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Object Culture

Drink "Like a Boss" with the Cuppow from Aaron Panone & Joshua Resnikoff

By Ray Hu - January 10, 2012

As he promised at the end of last year, designer Aaron Panone is forging ahead with his latest personal project, a collaboration with Joshua Resnikoff. The "Cuppow" (say it out loud for full effect) is essentially a custom-molded lid for a standard Ball jar, designed to facilitate drinking from the iconic vessel.The canning jar already makes an awesome platform for a travel mug: it's easy to clean, made of heat-resistant glass, cheap, durable, and when sealed it doesn't leak. The only problem is that with their large openings, canning jars are not great for spill-free sipping while on the move. So we adapted it—made a new lid that lets us drink like a boss from virtually any wide mouth canning jar. It's a simple eco-friendly alternative to poor-performing and messy disposable hot cups, and over-built and expensive travel mugs.

Panone and Resnikoff are "proud to have developed a product that we look forward to using every day... it works great, it's super durable, it's made in the USA, it's BPA free, it's recyclable, and it doesn't break the bank."

See it in glorious, sun-drenched action:

Resnikoff, who is currently completing his M.S. in Biomedical Engineering at Tufts, originally brought the idea to Panone, who related on his blog: "At first I thought that it was a dumb idea, but the more I thought about it, the less dumb it sounded (and now I don't think that it is dumb at all!)."

Once he did a little research, Panone arrived at a "potentially novel retention and closure technique." The rest, as they say, is history:I designed a version that was made from stainless steel and hydroformed from a disc of sheet stock. We then realized that due to the temperature issue with the stainless and potentially hot liquids inside of the jar, that plastic would be better. I did a rough plastic design, and a few months later we had an SLA prototype made.

The designers acknowledge that they couldn't have done it without a little help from their friends:Our amazing and talented friends, Natalya Zahn and Repeat Press designed, printed, and cut the packaging. Our pals Atedrake hooked us up with a website, and best buddy Paper Fortress made our video. Most of this happened under one roof, at Fringe, in Somerville, Massachusetts.

We've seen questionable drink paraphernalia before, but the Cuppow is definitely a practical accessory for the modern foodie. At worst, it's something like a grown-up sippy cup, which actually sounds like a neat idea in itself... and a possible candidate for the new Food Design category of the 2012 Core77 Design Awards, set to launch next week (hint, hint)...

Object Culture

Ray Hu

Ray is a writer, editor, and researcher

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Levin

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brilliant idea.
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Anton

7 years ago

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I agree with the comments on insulation. It was the first thing I thought of and glad others said it too. Good luck with the product - I think its a great combination design.
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Josh Morton

7 years ago

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I am in love with this as I am using "Classico" tomato sauce jars for all my icebox food storage, including bev. Most definitely needs a stopper.
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Craighton

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I've used a mason jar for coffee for years. I love this. FYI: Coffee is best consumed within the first 10-15 minutes after it was made, after that the flavors start to change, so insulated mugs are essentially over-engineered ways to enjoy sub par coffee.
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sadawala

7 years ago

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this makes my moonshine so happy!!!!!!!!!!!
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Jeremy

7 years ago

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I know the plastic is supposedly recyclable and BPA-free, but can a glass lid be made in the same shape? The thing that bug me the most about those lids is that hot liquid running through it can't be good for you.
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Beth

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Are these only for the wide mouth Jar or for both kinds of mason Jars?

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Peter

7 years ago

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Why not just make the hole lid in metal? even more green.
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Ray

7 years ago

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Chris- If you're lucky, you have some of these badboys in the ol' junk drawer: http://www.core77.com/gallery/ny-design-week-2011-core77-party/44.asp

Margie- They're available at http://www.cuppow.com, as linked in the main article. Sorry for any confusion.
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Margie

7 years ago

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Saw this on Pinterest and I'm ready to order! When can I buy them?
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Chris

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Agreed that you would need an insulator for hot beverages... but I think including one in the package would be unneccessary. Who doesn't already have 2 or 3 beer can coozies in their junk drawer?
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Gigi

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ahh, guys you should learn how enjoy food!
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emanster provolone

7 years ago

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freakin awesome! nice work. Really does need an insulator though. Those jars are only good for iced coffee.
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brian

7 years ago

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@skip - you can slip the standard metal lid under the plastic cap to seal it for transport!
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Justin Kumpf

7 years ago

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I like it, but I would like it even better if the package transformed into an insulator.
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skip

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no seal-able cap? If you're going to mimic a coffee cup lid, at least use the latest tech. Otherwise this is a really nice idea...
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