London's tap water carafe launches today

The recycled glass icon, designed specifically for serving tap water in the capital's bars, eateries and businesses has been launched today.

Winning design was by industrial designer Neil Barron in the 'Carafe for London' competition staged last year by Thames Water as part of its London On Tap campaign.

Tap Top, with its four non-drip pouring spouts forming a traditional tap head shape, can be ordered on the London On Tap website and can be branded with any organisations' logo.

Thames Water's Chief Executive David Owens said: "Through London On Tap we wanted to celebrate the world-leading quality of London's drinking water by making it more accessible to people when they're out for a meal or a drink. To do that we needed a stylish, sustainable vessel that reflected the calibre of its contents - and that's exactly what Neil gave us in Tap Top."

Each carafe, produced and hand finished in the South East by Nazeing Glass, costs just £10 (excl VAT and delivery), a third of what it could sell for - of which £1 will be donated to the charity WaterAid.

Aldo Zilli, who was the first restaurateur to receive his order of carafes from designer Neil Barron and Rosie Boycott, Chair of London Food, said: "It is important to enthuse restaurateurs and diners about the great tap water that we have in this City and to realise that there is no stigma involved in choosing it over bottled water."

Words: Clare Riley

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