The object
Bethan Laura Wood designed Rosenthal’s Tongue porcelain tea set, creating a ribbon-like visual link between handle, lid and spout. Rosenthal directly credits Wood and the manufactured set won the 2020 EDIDA tableware award; the Design Museum presented a major Wood display through January 2026.
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What Bethan did
designed Rosenthal’s Tongue porcelain tea set, using ribbon-like handle and spout forms around its geometric vessels
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Why it matters
Tongue earned an EDIDA tableware award and became a notable contemporary reinterpretation of Rosenthal’s Bauhaus-associated TAC tea service.
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Living-status check
The Design Museum exhibited Wood’s work in PLATFORM from February 2025 through January 2026.