We’re all about winter warmers in this cold, damp weather – and we believe in staying warm in style. That’s why we’ve compiled our edit of coffee cups, tea cups, brew pots, tea pots and more, some elegant, some of them bright and cheery, and all of them highly functional items that will elevate your coffee and tea drinking experience.
Rigby & Mac
£18.95
Coming in mint and red, this aluminium espresso maker is sure to brighten up your morning cuppa. Holds six cups worth of coffee.
Rigby & Mac
£18.95
Coming in mint and red, this aluminium espresso maker is sure to brighten up your morning cuppa. Holds six cups worth of coffee.
Shanghai Tang
HK$546.00
Shanghai Tang’s pretty bone china espresso cups come in a range of patterns – we love the orange Harmony cup, the blue Happiness cup, and the celadon Dragon cup. These cups are also on sale at a nice 30% off.
Shanghai Tang
HK$546.00
Shanghai Tang’s pretty bone china espresso cups come in a range of patterns – we love the orange Harmony cup, the blue Happiness cup, and the celadon Dragon cup. These cups are also on sale at a nice 30% off.
Clair’s Teas Of Joy
HK$840.00
Formulated by acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Clair Beardson, these teas are packed with herbs designed to support you in purifying and detoxifying, digesting and in relieving stress.
Clair’s Teas Of Joy
HK$840.00
Formulated by acupuncturist and Traditional Chinese Medicine practitioner Clair Beardson, these teas are packed with herbs designed to support you in purifying and detoxifying, digesting and in relieving stress.
Cristina Re
HK$419.00
From artist Cristina Re’s Paradise Palms collection, this teacup will add some tropical cheer to your tea or coffee drinking – especially welcome on these cold, grey winter days. These bone china cups are embellished with 24-carat gold details.
Cristina Re
HK$419.00
From artist Cristina Re’s Paradise Palms collection, this teacup will add some tropical cheer to your tea or coffee drinking – especially welcome on these cold, grey winter days. These bone china cups are embellished with 24-carat gold details.
Marimekko
£75.00
This porcelain teapot from Marimekko comes in black and white for simple, everyday style. It’s finished with a rubberwood handle.
Marimekko
£75.00
This porcelain teapot from Marimekko comes in black and white for simple, everyday style. It’s finished with a rubberwood handle.
Monologue London
£75.00 for set of 4 espresso cups or 4 mugs
These beautiful espresso cups and mugs are handmade, and they come in shades of grey or blue. We love this blue collection.
Monologue London
£75.00 for set of 4 espresso cups or 4 mugs
These beautiful espresso cups and mugs are handmade, and they come in shades of grey or blue. We love this blue collection.
Hazel & Hershey
From HK$150.00
Buy your beans fresh from Hazel & Hershey in Hong Kong. These particular beans are from the Tarrazu region of Costa Rica, exhibiting flavours of pear, fig and white tea.
Hazel & Hershey
From HK$150.00
Buy your beans fresh from Hazel & Hershey in Hong Kong. These particular beans are from the Tarrazu region of Costa Rica, exhibiting flavours of pear, fig and white tea.
Alessi
HK$825.00
Sleek and structured, this coffee maker was designed by Sicilian architect Mario Trimatchi for Alessi. It’s made of polished aluminium.
Alessi
HK$825.00
Sleek and structured, this coffee maker was designed by Sicilian architect Mario Trimatchi for Alessi. It’s made of polished aluminium.
Diesel Living X Seletti
From AU$98.00
This funky brass-and-stoneware tea collection features coffee cups, a sugar jar and tea bowls, complete with Saturn’s rings and lunar craters. Buy each item separately, or pick up the whole set.
Diesel Living X Seletti
From AU$98.00
This funky brass-and-stoneware tea collection features coffee cups, a sugar jar and tea bowls, complete with Saturn’s rings and lunar craters. Buy each item separately, or pick up the whole set.
Maria Jeglinska For 1882
US$130.00
The Nightingale earthenware set mixes craft techniques with the machine made, combining hand glazing and the mechanical reproduction of a hand-drawn pattern on tea and coffee ware. With its cups, sugar box, jug and plates, it’s perfect for teatime.
Maria Jeglinska For 1882
US$130.00
The Nightingale earthenware set mixes craft techniques with the machine made, combining hand glazing and the mechanical reproduction of a hand-drawn pattern on tea and coffee ware. With its cups, sugar box, jug and plates, it’s perfect for teatime.
S’well
From HK$250.00
These handy non-toxic, BPA-free, stainless steel bottles will keep your tea or coffee hot for up to 12 hours, and icy drinks cool for up to 24 hours. Buy one of S’well’s bottles, and you’ll also be curbing your use of disposable plastic bottles and cups – and helping the world reduce the amount of garbage that ends up in landfill. Available in range of fun prints and colours.
S’well
From HK$250.00
These handy non-toxic, BPA-free, stainless steel bottles will keep your tea or coffee hot for up to 12 hours, and icy drinks cool for up to 24 hours. Buy one of S’well’s bottles, and you’ll also be curbing your use of disposable plastic bottles and cups – and helping the world reduce the amount of garbage that ends up in landfill. Available in range of fun prints and colours.
Shang Xia
HK$10,000.00
This teaware collection will set you back a bit, but it’s worth it. It’s hand-made from fragile eggshell porcelain finished with flawless bamboo strips, which take days to weave around each item in the collection. Everything is made in China, and this brand is a subsidiary of Hermès.
Shang Xia
HK$10,000.00
This teaware collection will set you back a bit, but it’s worth it. It’s hand-made from fragile eggshell porcelain finished with flawless bamboo strips, which take days to weave around each item in the collection. Everything is made in China, and this brand is a subsidiary of Hermès.
Tom Dixon
AU$325.00
Brew your coffee in style with Tom Dixon’s heat-resistant, stainless steel cafetiere, which is finished in high-gloss copper. There’s also a matching milk pan, espresso cups, coffee caddy and more.
Tom Dixon
AU$325.00
Brew your coffee in style with Tom Dixon’s heat-resistant, stainless steel cafetiere, which is finished in high-gloss copper. There’s also a matching milk pan, espresso cups, coffee caddy and more.
Ichendorf Milano
€82.00
Japanese tea ceremony inspired this ethereally beautiful collection. It cleverly keeps drinks cool / hot thanks to two layers of glass separated by negative space.
Ichendorf Milano
€82.00
Japanese tea ceremony inspired this ethereally beautiful collection. It cleverly keeps drinks cool / hot thanks to two layers of glass separated by negative space.
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