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All the Tea Feels

All the Tea Feels

Tea drinker and writer, Melanie Lee, shares the spectrum of emotions that tea has brought forth in her life — and finally concluding that tea has t...

Fashion, Just Better

Esse, a conscious fashion brand, is the labor and fruits of Alicia Tsi. In a bid to educate the everyday consumer about their purchase decisions, s...

Beautiful Brokenness

Humans have always been drawn to the ephemeral and the fragile. But for the things we truly love, we tend to cling tightly onto them, hoping to pro...

Artists Reach Inwards To Reach Outwards

Throughout history, art has been a platform for many to speak to themselves, heal old wounds and express themselves. This journey of untying the me...

Slow and Steady

To take things slow in today's context may be the unbeaten track, but Chloe Yau is setting her eyes on the Chinese tea market, and inching her way ...

When Fall Is A Fleeting Feeling

A photostory on the season of autumn.

A Letter to Hvala, from Hvala

In building a legacy, may we never forget our dreams. It has been a journey, and it will still be a journey from henceforth.

The Last First Step

Coffee champion, Andrea Tan, is setting her eyes to scale new and greater heights. Her advice for those willing to give it a shot is to simply start.

Escaping City Life To The Utopia of Tea

This autumn, tired of city life and the corporate grind, Julie Wang decided to come back to Wazuka – to slow down, get in touch with nature and rek...

The Night Sky of Wazuka Mesmerises

We visit the tea farmers in Kyoto, Japan, who are faithfully growing and harvesting the tea leaves. Teruko Azuma tells us of the agricultural lands...

Third Wave Tea

He removed his long sword, the mark and honour of a samurai, to crawl through a small opening into the chashistu. The room was small with only 2 ta...

Art Is Not a Balanced Equation

The science of the Arts is an interesting concoction. We hear from Stanley his take on commercialising his hobby — a move cited cautiously, fearful...

It's Always Day One

The craft of pottery goes back to day one, every day. Singaporean potter, Kim Whye Kee, returns to the same motion of throwing, firing and moulding...