New Forms: Tea & Contemporary Design
A Newby Teas pop-up exhibition in partnership with the Goldsmiths’ Centre
Monday 12th May – Friday 15th August 2025.
Experience the perfect blend of tea culture and contemporary design at ‘New Forms: Tea & Contemporary Design’, a pop-up exhibition presented by Newby London in partnership with the Goldsmiths’ Centre. This thoughtfully curated showcase brings together innovative contemporary teawares crafted by some of the UK’s most talented silversmiths and ceramicists, all available to purchase.
Set within Newby London’s elegant tea showroom, the exhibition features work by renowned silversmiths including Abigail Brown, Alex O’Connor, Alice Fry, Annabel Hood, Caius Bearder, Cara Murphy, Chris Knight, Clive Burr, Colette Bishop, James Dougall, Kathryn Hinton, Martyn Pugh, Rauni Higson, Rebecca Oldfield and Yusuke Yamamoto, and ceramicists Chris Keenan, Jeremy Nichols, Sasha Wardell and Walter Keeler, alongside exquisite and rare teas.
Address:
105 St John St, London EC1M 4AS
How to visit?
During London Craft Week and Clerkenwell Design Week,
Newby London’s exclusive showroom will open its doors
to the public on 12, 13, 14, 16, 20, 21 and 22 May 2025
between 9.30am and 5pm
To visit on an alternative date, booking is essential.
Please book with the link below or call +44 7388 377430
EVENTS
London Craft Week:
Exclusive Private View, Collection Tour & Tea Tasting
During the private view at Newby Teas Showroom, visitors can join an exclusive Private curator tour of the Chitra Collection, our extraordinary private museum of historic teawares. Attendees will also enjoy a tea tasting led by a Newby Tea sommelier, offering a chance to experience expertly sourced teas.
Date: Thursday 15th May 2025
Time: 2:30pm – 4:30pm
Clerkenwell Design Week:
Tea Tasting & Curator Exhibition Tour
During Clerkenwell Design Week, Newby London’s exclusive showroom shall open its doors to the public. Visitors to the exhibition can also enjoy a Tea Tasting led by Newby Tea Sommelier, Annelise Bennett, offering a chance to experience expertly sourced teas.
Date: 20th May 2025
Time: 3:00pm – 3:45pm
Join us for a Curator Exhibition Introduction and Tour with Charlotte Dew, Head of Public Programmes, and Gregory Parsons, Associate Curator, at the Goldsmiths’ Centre.
Date: 20th May 2025
Time: 3:00pm – 3:45pm
Exhibition in partnership with:
Newby is a London-based luxury tea brand that sources the finest teas from the world’s best tea regions and carefully packs them in its carbon-neutral factory in India. Substantially owned by the N. Sethia Foundation, all profits are donated to charitable causes. The Chitra Collection, also owned by the Foundation, celebrates the global significance of tea and teaware design across thousands of years of history.
The Goldsmiths’ Centre, a stone’s throw from Hatton Garden, supports the jewellery and silversmithing industry to embrace learning as an essential lifelong practice. Its award-winning building is home to over one hundred makers and businesses, who have access to affordable workspace and suppliers they need on their doorstep. Through technical courses and business support, funding opportunities, events and exhibitions, it aims to close the industry’s skills gap, so that creativity, craftsmanship and community can thrive.
