Some designs shout. This one is composed like a reliquary: quiet, symmetrical, built to be studied rather than glanced at.

Design Story

The composition is strictly vertical and centred. A shield sits at the optical heart of the panel, carrying a stylised Space Needle in deep blue against bright green, flanked by the dates 1974 and 2007. Above it, an arched banner reads Seattle Sounders; below, a smaller medallion holds a city skyline, then Seattle, then The Rave Green in a slim ribbon. Around all of this, silver-toned filigree curls outward like engraved metalwork, studded with rendered gemstones in blue, green and clear tones. The ornament is dense, but it never competes with the crest — every scroll bends inward, pushing the eye back to the centre. Contrast does the work: cool blue against acid green, bright jewel points against dark recesses.

Use & Experience

On a tumbler's vertical silhouette, this hierarchy reads well from a distance. The crest occupies the front-facing focal area at eye height, the arched lettering follows the curve of the wraparound composition, and the banded borders at rim and base close the design like a frame. The green-toned handle echoes the palette, so the object holds together as one piece rather than a graphic applied to a shape.

Size & Capacity

Available capacity: 40 oz.

A crest treated as ornament — carried, not displayed.