Tea=Time by Erez Bar-Am consists of a wide-rimmed tea cup specially designed to mimic the relaxing and slow nature of a tea ceremony. Bar-Am also designed Sugar Time, special sugar bubbles that float on top of the tea for about 10 seconds.
Sugar Time and the specially designed cup are meant to enhance the tea drinking experience and look like little flowers. The entire concept behind Tea=Time is to slow down and to enjoy a cup of tea.
Key Themes Behind This Trend
- Enhanced Beverage Experience
- Opportunities to design and produce innovative products or services that enhance the drinking experience, such as Sugar Time for tea.
- Redefining Tableware
- Opportunities to create products that challenge traditional norms around tableware, such as the wide-rimmed tea cup in the Tea=Time concept.
- Sustainable Product Design
- Opportunities to use eco-friendly materials or manufacturing processes when designing tea-time products, such as biodegradable sugar bubbles for Sugar Time.
Where This Applies
- Beverage Industry
- The beverage industry can explore new ways to enhance the flavor and presentation of tea or other staple drinks with innovative products and designs, such as Sugar Time or Tea=Time.
- Tableware Industry
- Opportunities exist for the tableware industry to create designs that challenge traditional expectations and enhance the overall experience of dining or drinking, such as the wide-rimmed tea cup featured in Tea=Time.
- Sustainability Industry
- The sustainability industry can work with tea-time product designers to create environmentally-friendly materials or manufacturing processes that maintain the quality and beauty of products, such as Sugar Time or Tea=Time, while reducing their impact on the planet.
