Flowers! Teas! Ceramics!
A limited edition holiday gift box collaboration of ceramics and flower teas by Los Angeles-based ceramicist Raina Lee and designer Krystal Chang.
Raina creates hand formed ceramics with artist-made glazes in limited numbers and colorways. Her work has been featured in the New York Times, Architectural Digest, and Domino. Krystal is an architect and designer of flowers, landscapes, and installations. She has created floral installations for Design Within Reach, Otherwild, ESMoA, and the Schindler House.
Krystal is launching Hua Tea, a line of flower teas based on traditional Chinese remedies, all hand-blended and hand-batched in Los Angeles. (“Hua” is the phonetic pronunciation of “flower” in Mandarin Chinese.) Chrysanthemums have a long history in Chinese medicine; with their anti-inflammatory properties and rich in Vitamin A, they are used to cool the body and brighten the eye.
The flower tea blends available are Three Chrysanthemums, containing closed buds, open buds, and full blooms of Hangzhou chrysanthemum; Golden Bouquet, containing Kunlun chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, and osmanthus; and Old World Five Flower, containing chrysanthemum, honeysuckle, pagoda tree flower, kapok, and frangipani.
All of the flower teas are naturally non-caffeinated herbal tisanes and can be enjoyed at any time of day or night. Hua Tea is currently available at Proof Bakery in Los Angeles.
We are offering two gift boxes:
- Hua Tea x Raina Lee Ceramics Limited Edition Gift Set: Small gift box with a ceramic mug, small ceramic dish, a tin each of Three Chrysanthemums and Golden Bouquet, and a tea basket strainer (50 available, $145 each)
- Hua Tea x Raina Lee Ceramics Limited Edition Gift Set Deluxe: Large gift box with two ceramic mugs, a ceramic bud vase, a tin each of Three Chrysanthemums and Golden Bouquet, a pouch of Old World Five Flower, and a silk-screened tea towel naturally dyed with the teas themselves (20 available, $285 each)These gift boxes will be available in person at In Todo, a BIPOC craft fair in Los Angeles on December 11-12; at Raina’s holiday treehouse sales in December; and online at www.krystalchang.com for nationwide shipping.
We are also offering Tree House Tea House! A floral and ceramics extravaganza for Los Angeles locals—for $1,500, visit Raina’s treehouse in Mt. Washington (profiled in NYT’s T Magazine) for a private tea tasting with her and Krystal and take home a set of flower teas, a bespoke floral arrangement, and a selection of ceramics of your choice! Experience is for two guests.
Products for sale here:
http://www.krystalchang.com/shop
Contact: Krystal Chang - hello@krystalchang.com, 818-854-5157
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