Written on February 4, 2009 – 10:17 am | by Maria Mihale |
When I first discovered the magic of tea, I became somehow obsessed with knowing as much as it was possible about the history of tea and having my kitchen stuffed with all sorts of bags with different types of tea that I knew nothing about up until the day I had this revelation. I immediately became interested in everything that had to do with this delicious beverage and I started reading about it with the excitement of a little child that is allowed to do whatever he wants for a whole week, without restraints.



This is how I found about a legend that placed the beginning of the tea in the ancient China, where, 5,000 years ago, an early emperor called Shen Nung had an excessive precaution as far as hygiene was concerned. Therefore, one of his edicts required that the water was boiled before being drunk. One day, when the servants began to boil the water for the emperor and his court to drink, some falling dried leaves found their way to the pot with boiling water, giving it a brown touch. Amazed by the unexpected miracle, the emperor was courageous enough to taste the new liquid and found it spectacular. And this was the first day of tea.



Since the day I’ve made my first research, I couldn’t just stop drinking tea and I’m quite impressed when I see people showing some interest in a beverage that is quite neglected (at least in my country).

In the given context, you’d understand the reason why I feel like being in the seventh heaven when reading an article about a tea-infuser and then write about it with my very own hands. The Sharky is no more, no less than a shark-fin shaped tea infuser, which is impressive because it’s a delicate mixture between the natural fear of people when it comes to sharks and the elegance, the pure British elegance, of a nice cup of tea.



Created by Argentine designer Pablo Matteoda, the stainless steel tea infuser (I assume it’s made of stainless steel) combines the dark and the bright side of life, in general, and of tea, in particular.

The Sharky tea infuser is still a concept, for the moment. Huge disappointment, right?

(Source: gadgets.boingboing.net)