This is quite clearly a mid-range tea set, of a sort that many quite modest British households were now able to afford. But this had not been the case for long. Among the upper classes ...

Typhoo Tea say the are struggling amid fierce competition from other tea brands and the growing popularity of coffee.

The duo have partnered with long-term collaborator Mark Farrow – the man behind many past Pet Shop Boys tour and sleeve visuals – to design the quintessentially British bespoke fine bone china tea set ...