Dostea Tea Maker
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The Challenge
Traditional chai making demands space, time, and multiple tools that do not suit compact urban kitchens. Founders needed a tea machine that preserved authenticity while enabling one touch convenience.
Translating Ritual Into Manufacturable Design
Analogy approached the challenge through industrial design, product engineering, and design for manufacturing. Our team explored multiple form factors and internal layouts to create a compact tea maker optimised for small kitchens. Mechanical engineering and electrical engineering were tightly integrated to ensure the brewing mechanism was efficient, reliable, and ready for scalable production.
Dostea partnered with Analogy Design in 2021 to create a modern tea machine for "chai" lovers.
A luxury kitchen appliance designed to simplify tea-making without losing its soul.
Analogy began by deeply understanding the cultural and emotional aspects of chai consumption. Through market research and conceptual design, our team translated these insights into a clean, contemporary product language. Multiple design directions were explored to balance elegance, usability, and manufacturability for a global audience. The design process combined creative direction with rigorous mechanical engineering. Internal components were optimized to reduce complexity while improving performance and durability.Product visualization and CMF design helped align the final form with premium kitchen aesthetics, ensuring the tea maker felt both modern and emotionally familiar.
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The problem
No Clear Identity
Unlike coffee, tea lacks a consistent visual and product language. Existing tea makers fail to express cultural authenticity, leaving chai without a recognisable appliance identity in modern kitchens.
Be guided through the whole process, from first concept through to market-ready product with success.
No Clear Identity
Unlike coffee, tea lacks a consistent visual and product language. Existing tea makers fail to express cultural authenticity, leaving chai without a recognisable appliance identity in modern kitchens.
Tight Kitchen Footprints
Urban kitchens demand compact appliances that save space without sacrificing functionality. Most tea machines struggle to balance internal mechanisms with a small, countertop friendly form.
Be guided through the whole process, from first concept through to market-ready product with success.
Tight Kitchen Footprints
Urban kitchens demand compact appliances that save space without sacrificing functionality. Most tea machines struggle to balance internal mechanisms with a small, countertop friendly form.
One Size Fits None
Tea preferences vary widely across regions and users. Many tea makers do not allow meaningful control over strength, milk ratios, or brewing styles, limiting personalisation.
Be guided through the whole process, from first concept through to market-ready product with success.
One Size Fits None
Tea preferences vary widely across regions and users. Many tea makers do not allow meaningful control over strength, milk ratios, or brewing styles, limiting personalisation.
Dostea, a compact and human-centered tea machine engineered for authentic chai, one touch simplicity, and production ready performance for global kitchens.
Analogy Design combined industrial design, product engineering, and DFM design to deliver a market ready tea maker.
Analogy Design developed a distinct design language that gave chai a clear appliance identity. Through conceptual design and CMF exploration, the tea maker reflects both Indian warmth and British minimalism. The external form was refined to feel premium, ergonomic, and instantly recognisable on a kitchen counter. Internally, mechanical engineering and electrical engineering were used to create a lean brewing mechanism.The system enables one touch operation while still supporting customisation of strength, milk, and brewing cycles. Design integrity and manufacturing feasibility were validated through prototyping and product visualization, ensuring a smooth transition to production.
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Key features
A Market Ready Tea Machine In Nine Months
From concept to production ready design, Dostea demonstrates how thoughtful industrial design accelerates hardware innovation. Analogy’s end to end approach covered market research, industrial design, mechanical engineering, electrical engineering, and manufacturing readiness. The result was a compact luxury kitchen appliance with reduced part count, clear product identity, and intuitive usability. By aligning design vision with engineering execution, the tea maker was prepared for scale without compromising authenticity. The project showcases how human centered design can transform everyday rituals into refined product experiences.For appliance and hardware startups, Dostea serves as a blueprint for moving from idea to market efficiently. It reflects Analogy’s ability to deliver reliable, manufacturable products that resonate emotionally with users.
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Vinit Lotia
Founder, Dostea Holdings Limited
“The team at Analogy have been amazing. The team meticulously have designed and engineered a revolutionary product for us. Analogy have always been professional, responsive and effective in the work they do. Moreover, the design and engineering team have helped us design a visually stunning product thus far and now we wait to take it to the next phase. I would class the team as quality experts in product design and would highly recommend them to any other business or new entrepreneur looking to develop a product”.
Average Return on Investment Through Product Path™
250%
Average ROI
$2M
Total Funds Raised
89
Projects Funded Successfully
23+
global design awards
21
different Industries
01
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