Vesta Purple Cha 紫芽 japanesetea or a nitrogen-filled chamber

or a nitrogen-filled chamber

these handwoven pants feature a traditional Dong diamond pattern

The indigo vat is a living ecosystem — even considered as a member of the family by the women themselves

Yarns hand-dyed with indigo and Chinese yam intertwine to form a motif that evokes the two essential trigrams of Chinese cosmology

Shiro carrier bag is handmade and handsewn in Czech Republic

Vesta Purple Cha 紫芽 japanesetea or a nitrogen-filled chamberThis tea is made from purple leaves buds, Zi Ya , a naturally mutated purple leaf Camellia Sinensis var. Assamica tree endemic of Lincang forest, Yunnan, China. The buds and leaves of this varietal of tea tree are of distinctive purple burgundy color, caused by the presence of the powerful antioxidant Anthocyanin in the plant, which is responsible for giving the purple blue color to certain types of fruit, like cherry, blackberry, blueberry, juniper