No more submerged strings with tethered tea mugs

Published on 28 July 2010 by Agony Uncle

In my opinion (and most of the British Empire) a good cup of tea cures all ails. Many will attest to my tea-making prowess, whether they’ve received one in the early afternoon or in the wee hours of the morning from the night before. A spoon for each cup and one for the pot: there’s a certain romanticism about brewing tea with love.

And then there’s the tea bag. Man’s solution to the tea strainer, the pariah of good taste and a representation of general laziness; it has been disambiguated into a lewd sexual act and is now a source of restrained giggles in the tearoom. And then there’s the string that never stays outside of the cup.

New York designer and founder of le moutin noir & co, George Lee’s design solves the escapee string dilemma by allowing consumers to tether their teabag directly to the mug when pouring water in. Biscuits and polite conversation not included.