One of my biggest pet peeves is plastic water bottles. I can’t stand the water bottle culture that has been raging for years now. Everyone needing 24/7 “hydration” is just a bunch of pseudo-science hooey invented by water marketers. Sure water is essential for sustaining life, but do we really need to be spending so much money and landfill space on simple drinking water? RKS, designers of the MIMIQUE mobile phone concept have gotten together with KOR Water to address the issue of irresponsible water bottlers and consumers. Their “KORONE” bottled water is made from Eastman Tritan™ a ground-breaking new plastic that is made without Bisphenol-A (BPA). A chemical found in the polycarbonate widely used to make reusable water bottles, BPA is a hormone disrupter that has been linked to diabetes, cancer, and obesity. The design itself is innovative with its intuitive, one-handed operation bottle cap with a thumb release and kung fu grip. Yada yada yada…it’s water in a cool bottle, made from sustainable materials. They win, go buy it.
Designer: RKS Design [ Product Page ]
It does look very cool…. how much does this cost?
It says on their product page “The KOR ONE 750 mL Personal Hydration Vessel will be available on August 1, 2008 and priced at $29.95. To be among the first to know when and where, please RSVP here for KOR updates.”
That KOR sort of reads like icon… Hmm. Somethin bothers me about this design, the shape perhaps? Can’t put my finger on it, but somehow I’m not convinced.
^^^ Stunned its not from apple 😛
$29.95?! Pricey!
No one needs to buy a water bottle, of course. They are everywhere (unfortunately), and the concept of selling one, especially at nearly thirty bucks, is a little bit nutty. That said, there is a whole segment of society (of which is primarily inhabited by my wife) that loves to buy stuff like this. This design/product is a statement, not a water bottle. What that statement is depends on your perspective, I suppose.
100% correct, its just another in a long line of over designed products to fill a very simple need….and will sell very well to a segement that must have every shiny trinket in existance.
as cool as it comes off… i’d like to see something a little more innovative than a flip top.
Hahaha is nice tough i feel…. but somehow, it makes me think back to sony mp3 design >>
http://www.cyberindian.net/wp-content/uploads/sony-walkman-s700-large.jpg
good show RKS !
$29.95 does it come with free refils? i take it this is designed to be re filled by the user rather than just a disposable mineral water? is this correct.? it appears to show it being refilled. if so how is it sanitised after use?
hopefully the final product looks as cool as the images here …
Good stuff, but $29.95 for a water bottle ?
Looks like a Panteen Shampoo bottle.
pretty. and expensive.
Here in San Francisco, there has been a major shift away from the bottled water culture you mention. where you used to see everyone with plastic bottled water all the time, now you are far more likely to find people using steel bottles – a consequence of the social awareness of both factors you mention: environmental impact, and health scares. it gives me hope, but still I see far too much wasted plastic.
oh, and of course let’s not forget that tap water is better for you in most cases than bottled water!
Paul from KOR here. To answer Carl’s question, it’s meant to be refilled. Our entire goal is to move folks away from bottled water to reusables.
no,everybody in singapore drinks from water bottle,because the climate here is very hot,that’s why,don’t make the assumption that nobody uses water bottle,try selling it in singapore,and make sure u advertise it,so people like me can purchase 1.:D
wow!!! so cool!!
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The lack of love for this product is disturbing. I bought some to give as gifts at christmas (and one for myself!). It’s a water bottle. Yes. But it’s been designed properly, the spout is perfect the lid mechanism is amazing and it make me feel like I’m from the future.
A simple product to fulfill a simple task and it performs it brilliantly. Highly recommend it.
This water bottle is pricey, but I think it’s worth the cost. I love the design, and they now have new colors. Ran across a video on it. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=UkxlM5LmM_o
Now it was just a concept design.
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Where I can buy this and how much does it cost?
Thank you!
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Very good, thanks a lot
reat music
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Who would buy something like this? Lenny Kravitz? I
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