Tap water trendy from a carafe

Anti-bottled water campaign, London on Tap, has announced the winner of its carafe design competition.

Neil Barron’s winning design - chosen from over 100 entries - will be used to serve tap water in bars, cafes, and restaurants across the UK capital from April this year.

Industrial designer Barron wins £5,000 from the competition, sponsored by Thames Water.

Barron’s carafe, called the ‘Tap Top’, is shaped like a stylised tap with four drip-free pouring spouts.

According to London On Tap, it is “tall, tapered and elegant, yet quirky and contemporary”.

Profits made from selling the carafe will be donated to WaterAid, an international charity that provides vital water resources to some of the world’s poorest people.

Thames Water chief executive David Owens said that its tap water is 500 times cheaper than bottled water.

It is also more environmentally friendly as processing tap water emits 300 times less CO2 than processing bottled water.

London-based businesses interested in ordering the carafe should email the London On Tap campaign manager: andrea.riding@thameswater.co.uk.