Silversmith Linda Robertson created an inventive handle-less teapot for Lulu OBE as part of the Silver of Stars exhibition, which will open in Scotland on 25 January 2008 in the National Museum of Scotland in Edinburgh as part of Silver: Made in Scotland.  Read more about the exhibition.

In Silver of the Stars a group of celebrities were matched with Scotland’s leading silversmiths.  Each celebrity was asked what drink they would like to drink, where, and who they would share it with.

Lulu chose tea as her favourite drink as she thinks of it as a very Scottish thing. Lulu's most memorable drink is drinking Chai in India, as she fell in love with the place and the Japanese tea ceremony has always enchanted her.  She chose to take tea with Catherine Tait who she was sure would amuse as she gorged herself on sandwiches.

The pot is cupped in both hands to be poured, a ceremonial gesture reminiscent of Japanese tea rituals and also a sign of friendship when proffering the tea to a companion. To keep the tea hot and the hands cool, Linda worked hard with an engineer to perfect the thermal insulation, a difficult technique that has rendered wonderful results.

Linda, who is originally from the Isle of Bute, is now based in London.