Wee Birdy: Top tea sets: Patricia Urquiola for Rosenthal

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November 11, 2008

Top tea sets: Patricia Urquiola for Rosenthal

Small Tea Pot by Patricia Urquiola, £75, from the Design Museum.

Cup and saucer by Patricia Urquiola, £25, from the Design Museum

Sugar Bowl by Patricia Urquiola, £35, and Creamer by Patricia Urquiola, £30, from the Design Museum.

I love the amazing new ceramic tea range by Spanish designer Patricia Urquiola for Rosenthal, which is currently on show at the Design Museum. The exquisite detail on the handles is evocative of the almost honey-comb pattern of the open holes in lace or paper doilies. So very suitable for partaking in an avant-garde afternoon tea. Ship in some clotted cream from Devon and away you go! The range is available to purchase from the Design Museum shop. Perfect for Christmas presents, too.

Patricia Urquiola – Purely Porcelain
10 October – 25 January 2009
The Design Museum
Shad Thames
London SE1 2YD
Tel. 020 7403 6933
Nearest tube: London Bridge
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11 Nov 2008 11:27:50 | A week of Tea, Ceramics, London design, Shopping in London, Shopping in SE1

2 Comments

Oooooh...these will look really good on the Usame coffee table/breakfast-in-bed tray that she designed for Kartell!
http://www.madeindesign.co.uk/prod-Usame-Kartell-ref8840-b4.html

Posted by: the likkle girl who wurves pwetty things | November 12, 2008 at 08:29 AM

Ahhh gawd, that table is GREAT! I love Kartell. xx

Posted by: Top Bird | November 13, 2008 at 04:10 PM

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