LH2O by Pedrita

Even though I'm constantly bemoaning the over-abundance of bottled water, I have to admit, I am really quite taken with this design by Portugese firm Pedrita.

LH2O is a research project on a new form for Água de Luso
(Luso water) and the result of a collaboration between Pedrita studio
and the Luso brand. This project aims to find not only a new form for
this liquid, but also to come up with a bottle that illustrates the
qualities and unique properties of Água de Luso, which has been part of the life and body of the Portuguese for over 150 years.

LH2O is not an interpretation of water as element, but rather a
reinterpretation of its form. It is an innovative packaging solution
that protects and maintains the purity of its content – Luso natural mineral water – while seeking to optimize and ease storage, transportation and display, as well as handling and consumption.

You can read more about the project at Pedrita's website. More images (including some behind-the-scenes process shots) below/after the jump.

 

 

 

 

Comments

[Maja Pelc]

It looks like a play on the Ora Ito's Ogo Water bottle (www.ogolife.com), doesn't it? Replacing the sphere with atom/element based shape. It's really intriguing, but I think these two will be compared a lot!

[Watsdesign]

Between the both concepts, I prefer this bottle.The geometric shape seems to have an advantage for storage :)

[Angie]

I definitely think of water molecules when I see this bottle. This got me thinking, why do we have water bottles the shape they are now? Cylinders? For grip? What else? Just wondering. I like this one for stacking, it makes it fun, but it doesn't seem like it holds much water for drinking. That being said I'm a big lover of bottles in general, if if the stuff inside (say alcohol) doesn't always appeal to me.

I personally don't find them similar to Ogo Water bottle, although that's pretty cool as well.

[Steve]

Why complicate things when Ora-Ito's original OGO "bubble of oxygen" is much more elegant and simple.