Tea | Beautiful Packaging

Tea, the drink of choice for queens the world over, is also the king of beautiful packaging. I’ve been digging around and saving my favourites.

Here is an Orla Kiely designed tin for Bewley’s:

Kiely says of her bright box – “Bewley’s was an important sanctuary to me as a student living in Dublin and I am delighted to be working with them as they are an iconic Irish brand. We chose one of our signature prints – the ‘Scribble Stem’ in a classic red and cream with bright chartreuse contrast lid. We hope our tea caddy will add a flash of colour and become a treasured feature in the kitchen.”

English brand Clipper uses hand drawn type and illustration to showcase their natural flavours:

French brand Chateau Rouge, uses an object (which has relevance to name or the flavour notes) to identify each tea:

Mallard make the cutest takeaway cups – featuring whimsical patterns and a cute teapot silhouette:

“Mallard is a specialist tea company which sells loose leaf tea through its shop and tearoom in Knutsford. The mix and match branding is inspired by the eclectic feel of the establishment which is quirky, eccentric and unmistakably English.”

Andrews & Dunham sell loose tea in beautifully designed little tins – I love this elephant Ceylon one:

Finally, origami tea bags from Russia. Not strictly packaging bu whatevski – they are beautiful! The bird apparently forms and unfolds gradually while the tea infuses.

It seems those on the European side of the pond are miles ahead of the pack when it comes to injecting a little charm into their tea boxes!

What brand of tea do you drink? Does it keep it cute ‘n loose? Tight and tinned?

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