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Water Pitcher

By Creede on Aug 21, 2008 under Tags: ,

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I’ll be the first to admit that this isn’t the cheapest water pitcher on the market. While the $85 price tag may be hard to swallow, there is no doubt in my mind that it looks $50 better than my old Brita water pitcher. The clear glass pitcher uses Iouseki stones come from the mountains in Kanazawa, the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture, on the Sea of Japan coast. In addition to the stones the pitcher uses Binchotan charcoal to filter your water. The combination of the two leave it pure and mineral fortified. The charcole and stone filtration system can last up to six months, and save all those plastic filters from going to the landfill. Oh, and did I mention it’s absolutely beautiful?

Available from DWR for $85.

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Creede is a frugal design junkie. He loves miminamist and mid-century influences and often finds himself with a hammer and drill in hand in order to achieve the style he wants without breaking the bank.

  • http://www.myspace.com/calicosounds liam.

    it does look good, but for how long will buyers be able to purchase the necessary “sticks and stones” as DWR puts it? at least with my brita (which has lasted me almost ten years now), i feel confident that i will be able to buy the filters for years to come. i have to admit i have often wished i could just refill the plastic filter with new charcoal somehow, but unfortunately that has yet to become an option. come on, brita! start being a little more proactive about this sort of thing…

  • Chad

    What, the stones don’t go into the landfill?

  • http://www.lovelythings.net Elizabeth

    Much more attractive than my Brita that’s for sure!

    Liam, I’ve often thought the same thing – it seems such a lot of wasted plastic to change the whole cartridge every time. If I wasn’t renting, I’d probably get one of those plumbed filter taps which would hopefully be better on the wastage front.

  • http://www.myspace.com/calicosounds liam.

    elizabeth…
    i actually just bought a place, and putting in a water filtration system is on my list of things to do.

  • giuseppe

    Does this thing really filter like a brita?

    It seems more like a french press coffee maker in design. It looks like the water in the decanter is simply “in contact” with the “filter”, rather than forced to flow through the filter element, like in a brita.

    Besides the fact one will landfill or add to your local garden the “sticks and stones” vs. the brita, I just don’t see the real filtering action here.

    Sure does look good though.

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  • Melissa

    The charcoal, know as binchotan, is readily available, and can be purchased without the stones at many places, including on Amazon. It’s been used in Japan for hundreds, if not thousands, of years.

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