Samovar Style

For this piece I tapped into my Soviet roots and made a Samovar inspired tea set.  For those unfamiliar with the Russian style of drinking tea, a Samovar is a large vessel that keeps water hot and is paired with a teapot where the leaves are left to steep for a long time.  The over-steeped tea is called the zavarka.  You add a bit of tea from the zavarka to your cup and the rest is filled with water from the kettle to taste.  Usually it looks something like this:

And mine looks like this: