This Is Just So Cute,

a tea bag holder,

 the polar bear appears to be fishing, but he is doing two things, holding your teabag,

and the porcelain lid he is sitting on is keeping the tea warm for you, appearing like it’s fishing for your tea bag, the shirokuma tea bag holder was designed to make waiting time a bit more fun, (polar bear, shirokuma, in Japanese), but it’s also subtly a contrarian position against coffee culture, which seems to be getting all the attention these days says designer Takeo Chiboshi, I wanted to create a product for tea drinkers, said Chiboshi, who, based on his portfolio, is probably an avid tea drinker, unfortunately, the shirokuma tea bag holders, which are made by hand in Hasami, Nagasaki, are completely sold out for 2014 and early 2015. Chiboshi is working with the artisans to bring more supply to market, hopefully soon, I still think the tea bag polar bear looks so cute.