For years we’ve been recognizing one notably sculptural water dispenser within the kitchens of the design-minded and eco-conscious. Just lately we did a deep dive; right here’s the whole lot you might want to know.
The Sighting
Above: Most just lately, we noticed the curvilinear vessel in a Brooklyn cook dinner area by Studio Oink. It’s on the far righthand facet of the counter, additionally viewable in An Worldwide Affair: Studio Oink Collaborate with a NY Design Staff on a Younger Household’s Brooklyn Townhouse. {Photograph} by Matthew Williams, courtesy of Studio Oink.
The Supply
Above: Introducing the Walter filter. It’s a ceramic vessel (the corporate calls clay the “elemental materials”), with a lid, high chamber, backside chamber, a chrome steel spout, a maple deal with, and a Berkey filter inside. They’re hand-made in Brooklyn by founder Cassie Griffin and her workforce. Proven right here is the Walter in White.
Be aware: The Walter website is presently present process a revamp. In the mean time, the Walter Ceramic Water Filter in white is accessible by way of Goop for $450. Keep watch over the Walter website and @walterfilter for relaunch updates.
Above: The Walter additionally is available in a wide range of textures and painted designs, providing a design-forward—and way more eco-friendly—different to disposable bottles. Above: One other painted Walter. Additionally accessible: a hand-forged metal Walter Stand, made by blacksmith Jim Wyckoff in Pennsylvania. Above: The anatomy of a Walter. For extra on the way it works, head right here.
N.B. The opposite place we just lately noticed a Walter? In a hand-built sauna on the Maine coast, featured in our new e-book, Remodelista in Maine: A Design Lover’s Information to Impressed, Down-to-Earth Type. Head right here to pre-order a duplicate.
