Teaware can be beautiful AND  functional. Sadly often it is neither.
Who has not received an entirely unfunctional tea filter (does not close, leaves falling out etc).
On the design front, we see lots of teaware gimmicks that are at most funny for a day and soon loose their attraction. 
As big time tea lovers we are on the hunt of both super functional and yet timeless tea ware that allows us to
truly appreciate the art of the brewing style and the spirit of the leaf. Here are my tips.