2021 / Uk

Journal du Thé invites the reader to explore contemporary tea culture. It is said, that what makes a teapot a teapot is the empty space inside. Likewise this publication sets out to explore space – in this case the space surrounding a cup of tea. With a curious and playful eye, Journal du Thé investigates the palette of cultures and feelings contained within tea practices and their power to overcome borders. For us, tea is a symbol of togetherness.
 
 

Issue 3—This chapter explores everyday tea culture in India, visits craftspeople in Japan, England and elsewhere while musing about the concept of scale. Issue 3 features the potter Steve Harrison; tiny teaware in Alsace, France; the Kakuun-tei teahouse in the heart of Tokyo forest; a short introduction to Einstein’s Tea Leaf Paradox; the metal craftswoman Yumi Nakamura; an Indian tearoom in 1920s Germany and its relation to the Bauhaus; the delicate Japanese confectionary of Okashimaru; an essay on tea gardens in India and Japan; a list of books and what they have in common with the tea ceremony, among others.

English, published annually
128 pages, softback