From Liuzhou’s glassblowing quarter to your tea table
During a sourcing expedition to Guangxi, Michael Zhan visited a cluster of family glass workshops in Liuzhou that had quietly supplied laboratory vessels for decades. Among the soot-painted brick kilns, he found a craftsman who shaped borosilicate tubing into flawless tea pitchers with a fusion of industrial precision and hand-blown intuition. Michael spent three days there, comparing prototypes, refining the spout angle for zero-drip pours, and adjusting the handle radius to accommodate both small and large hands. The 400ml capacity was a direct response to feedback from tea event organisers in Chengdu who needed a single pitcher to serve eight guests without constant refilling. Each piece in this batch was individually examined by Michael for optical clarity, heat endurance, and minute lip imperfections. The result is a tool that disappears in your ritual, letting the tea take centre stage — silent, stable, and utterly transparent.