Fine Teas Are In Your Stars – Introducing Newby’s Zodiac Collection

The Zodiac Collection presented in crystal encrusted midnight blue caddy inside a lacquered wooden case contains some of the finest 5% of teas in the world,  foil wrapped for freshness. These chic mini caddies, individually decorated with Swarovski star constellations for each sign of the zodiac are available online at www.newbyteas.com.

What’s in your stars?

 

Selected to match the characteristics of individual star signs: from the meticulous and diligent Virgo who might enjoy a tightly rolled gunpowder tea; to the fabled romantic, Scorpio, who would enjoy the evocative fragrance of Jasmine. You are in good company as Newby teas are served at The Goring,The Historic Royal Palaces, Gleneagles, Blenheim Palace, Delia Smith at Norwich City Football Club, Burj Al Arab and Nobu.

An introduction to fine black, green and oolong teas, the Zodiac Collection costs £110 and contains 12, 25g fine, loose leaf tea varieties:

8 Black Teas:

Gemini – Indian Breakfast

A light, refreshing blend of black teas from Assam and the Himalayas. Lighter than English Breakfast in taste with a muscatel fragrance.

Libra – Earl Grey

A bright amber cup with distinct notes of sweet, fresh bergamot orange combined with a well-balanced body. Rich and balanced with an unforgettable citrus twist.  

Taurus – English Breakfast

A traditional, robust blend of the finest black teas. The quintessential English tea, brisk and full-bodied.

Aries – African Blend

An exclusive blend of the finest African black teas, with a spicy aroma and rich, earthy taste.

Capricorn – Himalaya

A majestic and memorable black tea with an intriguing fragrance of wild grass and mountain flowers. A smooth brew with a crisp finish.

Aquarius – Darjeeling

The finest of black teas from India’s Darjeeling region. This fine tea famously tastes of muscatel grape, earning it the description, ‘the champagne of teas’.

Sagittarius – Ceylon

From the Uva highlands of Sri Lanka, this amber cup has a spicy aroma with a hint of lemon.

Leo – Assam

From India’s Assam region – this cup has a malty aroma, with hints of walnuts and molasses.

Pisces – Green Sencha

Spring’s finest green tea leaves prepared in the Japanese sencha tradition. A light green cup with a vegetal aroma and delicate flavour with hints of rice.

Virgo – Gunpowder

The finest tea leaves, rolled in the Chinese tradition giving a distinctive light yellow cup – fragrant and slightly smoky with a mild finish.

Scorpio – Jasmine

A smooth, delicate green tea hand-scented with jasmine blossoms. Inimitable, layered and lyrical.

Cancer – Fujian Oolong

The finest tea from China’s Fujian province with a fascinating orchid aroma. A complex yet balanced tea – fruity, spicy and with a sweet finish.

No, don’t tell me. Let me guess, you’re a …..

What’s your sign?

 

READ MORE ABOUT DARJEELING TEAS HERE and ORGANIC TEAS FROM A GOOD HOME

Re-birth of the Cool by Jewellery Designer Gaby Gassner at Artisan Gallery NW10

Gaby Gassner Jewellery Maker

Up-and-coming jewellery designer Gaby Gassner is showcasing some of her fabulous designs in London this month. Gaby Gassner’s successful start as a jewellery maker developed more by default than design. When a beloved French vintage necklace clasp broke, she set about mending it and before she knew it, she was also hooked.

Gaby Gassner at Artisan along with Christa and Wolfgang Haack

Gaby will be displaying her works as a guest exhibitor alongside, acrylic abstract painter Christa Haack and her photographer husband Wolfgang Haack at the Artisan Gallery, 80 Harlesden Road, London NW10 2BE from 7th – 29th September 2012; Wed – Sat 11:00 AM – 5:00 PM.

Gaby Gassner worked on ‘Birth of The Cool’ by David Bailey

German-born Gaby studied in Stuttgart before her career took off in London working with renowned printer Roy Snell before joining Metro Art’s team of specialist printers.  Gaby was asked by the legendary photographer David Bailey and art historian Martin Harrison to work on Bailey’s retrospective 60’s exhibition “Birth of the Cool” which kicked of at the Barbican in London and then travelled for 5 years.

As most of her clients switched from film to digital, Gaby swapped the photographic darkroom for a daylight job in a fast-paced Queen’s Park agency producing photo shoots for top fashion photographers in the UK and Paris.  “Although I enjoyed pulling together shoots I missed being creative,” says Gaby. “My approach is modern, sleek and feminine with a preference for a restrained colour palette reflecting simplicity and harmony, which must be a hangover from my printing days as specialist B&W printer.

We love the look of these B&W-inspired Inky Black, Soft White & Antique Gold by jeweller Gaby Gassner

“All my jewellery is handmade by me with great care and attention to detail. I use various weaving and wire wrapping techniques and my favourite one is the right angle weave. It’s seriously intricate work with 2 needles – from both ends – using a specialist – super durable and thin thread. It takes hours just to make one piece and a lot of patience but I love it never the less. Swarovski, Czech glass beads and semi-precious stones are the perfect partners for this technique.“

Gaby Gassner’s stylish handmade earrings, bracelets and necklaces are also now on sale at the following gift stockists:

Edwards and Todd 25A Museum Street, Bloomsbury London, WC1A 1JU
The Cherry Tree 172 High Road East Finchley, London N2 9AS.
Angela Rose 124 Fortis Green Road Muswell Hill, London N10 3DU.
Or purchase online at http://www.etsy.com/shop/TheJewelleryFactory

Join Gaby’s Facebook page: http://tinyurl.com/

For further information or for special commissioned pieces, email gabygassner@btinternet.com 

The BlackBerry Crystal Collection

High-end tech meets glamourous design with the exclusive BlackBerry® Smartphone made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS.

The bespoke new creations, featuring dozens of precious crystal elements, come complete with a limited edition BlackBerry walnut box as well as a VIP support package, providing those who purchase the device with personalised celebrity treatment for twelve months. Just twenty cases with each accompanying gift box individually numbered have been produced.  They are exclusively embellished with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS, the premium brand for finest, loose cut crystals manufactured by Swarovski.

The popular white BlackBerry Bold 9900 smartphone which has already proved a hit with celebrities such as Pixie Lott and Fearne Cotton offers an impressively slim and stylish design and comes with the BlackBerry 7 operating system with enhanced communications, multimedia, productivity and social connectivity features.

BlackBerry 7 boasts several exciting features including the next-generation BlackBerry browser which enables a flawless web browsing experience, the latest version of BBM™, which now extends the real-time BBM experience to a range of other apps as well as a stunning high resolution display.

The BlackBerry Crystal collection made with SWAROVSKI ELEMENTS is available exclusively from Harrods at a retail price of £2,499.