Eaupen : the application that lets you know where the nearest free water points are located. Mathilde Szurek » Gobi by Gobilab. Last Sunday I was in Paris and I visited the exhibition « objet(s) » du numérique (digital objects) at Le Lieu du Design.
I have seen many interesting projects and especially one : GOBI ! Why have I been so interested in this project ? Because it speaks about WATER and since my project LifeDrop, I am interested about this issue. GOBI is a new way to drink outside. Created in 2010 by Gobilab with the designer Cédric Ragot, GOBI answers to the question : how to reduce water consumption waste ? Gobi is a portable and reusable water bottle associated with a mapping of water points available on the Internet and mobilephones (Iphone, Androïd, Windows Phone). The main characteristics of GOBI : - it is transparent because the user wants to see his water to be sure of its cleaness. - it is lightweight, less than 100 grams. - it has a simple bottleneck. - it can be customized. - it has a small cove. - it is in Tritan, a material without Bisphenol A (BPA). - it can be used during many years.
Gobi / Gobilab - Cédric Ragot - Design Studio - V2.0. Gobi. The new way to drink water. Based in Paris, France, Gobilab has recently commercialized the Gobi, an ergonomic, eco-friendly, and beautifully-designed water bottle.
And above all, Made In France. It’s interesting as an American living in Paris to read about this “new way to drink water”, when in the US, people have been toting around reusable water bottles, including the Nalgene (classic), Sigg (hip and durable), and more recently, innovative designs like Vapur‘s foldable “Anti-Bottle”, for decades. But it’s true that in France, people do not carry reusable water bottles.
But they drink a LOT of water. So Gobilab’s got the right idea in assuming that they can make a huge impact with the Gobi concept. The Gobi water bottle. The design of the Gobi underwent an eco-conception program that lasted months, to evaluate the environmental impacts of the lifecycle of the product, including all facets from fabrication to packaging. The result: A sleek water bottle that is: The Gobi is manufactured in France. Gobilab Hold-up @ La ruche. Digest. ( french content ) Gobilab: Why don’t we change the way we drink water?
Work, sports, movies, trains, shopping… there are a lot of opportunities and figures speak for themselves: 2 billion plastic cups and around 7 kilos of plastic bottles are thrown out per person every year… what a waste!
And it’s bad for our purses, too! Yes, but what alternatives do we have? Can we really change our habits in terms of water consumption? It’s exactly what Gobilab offers! Samuel Degrémont, one of the three founders of Gobilab with Xavier Moisant and Florence Baitinger, kindly welcomed us in « La Ruche » (the French co-working space dedicated to social and environmental innovation) and showed us his invention, the Gobi… Gobilab : what is it exactly? Gobilab is the result of research in on various fields. The result: an eco-conceived model, smart and useful, perfect to replace our small plastic bottles. Gobi … What are the assets? Much more than a simple flask with a nice design, Gobi offers many advantages. Why is it a real change?
Finally, last but not least! Julie & Marie.