Glug Jug

The jug produces a distinctive glugging sound when water is poured from it. It is London by its language and character. Its charm is experiential.

The ‘Glug Jug’ is a traditional artefact, most commonly a ceramic fish and often seen advertising London gin. It gurgles because the hollow handle noisily fills with air as the jug is tilted and poured. A phenomena that can be felt as well as heard.

The design of the jug has been developed with three criteria: to achieve the glug, to be practical and cleanable and to suit the manufacture of 10,000 pieces.

The shape derives from its production process. A hand blown bubble is crushed to form a handle by an articulated mould that closes to present a shaped cavity to control the remaining blown bubble. The lip is finished by hand. Designed 2008