The Dew Kōhua Tī by Sean Hongxin Zhang is a highly esteemed winner of the very prestigious 2020 A' Design Award Parahi in Hoahoa Taputapu Tunu, Rīhi, Inu me te Kuku Competition Category.

ParahiTaputapu Kīhini· 2020

The Dew Kōhua Tī

by Sean Hongxin Zhang

Client: Hongxin Zhang

A' Design Award Parahi Winner in Taputapu Kīhini Category

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The Design

About The Dew Kōhua Tī

Ko te Dew he kōhua tī i hangaia ki te karaehe me te maitai kūmore. Ko te tikanga whakapaka i whakaarohia mai i te miihini kawhe tuku iho o Itāria. Ka whakatakotoria nga rau tī ki roto i te ruma o runga. Ina hurihia te Dew kia porohuri, ka nekehia e te pēhanga hau te wai mai i te wāhanga o runga ki te wāhanga o raro. Ka noho tonu nga rau tī ki te wāhanga o runga, nā reira ka huri te wāhanga o raro hei kōhua tuari. Ko te āhua i whakaarohia mai i te hanganga o te kōpata haukū, e tipu ana ā-iti haere i te wā e whakaemi ai te mākū, he rite tonu ki te whakapaka whakamutunga o te tī.

The Recognition

About the A' Design Award Parahi

Ko The Dew Kōhua Tī te toa o te A' Design Award Parahi, he whakaaetanga tino whai mana e hoatu ana ki ngā hoahoa kōeke e tohua ana mā te auaha, te mahi mōhio me te whakaaro hōhonu. Ko ngā toa Parahi he mahi pukenga e rite ana, he auaha mīharo, e whakatūturu ana i te wheako nui, te whakaaro me te mōhio-ā-ringa o ā rātou kaihoahoa. E tūmanakohia ana ko The Dew Kōhua Tī he taonga whakanuia, whakamīharotia, aroha nui, he ngaio, he auaha hoki. Ko tēnei hoahoa i toa i te Parahi e whakauru ana i ngā tikanga pai rawa i te toi, te pūtaiao, te hoahoa me te hangarau, ā, he tino mīharo ki ngā taipitopito. Ka whakatutuki a The Dew Kōhua Tī i ngā hiahia, ka pā ki ngā hiahia, ka whakaoho i ngā kare-ā-roto, ā, ka kume i te pākiki.

Behind the Design

Press Kit

Credits, team members and technical details provided by the designer.

Unique Properties: Green represents not only the tea culture, but is healthierthan its competitor coffee, or even black tea, its own kind. Therefore, that is why I created The Dew teapot, the function of the teapot is inspired by Italian traditional coffee maker. By playing with the air pressure upside down, the liquid of tea at the upper part return to the lower part and leaves the tea leaves at the upper part, the lower part become the teapot and the user could enjoy the tea.
Tags: Teapot, electric, design, dew
Production Technology: Glass, stainless steel
Inspiration: The inspiration of the teapot was taken from hundreds of drawings of the formation of the dewdrop. The formation of the dewdrop is a process of accumulation, wherein it will absorb moisture and grows gradually. Just like the tea making process of teapot The Dew. It also gives me inspiration about the aesthetics of the teapot's shape.
Image Credits: Hongxin Zhang

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