A porcelain teapot is put in its associated holding device where it can be swayed forward well, directed so that the tea can be easily poured into a cup without having to lift the teapot. Furthermore the holding device is able to boil up the liquid in the teapot and to keep it warm precisely on different temperatures.
Designer: Lotte Alpert
Far from short and stout, the Rocking Teapot explores design behind intuition and perceived function. Everyone tips a teapot to pour it so why not integrate that function into the design? In many cultures tea ceremonies are tradition and time honored. The need for design to assist in the simple act of pouring and serving is personal and holds emotional meanings, not to mention beautiful.
Designer: Betina Piqueras
UPDATE: Closed. Happy Father’s Day!
Thanks to Joey Roth & Jesse Jacobs, we are giving you a chance to win a Sorapot Teapot valued at $200. To make the moment even more special, he will also receive limited-edition tea from Samovar. Leave your comments after the jump telling us why your dad is special and who knows, it could be you and him reliving memories over the perfect cup of tea!
Contest Ends: June 20, 12:00 am PST
Drinking tea is a special time. Unlike coffee, where things are rushed at a breakneck speed, drinking tea is a time of introspection, and meditation. It is personal, spiritual and ceremonial. The Zygo teapot draws on these qualities to enhance the tea experience. The delicate yet sturdy ceramic frame embraces the stainless steel sphere in an engaging juxtaposition of form, surface, and material.
Designer: Shaun Redsar
A quick glance at the Avestruz Tea Set and it may not be apparent it’s inspired by an ostrich with its head in the ground. A novel idea that serves no intrinsic value but the aesthetic is kind of charming don’t you think. My only question is if the handle is the neck, then the spout is the…?
Designer: Daniel Marcelo Salvatore
This is the Teapot Coin Bank, and it’s definitely not the LEAST strange bank I’ve seen all day. Heck, it’s not the least strange bank I’ve seen the entire course of my life. I’ve seen more normal banks to be sure. But I have not seen a more excellent bank today. This bank allows you to insert coins through its top, then when you need a few back, just pour them out through the spout. The spout is big enough to let you have just a few at a time (just enough for some ice cream.)
Designer: Yi Weishen of MEGAWING [Buy It Here]
If you are the sort of person that’s got their fingers in the 3D rendering world, you might know about computer graphics researcher Martin Newell. In 1975 he took it upon himself to digitize his own Melitta teapot. Since then the teapot has become a common symbol, a basic project for every 3D object worker and designer. What Art Lebedev studio’s done here is to take that concept, that teapot, and push it back into the real. Red, green, blue, and alpha.
Designer: Art Lebedev Studio
Delve into the archives of Yanko Design and you’ll notice that 6 out of 10 designs are by Korean Designers! It’s never been a calculated attempt on our part, but the truth is that their ideas and concepts are so innovative and in-sync with “good design”, that it is hard to ignore. Many of you write in to ask how we find out about these designers; I can’t give out our trade secret, but I can direct you to a place where you can meet them in person and maybe share your passion for design. The Korea Pavilion will be set up at the 100% Design London, this September.
Korea Design Pavilion: L70 @ 100% Design London: 23 - 26 Sept, 2010
It’s here, we got it and have been drinking tea like there’s no tomorrow – Joey Roth’s Sorapot. How excited was I to open such a beautifully packaged teapot! It’s important to note all the packaging materials are 100% recycled. The Sorapot is a modern teapot, with its architectural shape and simple functionality designed to bring the quiet beauty of tea and brewing tea into focus. How well does it perform? Hit the jump for our review.
Designer: Joey Roth
Or ON sticks I should say, as that’s what you’re about to do once you’ve got your hand grabbers on this fabulous invention right here. This is the “Teapot Warmer” designed by Christoph Matthias specifically for you tea lovers and tea enthusiasts out there looking for a new way to heat tea. It is like a campfire, it is said, and reminds one of the warming glow and loving environment of the outdoors, roughing it without roughing it.
Designer: Christoph Matthias [ Buy it Here ]
The Kicker Tea Tumbler, the latest concept from Kicker Studio, combines a teapot, infuser, and heater into a minimal tumbler that subtly incorporates technology to ensure that each brew yields the perfect cup of tea each time. The “low tech” feel and natural materials preserve the sensory experience of sight, touch, and smell of traditional tea making.
Designer: Kicker Studio
The Yin & Yang is a teapot designed for two people. So if one person prefers green and the other prefers red – you can prepare both of them inside this teapot . The spouts even double as the handle. Cool idea and looks quite beautiful too. Great opportunity here to show very contrasting teas.
Designer: Ewa Sendecka
What do you think this is? Hint….literally speaking it keeps the doctor away, but what it holds is a pot full of paradise!
Designer: Sungkuk Park
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