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I’ve always loved teapots. In fact, the whole process of making tea is something I really enjoy and the art of producing a good cuppa seems to be disappearing rapidly.

As a kid, we always used proper tea leaves and a tea strainer. Always warmed the pot first and made sure the tea cosy got stuck on top to keep the resulting liquid warm.

I don’t think I ever used a teabag until I was about 16 and even though I totally understand the convenience of them now, I get a pang of nostalgia when I go to a proper tea shop and am served with a proper pot of tea.

Seeing the design of the Sorapot is actually quite exciting. The fact that someone’s bothered to put their design abilities into making something that is effectively an anachronism makes me warm inside.

It’s obviously a teapot, yet it’s also a piece of art in its own way.

If you’re intrigued by the Sorapot, then this video will explain how it works in a bit more detail.

Sorapot instructions from Joey Roth on Vimeo.

As for me, I think i’m going to be heading off to the supermarket for some proper loose tea after work!

In case you’ve been under a rock for the last couple of weeks, the third series of Mad Men starts this week on BBC4.

The stunning depiction of a New York advertising agency in the early 1960s has won countless awards since it was first shown on US TV for the first time in 2007.

What’s more, the focus of the show has changed since it debuted. Although women of a certain age still lust after Don Draper, in his perfect suit and slicked-back hair, complete with his twisted morals, the true stars are the women, aka Peggy Olson, Betty Draper and the wonderful Joan Holloway.

All three epitomise the struggle for women to be seen as people in their own right and not just as housewives and baby-makers, and yet all three are completely different.

In case you’re still wondering what all the fuss is about, why not take get hold of the Series 1 & 2 boxset – for under £20 – so you can catch up and then get drawn in just like everyone else.

This nice infographic reveals some interesting truths about the use of Twitter.

The most obvious is the high percentage of dead accounts and the equally low number of people who create most of the noise – ie 5% create 75% of the tweets.

There’s also enough information to decipher that the best time to promote yourself is just after lunch on a Wednesday, according to this.

I’ll be keeping an eye out next week to see if it works!