Can Chinese tea be the new espresso?

Yi Cha is a proposal to help Chinese tea producers popularize their specialist teas with a worldwide audience. As the household espresso machine led to an increase in coffee consumption by making high-end coffee accessible in the home, Yi Cha is a simplified tea set that opens up the enjoyment and proper preparation of traditional Chinese tea for an international audience.

A sleek and self-explanatory system of components, Yi Cha enables the rich tastes of Chinese tea to be served in households, hotels and restaurants in a consistent and simple way. Using traditional zisha purple clay, the tea set draws on the rich material heritage of Chinese tea while providing a platform for Chinese tea manufacturers and potters to popularize their products.