TAIWANESE DESIGNERS TO FEATURE IN LONDON CRAFT WEEK

For the first time ever, two Taiwanese design teams will feature in separate events at this year's London Craft Week to share Taiwan's contemporary tea culture with the international community. Co-organised by Taiwan's Ministry of Culture, the Cultural Division of the Taipei Representative Office in The UK, and the National Taiwan Craft Research & Development Institute, the events will be presented under the banner of 'Taiwan Tea Culture.'

The first of the Taiwanese teams, Lin's Ceramics Studio, which produces quality ceramic teaware, will host two sessions at the craft week. Both sessions will be held at London's Victoria and Albert Museum on 6 May and will feature the traditional Taiwanese tea ceremony The process of steeping loose tea leaves. The sessions will give the audience a chance to enjoy tasting Taiwanese tea and learn more about contemporary tea culture in Taiwan.

The second invites the design team, Native & Co. to curate an exhibition at the Herrick Gallery from 3-7 May. The exhibition titled 'Wu: Five Oolong Teas from Taiwan' will explore the theme of 'Wu (Wu)' meaning ' Five 'in Mandarin, through five kinds of oolong tea and five types of clay that are native to Taiwan. Native & Co will also present presents demonstrations and tea-tasting sessions.