Chinese tea · barrel, tip, one colour of ink
The liquor settles where the ink would be
Thirty-four Chinese teas loaded into a clear hexagonal barrel, dry leaf above and brewed liquor in the tip, so each tea reads as its own colour of ink.
Chinese tea · barrel, tip, one colour of ink
Thirty-four Chinese teas loaded into a clear hexagonal barrel, dry leaf above and brewed liquor in the tip, so each tea reads as its own colour of ink.
3 teas · 3 categories
This is disposable-object design: one moulded shape, a transparent body so you can see how much is left, and flat colour that survives being printed badly on anything. Tea fits the container because a tea is judged first by the colour of its liquor, and a clear barrel with the brew in the tip shows that colour without a tasting note. The hexagonal facets are there for grip, not for looks, and they give the photograph an honest hard edge instead of a soft glow. Orange and blue stay flat and unshaded so the leaf is the only thing in the frame with texture. The small stickered figure keeps the tone light — this is an everyday object, not a ceremony. Chinese tea is drunk daily far more often than it is performed, and the everyday is worth designing for.