# Buoyant Tea Baubles The Floating Tea Strainer by Kinto is Colorful and Vibrant By Meghan Young | Published 2011-01-19 | Lifestyle Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/floating-tea-strainer References: [bookofjoe](http://www.bookofjoe.com/2011/01/apply-within-via-notcot.html) & [wgsn-hbl.blogspot](http://wgsn-hbl.blogspot.com/2011/01/kinto-at-maison-objet-and-nyigf.html) If you're looking for a colorful way to make your [loose leaf tea](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-tea-infuser), then the Floating Tea Strainer will quite literally float your boat. Cute and simple, it offers a slight tweak on more traditional ways to make that perfect cup of tea. Brought to you by Japanese company [Kinto](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/osoi), the Floating Tea Strainer is part of their spring/summer 2011 product collection. It is available in [six different colors](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-kettle-collective), making it easy to match with any style of home decor. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 2.0/10 - Popularity: 27% | Activity: 26% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Gen Z, Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe, Asia ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Lifestyle](https://www.trendhunter.com/lifestyle) > [Drinking](https://www.trendhunter.com/drinking) ## Key Themes ### Why This Trend Is Growing - **Colorful Tea Accessories:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating vibrant and visually appealing tea strainers and related products. - **Creative Tea-making Tools:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in designing innovative and unconventional tea-making tools that add a touch of fun and creativity to the tea-making process. - **Personalized Tea Experience:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in developing personalized tea accessories and tools that cater to individual preferences and enhance the tea-drinking experience. ### Industries Being Reshaped - **Home Decor:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in creating tea accessories that seamlessly blend with different home decor styles and become a trendy element in interior design. - **Kitchenware:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in reimagining and redesigning tea-making tools to be more aesthetically pleasing and visually striking, enhancing the overall kitchenware experience. - **Gifts and Souvenirs:** Opportunity for disruptive innovation in producing unique and eye-catching tea-related products that make for perfect gifts or souvenirs, appealing to tea enthusiasts and collectors. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Magnetic Three-in-One Tea Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/ohteavor.md) - [Stacked Tea Kettle Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/stacked-tea-kettle.md) - [Contemporary Tea Maker Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/u-soo.md) - [Mindful Tea-Making Appliances](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-maker-concept.md) - [Playful Teapot Designs](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teapot-design1.md) - [Luxury Full-Leaf Tea Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/affinitea.md) - [Relaxing Countertop Tea Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/smart-tea-maker.md) - [Next-Gen Tea Brewers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/airomini.md) - [Grim Reaper Tea Infusers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/grim-reaper-tea.md)