It has been a long time, that I can recall anyway, since the weather has actually aligned seasonally, almost down to the day with the solstices and equinoxes… But that seems to be just the case this year. The “official” first day of autumn was September 22, and the weather didn’t skip a beat to send in the brisk winds, rains and general cold.

Combine the recent chill in the air with my on-going office unpacking (there’s only a box and a half left, I swear!) and you get this post about tea, specifically Harney & Sons Master Tea Blenders. Now, contrary to popular belief, not all designers are coffee drinkers (though I do know that I am in the minority here), but I love tea — iced in the summer and hot in the winter. In the last packed box I opened, I ran across a glass bottle that once contained Harney & Sons Organic Black Currant Iced Tea that I had saved (and moved… twice) because besides being delicious, the design of it is so wonderful and so me — a pretty blend of serif caps and small caps with a sans serif, flourishes, interesting vignetted frames and shapes, patterns and even a crest. Get out of town! I was more than pleased to see upon visiting their site that this design aesthetic is carried through all of their tea lines and packaging (bottles, boxes, tins, packets, even the under side of the lids has a type surprise waiting for you).

So, bundle up and enjoy!!

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