Loewe Assembles an International Who’s Who of Creatives to Collaborate on Artful Teapots

The diverse executions range from the exaggerated details conjured by artist Rose Wylie to the deceptively modest yet staggeringly perfect model by architect David Chipperfield. Despite the impressive scale of his many institutional projects around the globe, he still likes to think small. “The directness of working with an object is quite satisfying compared to the less tangible dimensions of a building,” says the 2023 Pritzker Prize winner, known for such landmarks as the Museo Jumex in Mexico City, with its sawtooth roofline, and his sensitive reinterpretation of the Neues Museum in Berlin. “A teapot is simpler, but that doesn’t mean that it’s easier to come up with an idea.”

To create his unique edition, Chipperfield worked on the body with ceramist Paula Ojea of Ojea Studio in Galicia, Spain, gravitating toward her technical approach to stoneware slab construction and meticulous glazing, which resulted in a precise shape and smooth cobalt finish that appear more industrial than artisanal. For the handle, Chipperfield turned to another Galician workshop, Noroeste Obradoiro, to craft a sculptural copper ring.

“I’m interested in reducing things to essential ideas. I don’t like objects or buildings that are unnecessarily complicated,” says the architect. “I like the idea of making simple things—but giving more care and consideration to the essentials.” And for a Brit like Chipperfield, what could be more essential than tea? 

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2025 Spring Issue under the headline “Tea Time.” Subscribe to the magazine.