STEEP TEA SET

FINAL YEAR

MAJOR PROJECT

 

Steep is a cross cultural tea set, influenced by the tea drinking cultures from across the world. It is designed to be a social catalyst, allowing for many different ways of preparing tea.

The goal of this project was to Design a tea set or similar product which brings various cultures of tea drinking into a common space, and facilitates positive, shared experiences through education and social interaction:
- Create a carefully considered commercial/retail product, along with branding and packaging concepts.
- Research and distil different cultures’ tea-drinking habits into a unified design language
- Consider easy, effective and functional storage, usage and cleaning of the product.
Made out of porcelain, with an Olivewood tray and lids.