The story of Chigusa is the remarkable tale of how an ordinary Chinese storage jar, over the course of several centuries and generations of connoisseurs, rose to become one of the most revered objects ...

Smell that, says Steve Schwartz, shaking what looks like dried grass out of a sealed bag. I inch my nose closer: It’s fetid, with a touch of swamp and dirty socks. “That’s vetiver,” he says. “It’s a ...

In June, the foreign dignitaries who attended the Ninth Summit of the Americas in Los Angeles returned home with a wooden box housing a trifecta of specially commissioned teas in custom-designed tins.

Forbes contributors publish independent expert analyses and insights. David Hochman covers the worlds of luxury, travel, and entertainment. When it comes to organic tea, it’s hard to beat Art of Tea.

Luxury San Francisco hotel’s “Art of Tea” offers a modern take on a timeless experience in a new tea salon. The St. Regis San Francisco, a 5-star luxury hotel renowned for its premier location, ...

The power of seeing, the power of owning, the power of naming, the power of displaying, the power of writing: Japanese collectors have long engaged with objects through the formalized tea presentation ...