Mobile Phone Teapot
One of many bizarre teapots created by The Teapottery. On sale for £29.95.

Teapot by Margit Nellemann
Margit Nellemann was giving away this handmade teapot earlier this month. I love the design on the pot.

Jules Verne Teapot
Created by Ismael.

Graceful Swan
Deb Babcock’s “Graceful Swan” is beautiful, but certainly not cheap: you can buy it for $159.

Terrorist Teapot
This is actually a regular teapot with a balaclava tea cosy. Available from Suck.uk. Found via Padstyle.

Double Giraffe Teapot
A nonfunctional teapot with two giraffes on top. Photo by spottedsushi.

The Lazy Teapot
The pot sits into a base and can be tilted, so you don’t have to lift the pot at all. You can also set the pot to boil water to a specific temperature. Created by Lotte Alpert. Via FreshHome.

Tipping Teapot
While we’re on the topic of tilting teapots, check out this one created by Joan Ulrich from Alexandria, VA, USA for the Third International Small Teapot Competition. Check out this link for a gallery of the entrants. Plenty bizarre ones there!

Avestruz Teapot
The Avestruz Tea Set by Daniel Marcelo Salvatore was designed to mimic an ostrich with its head in the sand. See it? Via Yanko Design.

Zygo Teapot
The Zygo Teapot by Shaun Redsar was designed to enhance the “personal, spiritual and ceremonial” aspects of tea drinking. Via Yanko Design.

Automatic Teapot
The Automatic Teapot has an inbuilt timer which you can set. At the right time, the teapot will automatically lift the loose leaves from the water. It is available from The Teaspot. Via Hostess.

Hisako Mizuno
A beautiful modern teapot with inbuilt grooves for the matching tea cups. Found here.

Kangaroo Teapot
This isn’t the greatest representation of a kangaroo ever, but then it is a teapot. Found via Teapots, teapots, teapots.

Chicken Teapot
In keeping with the animal theme, here’s a chicken themed teapot. The photo was taken by Feet of Clay. Found via Teapots, teapots, teapots.

Boiled Egg Teapot
Created by Andy Titcomb. Found via Teapots, teapots, teapots.

Oil Container Teacup
I love the rustic look of this one. It was created by Sharon Bartmann and featured in the Teapots Across America exhibition.

Footed Teapot
This was another teapot on show with the Teapots Across America Exhibition. Created by Barbara Davis.

Red Sand Blasted Slipper Teapot
Created by Jim Cornell, this was featured in Craft Alliance’s biennial teapot exhibition in St Louis. Via Teapots, teapots, teapots.

Sorapot
A stylish, modern teapot made from 304 stainless steel, Pyrex, and food-grade silicone. Created by Joey Roth. Found via Snarf’d.

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