French studio Ciguë has outfitted a historic Manhattan store with green-toned clay, walnut millwork and a charcoal wood filtration system for the flagship store of matcha brand 12 Matcha. More about Ciguë creates "velvety and mysterious" interior for 12 Matcha in New York
Fashion brand Loewe has unveiled Loewe Teapots, an exhibition of 25 teapots including vessels by David Chipperfield, Patricia Urquiola and Wang Shu, at Milan design week. More about David Chipperfield and Patricia Urquiola create sculptural teapots for Loewe
Japanese studio Kooo Architects used custom-made bricks that combine compressed earth with waste tea leaves to create a natural feel inside the Théatre teashop in Beijing. More about Bricks made with tea leaves clad Beijing teahouse by Kooo Architects
Emerging London-based artist Hannah Lim has created a unique set of cake stands and snuff pots for the Bulgari hotel in London. More about Hannah Lim designs afternoon tea stands that "capture the essence of Bulgari"
Local studio SODA has used warm colours and natural materials to create the first store for tea brand Chai Guys on Portobello Road in London's Notting Hill neighbourhood. More about Chai Guys Portobello cafe interior evokes "the colour of spices"
Dezeen Showroom: Austrian designer Julia Schwarz has released a range of drinkware for her homeware brand Simiæn, which is designed to be used while drinking lichen tea. More about Licking Rocks tea set by Julia Schwarz for Simiæn
Trailing plants and a rope-lined staircase feature in the flagship store for a tea company designed by Brazilian studio SuperLimão. More about Natural materials fill Desinchá tea shop in São Paulo by SuperLimão
Raams Architecture Studio has used white MDF blocks to line the Mini Cuppa cafe in Shanghai, China, in homage to the modular cube system employed by Frank Lloyd Wright across his seminal Textile Block Houses. More about Raams Architecture Studio stacks 388 white blocks to form Shanghai tea shop
Shanghai-based graphic design studio Lin Shaobin has created packaging for tea that uses burnt paper to emulate traditional Chinese ink paintings of misty mountains. More about Lin Shaobin emulates mountainous scenes with burnt paper for Chinese tea packaging
Architecture studio Waterfrom Design has completed the Tea Community Centre, a multipurpose building in Xiamen, China, that is partially concealed beneath the surface of a pool of water. More about Waterfrom Design builds tea house with a basement hidden beneath a water pool
White quartz, Venetian plaster and various types of wood feature in this bright and airy tea shop, designed by architecture firm New Practice Studio. More about New Practice Studio infuses Manhattan tea house with natural materials and Asian motifs
Curving pale wooden furnishings and soft pink, green and blue tones decorate this tea shop in New York City designed by local firm New Practice Studio. More about New Practice Studio colours minimal tea shop Spiritea with pastels in Manhattan
Mozhao Architects has added a furniture shop and tea house to a technology park in Shenzhen, in a series of six concrete blocks. More about Six interlocking concrete blocks form Living Art Pavilion in Shenzhen
Huge elevated boxes creates private tearooms inside this cafe in a Shanghai warehouse, designed by locally based studio Linehouse. More about Linehouse adds elevated tearooms in a warehouse for Tingtai Teahouse in Shanghai
Japanese studio Nendo has designed a set of bowls that appear "as if one is growing out of the other" for Chinese lifestyle brand Zens, along with a "seemingly unbalanced" tea set that hides under its lid. More about Nendo creates fungi-like tableware and a tea set with an oversized lid
Russell Sage Studio looked to the crops of Bangladesh to form the rich-hued interiors of this tea shop and bar in central London, which serves hot drinks by day and alcohol-infused tipples at night. More about Tea shop meets cocktail bar in London's Teatulia
British tea brand PG Tips is launching a new tea bag made from 100 per cent biodegradable plant-based materials, replacing its old design that included a proportion of polypropylene plastic. More about PG Tips ditches plastic to create completely biodegradable tea bags
British architect Norman Foster used a combination of stainless steel, porcelain and glass to create this tea set for Danish brand Stelton. More about Norman Foster designs minimal tea set for Stelton
British designer Tom Dixon has created a range of laboratory-style glassware, designed to make the process of preparing hot drinks look like alchemy. More about Tom Dixon unveils double-skin glassware inspired by laboratory equipment
London design studio Native & Co has used five different clays to design a set of tableware that's matched to specific oolong teas. More about Native & Co designs clay Wu teapots to suit specific brews