AFTERNOON TEA

Writer: Paul Taylor

Who says Alice should have the best tea party in town?

These fabulous tea sets from English designer Christine Misiak will have you living in a Wonderland all of your very own. Inspired by Misiak’s love of tea, her collection of tea sets revives that age-old regalness to drinking tea, lost through today’s coffee-shop-chain lifestyle. Misiak, who could be described as a plastic surgeon of the design world, takes old, neglected Oliver Twist tea sets and rejuvenates them into elegant, one-off pieces. Very “Pimp My Ride”-esque.

A graduate of the Design School at Northumbria University, North East England, Misiak decided that there were too many old tea sets gathering dust and looking worn and shabby like Cinderellas, pre the ball, and they needed a fairy godmother to wave her magic wand and transform them into the stunning, elegant beauties you see today. Misiak would, where necessary, repair or replace parts of the old tea sets and then finish with a burst of colour to make an impact that even the most A-list celebrity would be hard-pressed to pull off on the red carpet. Misiak also extended her range to incorporate a new tea set that refers to older styles, but is made and produced using new production techniques.

So go on, relive the Alice in Wonderland fantasy from your youth that’s in all of us and order yourself a designer tea set showpiece, then send out those invites for the best tea party your friends will ever attend. Just don’t forget the tea….

Old/New Tea Sets available direct from Misiak at where she also has other tea set ranges and accessories such as doilies and spoons.