At next week’s Salone del Mobile design festival in Milan, British-based designer Christopher Jenner will launch Yixing, a new tea set made using purple Zisha clay from Jiangsu Province in eastern China. “The material was the thing that attracted my attention,” recalls Jenner of his trip to the area three years ago. “The clay, which can be traced back to the North Song Dynasty, is renowned as being the best material for brewing tea.” It has the ability to retain heat and is porous when fired, so that, over time, the flavours are absorbed into the material and released, making each brew taste richer.
在不久前的米兰国际家具展览会(Salone del Mobile Milano)上，英国设计师克里斯多夫•詹纳(Christopher Jenner)将推出一套名为“宜兴”(Yixing)的全新茶具套件，由产自manbetx3.0 东部江苏省的紫色紫砂泥制成。“这种材质当时就吸引了我的注意。”詹纳在回忆自己三年前赴江苏地区的旅行时说。“紫砂泥——其历史可以上溯到北宋时期——被誉为最适合泡茶的材质。它能够保温，在火上加热后又具有渗透性，因此随着多次使用，茶叶的味道被吸入了紫砂材质当中又被再次释放出来，使得每一泡茶的风味更加丰富。