You start with Ferrari car design and the work and ideas of Ken Okuyama on Pingmag and end up talking about the perfect Tools for the Japanese Tea Ceremony.

What is the connection between cars and tradition you might ask?
It is one of the illustrations for the PingMag piece, the 'Mayu' teakettle (shown here).

It piqued my curiosity. I went looking for more information on it and came back empty handed but found this interesting guide by Mayu Ogino to 'Tools for the Japanese Tea Ceremony' courtesy of Netnihon.

Here it is (direct quote of guide, I added the links):

Chashaku: This scoop is made of bamboo and ivory and is used to scoop the powdered green tea into a tea bowl. The tea is stirred with this scoop.

Tea bowl: The tea bowl is made from pottery and may have a pattern on it.

Chasen: This is made of bamboo and is used to stir the tea and make it frothy.

Ladle: The ladle, made from bamboo, wood and metal, is used to scoop hot water from the kettle into the tea bowl.

Natsume: This is a container made from wood, where the green powdered tea is kept.

Fukusa: This is a silk cloth used to clean the tea things. It is 27 X 29 centimeters.

Kettle: The kettle is made of steel and brass. The water for the tea is boiled in the kettle.

Mizusashi: This is made of pottery. Water is put in here.

Chakin: The chakin is 15 X 30 centimeters and is used to clean the tea bowl.

Kensui: The kensui is made of pottery. The rinse water is thrown in here.

All you have to do now for tea time is get going and gather all these items.

Good luck!

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