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Learn Tea
Workshops & Classes with professional explanations of the reasons for selecting tea and flavors.
Book the sessions or download the contents about crafting immersive tea moments that engage all senses
ā³ļø Intro to Taiwanese Tea
ā³ļø Tea & Design Dialogue
ā³ļø TBRS Certified Program
Objects for tea
Pairing tea with vessel, setting, and narrative.
Each piece is crafted to harmonize with the flow of tea practice.
Used in workshops or continue to practice the sensory ritual at home.
ā³ļø Starter Kit
ā³ļø For Learning & Ritual
ā³ļø Handmade Teaware
Experience
Book the sessions or download the contents about crafting immersive tea moments that engage all sensesāpairing tea with vessel, setting, and narrative.
ā³ļø Tea Field Study
ā³ļø Tea Making
Aqua Chen ā Tea Specialist Instructor & Ceramic Artist.
Teaching the art and calm of Taiwanese tea.
As a certified tea instructor, I not only guide individuals and organizations in hosting tea tastings and developing tea experiences, but also work with TBRS (Tea and Beverage Research Station, Ministry of Agriculture) offer official certification programs for those wishing to deepen their knowledge and credentials in Taiwanese tea arts.
As a certified tea specialist, industrial design researcher, and potter, Aqua bring a multidisciplinary approach to the world of Taiwanese teaāblending sensory expertise, aesthetic design, and cultural storytelling.
āļø I come from a family rooted in tea and herbs in Taiwan.
Since childhood, I’ve known how to recognize the fragrance and lingering notes of tea, and I understand how different climates shape the character of each leaf.
š§ So I chose to become someone who tells the story of teaā
As Product design ph.D., I shape clay, firing teapots and cups, studying flow, wall thickness, the feeling in the hand, and finding the best tea taste.
I design teaware and write narratives of tea.
I converse with farmers, resonate with craftsmanship, and share with those who drink.
š« Tea is the gentlest ad powerful force
Drinking tea alone can be quiet and calmingālike a soft kind of self-repair.
But drinking tea with others can solve many things.
Language softens, the atmosphere opens, and within the space between sips, dialogue slows down, allowing values to be heard once again.
šæ Bio
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| Certificate for Professional Talent of Tea Sensory Evaluation, MOA (Ministry of Agriculture, Taiwan) |
| Diploma ofĀ Entrepreneurship management,Ā University of Berkeley extension, USA |
| Ph.D.Ā In Design,Ā Dong-A University, Busan, Korea |
| Masters in Industrial Design,Ā Pratt Institute, New York, USA |
Education
| Sunwow Argriculture Innovation. Co. Ltd., Founder and Director,ššĀ www.35farm.com.tw |
| Assistant professor ofĀ Ming Chuan University,Ā Department of Product Design |
| Adjunct Professor of Taipei National University of the Arts, National Taiwan University of Science and Technology. |
| PI, Principal Investigator,Ā CAD/CAM Lab _3D Printer and Laser cuttingĀ Ā ofĀ Ming Chuan University |
ResearchesĀ I am a researcher who has received many grants from the International Science and Technology Council,Ā Science, Education Development and International Cooperation Department. My research Programs involved in Instructional Design, Interaction Design,Ā Smart Textiles. šš Ā Check my papers |
Experience
| HostĀ of international IoT Design Thinking Workshops with Sun-moon University, Korea. (ā¶ļø Ā Video) |
| Host ofĀ international Design Workshop with Dong-A University,Ā Korea(ā¶ļø Ā Video) |
| Host of STEM e-textile workshop for Department of International Cooperation and Science Education, National Science and Technology Council, R.O.CĀ (ā¶ļø Ā Video) |
