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Femke Roefs

Photographer: DESIGN ACADEMY EINDHOVEN (RENÉ VAN DER HULST)

A NEW TEA TRADITION

Instead of a quick slurp from a plain mug, drinking tea should once again become a relaxing ritual, according to Femke Roefs. In the great tea-drinking cultures of Japan and the Middle East, the beverage does more than just quench the thirst; it fulfils an important social role as well. With this in mind, Roefs has created a mobile tea trolley out of bamboo, complete with a hand-crafted copper kettle and accompanying heat source, plus room for cups, saucers, sweets and all sorts of teas. In short, the trolley acts as a luxurious centrepiece to reinstill the age-old drink with a sense of occasion, transforming the mundane into a moment worth savouring.