VALLEY tea tray concept with a square body, a mountain ridge and two removable perforated platforms.

A sculptural tea tray

A landscape for your tea ritual.

Ridges descend into a continuous valley. Two platforms hold teaware above the landscape. Material and colour give your tea setting its character.

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Design concept · pre-production

VALLEY in a tea setting, with an open view of its mountain landscape.

The tea ritual

Teaware rests above the valley, leaving the landscape in view. The restrained geometry of the body brings the tea setting together around a single sculptural form.

A continuous landscape

From the ridge to the valley floor.

Branching ridges, gullies and fine channels merge into an uneven basin floor. The interior is conceived as one surface, with no separate mountain block or square plinths.

The landscape continues beneath the platforms.

Platforms installedBody without platforms

Full-size CAD model with a continuous valley and two platforms. — Prototype geometry · Grand · Platforms installed

Body with the platforms removed, showing the continuous valley and ten integrated supports.

Body without platforms

Construction

One body. Two removable parts.

The mountains and valley form the body. Each platform rests on four corner points and one central support. Lift them out to reveal the full interior surface.

Fine perforations let poured water pass into the basin. Each platform lifts out to reveal the valley below. The top surfaces sit level with the rim.

Individually removable

Open up the interior landscape.

Five supports per platform

Four corner supports and one at the centre.

Level with the rim

A shared top line for the body and platforms.

In the current design, water collects inside the body. There is no external drain fitting.

Colour and material

One landscape. Six expressions.

Each edition pairs a body finish with a platform material. Choose a combination for your teaware and the space around it.

01 / 06Graphite and natural PEEK

Material concept · Grand visualization

The visuals establish the colour and texture direction. Final finishes will be approved against physical samples.

Choose a size

CompactGrand

Production dimensions are being finalized.

Graphite and natural PEEK

A quiet contrast between dark metal and warm platforms, complementing the natural colours of tea ceramics.

Body: Anodized aluminium in warm graphite
Platforms: Unfilled PEEK in its natural sand tone

Your selection

VALLEY Grand · Graphite and natural PEEK

Two formats in development

Choose the scale of your tea setting.

Compact and Grand are the collection’s two planned sizes. The dimensions below belong to the reference CAD models used to develop their proportions.

CAD reference footprints at the same scale. Outline comparison, not a terrain drawing.

170 × 170 × 28 mm

A1 mini FDM prototype

A smaller format for an intimate tea setting. The current model is a 3D-printable prototype for checking form and assembly.

310 × 310 × 48 mm

Full-size CAD reference

A broader landscape and a more generous composition. The full-size model provides a basis for the next stage of production development.

Production dimensions for both sizes are not yet approved. The mini prototype is not an approved commercial specification for Compact.

Material directions

Material gives the form its character.

The body is being developed in CNC-machined anodized aluminium. The platforms explore three material families: aluminium, engineering polymers and carbon-fibre laminate.

Graphite tea tray body with two sand-coloured PEEK platforms.

Graphite and natural PEEK · Material concept · Grand visualization

Your selection · Graphite / PEEK

Anodized aluminium

Body and metal platforms

A satin surface and soft metallic highlights reveal the ridges, slopes and depth of the valley.

Material grades, surface finishes and conditions of use will be specified after sample testing.

The next stage

From concept to physical samples.

Before sales begin, material selection, platform fit, surface finish and behaviour under water exposure need to be verified. Each approved edition will have its own care guidance.

The current printed prototypes are for checking form, assembly and room-temperature water flow.

About the design and collection

Can the platforms be removed?

Yes. Both platforms lift out individually. Each is designed with five supports: four at the corners and one at the centre.

Where does the water go?

Water passes through the platform perforations into the basin. The current model has no external drain fitting, and small depressions in the relief may retain water.

Which sizes are planned?

Two formats: Compact and Grand. The project uses CAD references of 170 × 170 × 28 mm and 310 × 310 × 48 mm; final production dimensions remain to be approved.

Can I combine any body and platform material?

The first collection explores six specific material and colour pairings. The configurator shows those combinations only; unrestricted mixing is not currently planned.

Can it be used with hot water?

Permitted temperatures will be specified for each edition after its materials and finished construction have been tested. Concept images do not establish a temperature rating.

When will it be available to order?

The collection is in development. Pricing, production timing, included components and delivery terms will be published once confirmed.

Sculptural tea tray