Tie Tea Mug Holds the String with its Tooth
Tea drinking is a nearly-timeless tradition that spans the globe, particularly popular during these cold months of the year when we like to huddle around the table with a warm beverage. But the question of the tea bag still begs for integrated design ideas.
The Tie Tea cup (read it aloud to get the double meaning) has two small notches in the site around which one can wrap the string associated with most standard tea bags. No more worrying about having to reach in and retrieve a lost string and holding tag, thanks to this simple tooth-like solution.
Jonas Trampedach proposes a final resting place for your finished tea bag – a coffin, of sorts, in which to put it out of the way and out of sight. A secret bag-shaped impression in the ceramic saucer below your cup lets you hide this unwanted element when its usefulness is at an end.
Why present them in tandem? Well, they both address similar issues of usability but … think about it: there is no reason not to combine these two designs into one, either. A Tie Tea Cup and a Tea Bag Coffin Saucer would work great together for during and after a tea-drinking season. For fun, here are two more tea-bag-oriented cup designs.
The Tie Tie Mug is available for purchase at Gessato, if you’d like one of your very own.
“It’s time to let tea bag fishing into the past. The ingenious Tie Tea Mug draws inspiration from boat dock cleats to keep tea bags firmly anchored to the mug’s rim. Designed by George Lee, founder of le mouton noir & co., the mug has a beautifully simple but clever design. It features two notches at the rim that provide a convenient solution to tie a tea bag securely. That way, it will never float away in your tea and make you fish it out from the mug with a spoon. Made of porcelain, the Tie Tea Mug holds about 12 ounces of tea and is conveniently microwave-safe. Available in a right handed version.”
