Pause

COMING SOON · DECEMBER

Tea is the ritual.
Presence is the gift.

휴식A NEW KOREAN TEA COLLECTION

Three Korean teas, made by hand in one short spring, in a box made to be shared. The first batch is small.

48 hours of early access for the list, before the public opening. One letter the day before, one on the day.

You are on the list.

The 휴식 box by Kteashop: ivory box with a green knot emblem, an embossed norigae tassel and 휴식 in brush calligraphy
MODERN LIFE

Between meetings, messages and errands, tea became something we drink in passing.
Not something we give ourselves.

Side of the 휴식 box printed with: Tea is the ritual. Presence is the gift.
THE MESSAGE

Tea is the ritual.
Presence is the gift.

휴식 means rest in Korean. The teas inside are made with 정성, jeongseong: doing something with your whole heart. We made the box the same way, so that a cup of tea becomes time you give, to yourself or to someone you love.

차 한 잔의 의식, 그 순간이 주는 선물.

WHAT ONE CUP CAN GIVE

Four kinds of rest.

회복
Pause

Water on. Phone down. Three minutes that are yours.

함께
Presence

One pot. Two cups. Nowhere else to be.

대접
Care

Being cared for starts with one cup, poured well.

연결
Connection

Roasted by hand in Korea. Poured by you in Zürich.

특별함  What do you give someone who has everything? Time, wrapped.

THE FIRST COLLECTION

Three teas. One box. One pause.

Picked by hand in one short Korean spring. Each tea arrives with its season and the way to brew it, plus a pouch of tea bags for the busiest days.

Korean green tea, opening in the cup.
Close-up of rolled Korean green tea leaves
녹차 Green, the first leaves of spring
Close-up of dark, twisted Korean fermented tea leaves with golden tips
발효차 Fermented, warm and deep
녹차

Green tea

The first leaves of spring, roasted by hand in an iron pan.

The morning pause.

황차

Yellow tea

Lightly oxidised. Softer and rounder.

The afternoon pause.

발효차

Fermented tea

Warm and deep. A tea for the table.

The evening pause.

Hands turning fresh tea leaves in a hot iron pan in Korea
WHY 휴식 EXISTS

A craft continues as long as someone drinks it.

Korean tea is still picked and roasted by hand, by makers who grow fewer every spring. 휴식 brings three of their teas from Korea to Zürich, so the cup you pour keeps their work going.

WHAT THE LIST GETS

Early, and by hand.

  • 01
    48 hours before anyone elsePre-order first, while the first batch lasts.
  • 02
    The full reveal, firstThe box, the teas and the price, in one letter the day before.
  • 03
    A handwritten note, if it is a giftWe write it by hand and put it inside the box.
COMING SOON · DECEMBER

Be among the first
to rest.

We write rarely, and only when it matters. Two letters, then we stop.

Leave the list any time. No promotions, no noise.

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