Cities and workshopsShanghai

Shalin.

Shanghai Tea Urbanite

Walks around Shanghai with a crossbody bag and a favourite contemporary tea drink.

Explore the looks
03 looksBubble tea on a city walk and brewed tea at home
Look 01Main story

The story / Shalin

The character’s story

After the noise of the city, values a peaceful evening at home.

Brands in this character’s world

Brand-inspired look

HEYTEA / 喜茶

Visit the company

A brand of contemporary tea drinks.

An elongated graphite vest, lilac trousers and burgundy loafers. The drink is inspired by HEYTEA's combination of grapes, jasmine green tea and cheese foam; the character's leaf limb remains visible.

Explore the connected look

An original TEA.TOYS interpretation inspired by the brand; no official collaboration is claimed.

Cultural context

TEA.TOYS / Design story

From idea to toy

Overview ↗
  1. 01Character briefDocumented
  2. 02Original drawingNot yet documented
  3. 03Drawing processNot yet documented
  4. 04AI draftsDocumented
  5. 05Early prototypeNot yet documented
  6. 06Current artworkDocumented
  7. 07Digital 3DDocumented · 4/4
  8. 08Print preparationNot yet documented
  9. 09Physical sampleNot yet documented
  10. 10PackagingNot yet documented
  11. 11ReleaseIn preparation

No original drawing has been linked to this character yet.

AI drafts

Shalin · AI drafts 1
AI drafts · 01

AI draft: the original file metadata identifies ChatGPT / gpt-image and records 14 October 2026. This is not a verified hand-drawn original.

Digital images and renders are not photographs of manufactured toys. Physical production and sales are not confirmed by this page.

Shalin / Collection

The looks03

01 Look
Front

The Shanghai tea character goes out in a dark denim vest and loose pale trousers. A reusable bubble-tea cup rests in the cream paw, leaving the green leaf-paw free.

Bubble tea on a city walk and brewed tea at home
02 Look
Front

In the evening, denim gives way to an oatmeal knitted vest and soft jade trousers. Both paws cradle a brown lidded brewing mug.

Bubble tea on a city walk and brewed tea at home
07 Look
Front

An elongated graphite vest, lilac trousers and burgundy loafers. The drink is inspired by HEYTEA's combination of grapes, jasmine green tea and cheese foam; the character's leaf limb remains visible.

A grape drink with jasmine green tea and cheese foam, inspired by HEYTEA Very Grape

00 / Original form

Character starts with form.

The leaf head and the character’s own green left paw form one continuous shape. The right paw is cream, and a tiny smile keeps the expression light.

In motion

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