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 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
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
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
Chinese design brand Defront has created a tea service that it hopes will make traditional drinking ceremonies popular with the country's younger generation. More about Defront's Hei tea set is designed to revive China's tea ceremony tradition
Graduate shows 2016: Pforzheim University graduate Roxanne Flick has created a porcelain tea set that resembles the long necks and bodies of flamingoes. More about Roxanne Flick bases ceramic tea set on the shape of flamingos
Industrial designer Marc Newson has created a limited-edition silver tea service for Danish metalware brand Georg Jensen, which features handles made from mammoth tusks. More about Marc Newson designs £82,000 silver tea set with mammoth-ivory handles for Georg Jensen
Brooklyn designer Paul Loebach has used simple forms and materials for a teapot and matching glasses to provide an alternative to the "grandma look" of some ceramic designs (+ slideshow). More about Paul Loebach creates tea set with laboratory glass
Icelandic studio Hlutagerðin has designed this leather and lambskin armour to keep teapots warm and protect tablets from coffee table scrapes (+ slideshow). More about Hlutagerðin recreates ancient Icelandic armour for tea cosy and tablet case
Each of these porcelain teapots by Memphis group designer George Sowden has a steel basket filter with over 160,000 tiny holes to improve the taste of tea (+ slideshow). More about George Sowden designs Softbrew Teapots to alleviate "lousy" tea bags
British designer Tom Dixon has launched a tea set made of spun brass. More about Form Tea Set made of brass by Tom Dixon
Milan 2013: this silver serving set for tea and cake was designed by Dutch studio Scholten & Baijings for Danish silverware and jewellery company Georg Jensen and launched at Spazio Rossana Orlandi last week. More about Tea with Georg by Scholten & Baijings for Georg Jensen
News: Dutch design collective Droog will turn the notion of piracy in China on its head by unveiling its own copies of Chinese objects in a Guangzhou shopping centre next week. More about Droog copies China
The forms of this tea service by design graduate Eunjae Lee are based on the components of an engine. More about Silent Machine by Eunjae Lee
Dezeen Platform: product designer Paula Benvegnú uses Dezeen Platform to present Family Tea today, a set of 30 ceramic cups and a teapot that represent a family tree. More about Today at Dezeen Platform: Paula Benvegnú
London Design Festival 2011: London designer Makiko Nakamura will exhibit a tea set engulfed in flowers and foliage at Tent London during the London Design Festival next month. More about 100 Years After the Party by Makiko Nakamura
Endhoven designer Joon Lee has created this tea set where all the cups are linked to a central jug by ropes. More about Drink Link by Joon Lee
American designer Louie Rigano has created a range of teapots that combines mass-produced wooden handles and lids with individual hand-thrown bodies. More about Teapot/cup by Louie Rigano