Logo contest: tea&s

What we do:

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edit 1: we are a united states based company. and our major themes are transparency, authenticity, and education. we are hoping to make the tea industry more understandable and less overwhelming.

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edit 2: we are looking for a circular logo that has a realistic cup, less text, and can be used for instagram logos, and be easily adapted to be embroidered into shirts

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edit 3: please check the second attached sketch for inspiration. ideally, we could have a circular mug, a "t" worked into the left side of the mug and handle (ideally as a shadow in the grey color we provided), and the "&s" in the middle of the cup. please take that as a start and be inspired from there! :)

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edit 4: thank you all for trying that "t" in the left hand side of the mug as a shadow. i don't think it's really landing with me so we can disregard edit 3.

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edit 4: thank you all for trying that "t" in the left hand side of the mug as a shadow. i don't think it's really landing with me so we can disregard edit 3. edit 5: would love to keep this as simple, mature, and sleek as possible.