This home in Gothenburg is to die for: lovely white walls, grey Scandinavian furniture and black accessories. I love the soft white and grey marble table and how the even the kids bedrooms tie in with the monochrome theme – I want some of that furniture for myself! I partly wanted to feature this home because of the lovely MENU teapot (above) designed by NORM Architects. I’ve been lusting after it for ages, then couldn’t believe my luck when I snapped it up 50% off in UK concept store Figure 8’s recent sale (a lovely shop by the way).
The glass kettle fuses ‘Asian Zen-philosophy and modern Scandinavian architecture’ say the designers Jonas Bjerre-Poulsen and Kasper Rønn: ‘Tea is so much more than just a cup of hot water, and we felt that all the healthy benefits – and the sky high “cosy factor” of tea, deserved a new teapot. One where you can actually see the brewing.’ A stainless steel tea egg sits in the middle of the pot attached to a silicone string to pull it out, allowing you to watch the water turn green, brown, black, etc. ‘It was the traditional red silk cord, used in old books, that led us to the idea of a silicone cord. And to stay in the well known world of tea, we placed a small mark at the end of the string, just like the ones on regular teabags,’ they add.
All images: Stadshem
