Oh those industrial designers always seem to impress me... This time it's the portable beverage heater designed by Seungheon Lee. The molded plastic, single-use device is clipped to the side of a mug and creates heat via fuel cells. The long portion stays immersed in the liquid and thermographic ink changes the logo when the beverage is hot. It's just a concept design at the moment, but I can see something like this coming to market in the future.
Source: Yanko Design
My gal geeksugar tipped me off to this super sleek redefined tea bag. The Teastick/Stirrer, designed by Lee Yun Qin functions as a tea bag that hangs to the side of a mug (no more fishing the tea bag out of your mug), as well as a stirrer to easily stir the tea. The simplicity of the form makes me wonder, why hasn't anyone else thought of this before?
No word on whether or not any tea companies will pick this design up, but I have a feeling we'll see it down the line. The only problem I foresee is one that arises if your mug is too short. Also, I would like to see if the leaves would properly unfurl.
