As many cat lovers know, drinkware can be a source of frustration between our feline friends and their human companions--particularly when cats seem dead-set on pushing cups to and beyond the edge of a table! However, it feels like these clever and transforming kitty cups crafted by Marumo Takagi just might be worth the risk.

While they appear to be a pair of stylish cat mugs on their own, a transforming floral pattern painted on each cat's black coat is triggered by filling the mug cups up with a hot beverage.

A video details the mesmerizing process of the cats revealing their true colors when the mugs are filled with hot beverages roughly around 45 degrees Celsius that activates a special paint coating.

The colorful cat mugs are available in a trio of styles and patterns, featuring cats sitting, searching for something, and playing with a ball of yarn.

Check out the transforming flowery cat mug - white at grape SHOP.

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Check out the transforming flowery cat mug - brown at grape SHOP.

(We use WorldShopping Global. The grape SHOP page is in Japanese, but if you see the WorldShopping widget appear at the bottom of the page, that product can be shipped overseas)

Check out the transforming flowery cat mug - gray at grape SHOP.

(We use WorldShopping Global. The grape SHOP page is in Japanese, but if you see the WorldShopping widget appear at the bottom of the page, that product can be shipped overseas)


By - grape Japan editorial staff.