Story
A springunder a linden.
In Icelandic, lind is a spring of water. In Swedish and Danish it is the linden tree. We made a bottle for the place where the two meet: cold water rising in the shade of a tree, close at hand.
IThe name
The name
lind1
Icelandic · noun
A spring. Water that rises from the ground on its own, cold all year.
lind2
Swedish, Danish · noun
The linden tree. Heart-shaped leaves, deep shade, and a honey scent in early summer.
IIWhy glass
Water should taste of water.
Plastic and steel both lend water a little of themselves. Borosilicate glass doesn't. It is the glass of lab flasks and good teapots: it takes sudden heat and cold, it holds no smell, and a year in it is as clear as the day you opened the box.
We wrapped the base in a silicone sleeve, because glass you're afraid to carry stays at home.
- Glass
- Borosilicate 3.3
- Wall
- 3 mm
- Care
- Dishwasher safe, top rack
IIIWhy light
Light instead of tablets.
Tablets dissolve into the water. Filters need swapping. Light leaves nothing behind. Press the base and a ring of UV-C LEDs climbs through the water for sixty seconds, then switches itself off.
It isn't a filter: it won't take out grit or chemicals. Fill it with water you'd drink anyway, and the light keeps it clean while you carry it.
- Wavelength
- 275 nm
- Cycle
- 60 s
- Battery
- 40 cycles, USB-C
- Auto mode
- Every 4 hours
IVParts
Made to come apart.
Everything unscrews by hand: the lid, the seal, the infuser core, the glass, the UV-C base and the sleeve. Each part rinses clean on its own, with no corner a brush can't reach.
The seal is the only part that wears. A spare set ships in the box, and a new set of three costs $9.
The Seal TrioVMaterials
What it's made of.
- 01Borosilicate glassThe bodyClear, light, and calm about heat.
- 02Plant-based siliconeSleeve and lidA soft grip that takes a knock.
- 03304 stainless steelLoop and infuserThe loop's core, wrapped in silicone.
- 04Solid copperPinsSmall warm pins that hold the loop.
- 05Natural corkThe Cork SleeveKeeps the cold in and the beads off.
