A specially designed mug featuring M.K. Perker’s “Teddy Bear” toy, exhibited at the Istanbul Toy Museum, rendered in his signature style.

The Story of the Toy: Margarete Steiff contracted polio after suffering from a severe illness. The disease left her unable to use either leg or her right arm, marking the beginning of the young girl’s dignified struggle for survival. After graduating from a dressmaking school, Margarete designed an elephant-shaped pincushion. Rather than being accepted as a sewing tool, the charming little elephant was embraced by children as a toy, soon capturing their imaginations. In the following years, other animal figures followed the little elephant, which was produced as a plush toy. In 1903, Steiff became the first manufacturer of teddy bears in Europe. 

The mug is made of Bonna Premium porcelain using the in-glaze transfer printing technique. The mug has a capacity of 30 cc.