Tomb Raider | 180ml

There’s a funny shift that happens with teapots... and probably all hobbies in general.

At first we want the flashy: dramatic colors, big statements, things that shout across the table. Only later do we start to notice the quiet details, the subtleties that take a slower kind of appreciation.

This pot sits right in that space.

Thin-walled in a way that’s rare for an essential, with a pour that’s as clean as you’d expect from something more expensive. And then there are the flecks. Little golden specks in the clay that you’ll probably only notice if you’re holding it in hand, letting the light catch just right.

On another pot they’d be loud, maybe even over the top, or the result of some reduction or wood-fired firing that would cost ten times more. Here, they just… rest quietly, waiting to be seen.

Don’t expect a perfect lid fit, there’s a bit of give but it won’t drip out the top either. A very satisfying, very affordable pot.

And the flat lid? Still flat. But somehow, that’s part of the charm.