tea stained

I like cups, all sorts, but generally the one at home are white inside. Down side is, I don't like tea stains, they make things look grubby even when you know they're clean. Luckily, I find something satisfying about getting rid of them, despite my hatred of bleach.

Designer Bethan Laura Wood, may actually change my mind on the horror of tea stains. Her series of ceramic teacups entitled, "Stain", is centred around the development of the product once in use and the decorative pattern actually improving as cup after cup of tea is brewed and the inevitable stains begin to build on its surface. The project is intended to challenge the assumption that use is damaging the object.

The surface of the bone china is treated in such a way that initially invisible patterns begin to become more vivid as they are constantly filled. However the way in which the pattern develops, the saturation of the colour and particular areas of concentration, depends on the drinking habits of the particular tea jenny making the brew.

Anything to get away from an extra cleaning job. Such a good idea.

Link | Wood London "Stain" by Bethan Laura Wood
Link | Wood London "Stain 2014 | Flock" by Bethan Laura Wood
Link | Spot Cup by Bethan Laura Wood from L’ArcoBaleno


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Listening: Emily's Pine - The Bluetones