Sarak pe karak
Portable chai set
Chai on the go.
In Pakistan, chai is a drink surrounded by rituals. Often enjoyed outside in the afternoon or evenings, sharing chai with friends and family is a form of quality time, community bonding, and relaxation. This stackable tea set makes it easy to enjoy chai with friends and family anywhere, from porches to parks.
Designed by Elise Aultman, Kayanaat Chaudhry, and Rindala El Ahdab in Montréal, Canada using a hybrid of French and English.
Disciplines
Industrial design
Collaborators
Kayanaat Chaudhry, Rindala el Ahdab
CUltural importance.
Sarak Pe Karak (Urdu), meaning Chai on the go in English, is a tea kettle redesign that embraces traditional ritual surrounding chai. Inspired by the South Asian tiffin, the form is made of stackable, metal cylinders that interlock into an easily transportable container that keeps food hot. Sarak Pe Karak's stackable and material choices directly reference the tiffin and the terra cotta-colored bands reference traditional clay cups, another important Pakistani/South Asian object.
Ideation
What is a tea set used for?
Who drinks tea? Who uses tea sets?
Where do people drink tea? Where don't they?
How does tea make people feel?
Rapid prototyping
What might an outdoor tea experience look like?
30 minute explorations
Similar Environments
Picnics
Sunny afternoons
Sharing tea on a patio
Sharing with family and friends
On the street
To unwind in the evenings
Material & Form references
Ceramics
Stamp cut clay
Palm-sized
Earthware
Warm
Heat-resistant
Food-safe
Pattern Study
Florals
Pinks
Greens
Blues
Warm tones
Paisleys
Object Study
Sharable portions
Enjoyed with others
Tiffin carriers
Small tea cups
Clay forms
material Selection
Fabrication
Preliminary pitch material
Suggested modifications
Final Prototype fabrication
