goes straight to the number.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMeaning \u0026amp; Symbolism\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe sign identifies the Route nationale 2066, a road in the Vosges department of the Grand Est region that served as a diversion of the RN 66 near Rupt-sur-Moselle and Bussang. Its design follows the French standard for road signage set out in the IISR, the interministerial instruction on road signs, which is why the plate reads as a genuine piece of national road infrastructure. The \"N\" marks it as a national route, and the number places it within the wider network of French highways. The mood is factual and historical, a record of how one route was labelled and how the network was laid out.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch2\u003eMade for the Coffee Break Ritual\u003c\/h2\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eA road sign is something you read at speed, and a mug is something you read slowly over the first sip of the morning. Turned in the hand, the red plate and white numerals come round to face you each time you lift it, so the sign gets a proper, unhurried look. It is a cheeky way to bring a stretch of French countryside to the kitchen table, and a thoughtful pick for anyone who has ever driven a route they still remember.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Go Mug Yourself","offers":[{"title":"11oz","offer_id":53177432408344,"sku":"GMY-MUG-RTNTN-11OZ-1FFI3","price":17.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true},{"title":"15oz","offer_id":53177432441112,"sku":"GMY-MUG-RTNTN-15OZ-1FFI3","price":19.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0703\/5204\/4312\/files\/route-nationale-franaise-2066-france-road-sign-white-coffee-mug-GMY-MUG-RTNTN-11OZ-1FFI3-front.webp?v=1794109205","url":"https:\/\/gomugyourself.com\/products\/route-nationale-franaise-2066-france-road-sign-white-coffee-mug","provider":"Go Mug Yourself","version":"1.0","type":"link"}