# Floating Sugar Trios Sugar Time are Specially Designed Sweeteners for Tea Time By Marissa Liu | Published 2010-01-05 | Art & Design Source: Trend Hunter, https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/sugar-time References: [yankodesign](http://www.yankodesign.com/2010/01/05/this-time-tea-time/) & [erezbaram](http://www.erezbaram.com/) 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](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/melon-afternoon-tea). Bar-Am also designed Sugar Time, special [sugar bubbles that float on top](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cotton-candy-magic-floating-puff-balls) of the tea for about 10 seconds. Sugar Time and the [specially designed cup](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/tea-for-two-collection) 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. ## Trend Insights (Trend Hunter) - Score: 1.4/10 - Popularity: 10% | Activity: 24% | Freshness: 8% - Audience gender: 30% men, 70% women - Primary generations: Millennial, Gen X - Top markets: North America, Europe ## Categories [Trend Hunter](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends) > [Art & Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/artdesign) > [Design](https://www.trendhunter.com/design) ## Key Themes ### 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. ## Related on Trend Hunter - [Beverage-Enhancing Sugar Cubes](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/handcrafted-sugar-cube.md) - [Ready-to-Sip Tea Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cup-ji.md) - [Opulent Floral Tea Collections](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/brew-to-a-tea.md) - [Sensor-Guided Tea Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/soundsip.md) - [Decadent Dessert Teas](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/almost-tea-dessert-tea.md) - [Tea-Infused Fruity Cookies](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/teafusions-waffle-cookies.md) - [Effortless Tea Brewing Cups](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cuptone-teacup.md) - [Contemporary Tea Maker Concepts](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/u-soo.md) - [Compact Tea-Infused Mixers](https://www.trendhunter.com/trends/cocktail-and-mocktail-trio.md)