Lalita stands in front of the coffee nook in the couple’s kitchen—one of several details that relates to their shared Brazilian heritage. Her childhood was split between São Paulo and Rio de Janeiro, while Fabio grew up in São Paulo before moving to various cities around the world as part of his career in advertising.

Part of Marimekko designer Sami Ruotsalainen’s Oiva collection, the Oiva Mug’s clean lines telecast modern refinement. The bold print adds cheerful personality to the mug, perfect for gloomy mornings.

Tea. Chocolate. Coconut. Sold. $13.30 from Amazon

Green tea and a sweet for a guest.

The Japanese brandBeehouse offers an array of sizes, shapes and colors for teapots. We like this one in cobalt blue featuring a removable screen infuser and stainless steel lid.

This set from Canadian tea pros David's Tea is the perfect setup if all you need is one last cup of tea to end your day. With a glass teapot that fits perfectly into a porcelain cup to create one little package, a tea party for one has never been so simple.

In the living room, guests gather on a matching ebony sofa and daybed from Hudson and a pair of Jorge Zalszupin lounge chairs. An Yves Klein coffee table—filled with the artist’s signature International Klein Blue pigment— provides a vivid burst amid otherwise organic tones. The walnut-and-bronze cabinetry is a custom design.

We are all bibliophiles and magazine-philes so Offi’s Embrace Media Table by John Green is perfect for extra storage. $299

The walnut coffee table in the living room is by Samuel Moyer.

Tea with Georg Line Kitchen and Household by Scholten & Baijings, produced by Georg Jensen.

Soak up spilled hot chocolate with this very merry tea towel. Made of a linen-cotton blend, it absorbs better than paper towels and it’s greener! Reusable, durable, and machine-washable. The more you wash it, the better it gets.

The three leveled Caddy Set in light grey.

Adrian designed the Basic coffee table.

Shopping Mall Fruit Basket, a painting by Peter B. Hastings, shares space with a special-edition Royal Copenhagen tea set and a photograph by Tokyo-based artist Keith Ng.

The coffee station features a professional-grade Rocket Espresso machine. Jang and King designed a stainless-steel pullout shelf for a cream and sugar station.

Coffee and tea set by Marianne Brandt. Image courtesy the Museum of Modern Art.

The master bedroom has a sitting area with a Twilight sofa from Design Within Reach and Noguchi's Prismatic tables from Vitra. The pillows are upholstered with Missoni's Kew fabric.

Tyler and Brown’s living room is packed with furniture yet manages to avoid feeling cluttered. The coffee table is a Nelson Platform Bench from Herman Miller, and the low tables are Tablo Tables by Magnus Löfgren for Design House Stockholm. The Nørreskoven fireplace is from Cleanburn Stoves.

Linda Hutchins and John Montague hired Works Partnership Architecture to turn a former Portland, Oregon, warehouse and auto repair shop into a versatile live/work space.

This glossy avocado-colored kettle was made by a Japanese enamelware company who has been in business for over 70 years. Suitable for induction, gas, or electric cookers. $96

Located in the Östermalm neighborhood of Stockholm, Cafe Foam channels "Spanish temperament with Scandinavian cool," according to its designers, local firm Note. Indeed, the interior features the prototypical Scandinavian blonde wood and spare detailing with splashes of magenta that evoke a more fiery feeling—an unexpected mashup as the latitudes (not to mention the design sensibilities) of Spain and Sweden are about as far flung as one can get in Europe.

Manual Coffee Maker Designer Craighton Berman says his new coffee maker is "at the intersection of slow food and design.”

Very civilized coffee service at Karimoku New Standard gallery installation in Brera (plus new table by Scholten & Baijings).

Omaggio Coffee Press by Stilleben for Kähler, $125 from danishdesignstore.com Fresh brewed coffee served in a simple Scandinavian vessel. What more could one possibly want?

You can set the schedule up to a week in advance, and get push notifications when a fresh pot is ready. It brews at about 205 degrees Fahrenheit, and you can adjust the strength. You can also pause in the middle of the cycle in order to pour a cup.

Ziesel’s coffee table, made in 1993, puts her swirling, whimsical themes in a different medium, available at Design Within Reach.

Manual Coffee Maker The first entry in his new Manual houseware lines, the MCM exemplifies Berman’s approach, slowly crafting products at the intersection of design and food.

An example of one of Nakashima’s most iconic designs, this large piece was crafted from walnut.

Coffee and San Francisco!

This vibrant Le Creuset teapot comes in various shades to add the perfect punch of color to your stovetop.

Marianne Brandt, Tea service, 1924.

ARTEK 901 TEA TROLLEY Designed by Alvar Aalto in 1936, the Tea Tray 901 is a surprisingly contemporary take on the bar tray. The sculpted, natural lacquered birch frame is paired with two shelves and white lacquered MDF wheels with black rubber rings. Mobile and captivating, the Tea Tray is perfect for taking your tea— or other beverage of choice— on the go.

Diesel Living and Foscarini will show the curved Smash suspension and wall lamps. See them at the Rho fairgrounds, Hall 16, Stand A35/B28.

A selection of Samovar's loose-leaf teas is available for purchase by the cup.

Form Brass Tea Set by Tom Dixon “It has the feeling of a classic, streamlined Art deco tea set. I love that it’s being made now by craftsman in India. It looks beautiful on the table with the tray. I love the feeling, I think of it having 360-degree bleacher seating around it, the pieces just brings the eye in so well, like they’re in an arena or piazza. There’s a beautiful architectural sensibility to them. But you don’t have to overthink it, it just works.”

One-inch-thick slate clads the fireplace in the living room, which opens to a terrace. The reclaimed coffee table is by Scott Chambers.