Tea for Two Teapot by Richard Hutten

Richard Hutten
Tea for Two Teapot, 2013

Richard Hutten’s Tea for Two turns teatime into a perfectly balanced duet. With mirrored handles and twin spouts, this quirky teapot is built for sharing. Place it between you and a friend, and whoever grabs it first gets to pour. Inspired by traditional Chinese forms but designed with a wink, it flips the idea of the “copy” on its head. Produced in Shenzhen, a city known for replication, this teapot playfully celebrates the art of creative copying, proving that imitation isn’t just flattery, it’s design fuel.

Tea for Two is part of a larger collection that stirred conversations at major art museums in Beijing and Shenzhen. Serve your tea with a side of design irony.