Drinkware & Water Storage
Tumblers, bottles, jugs and water pots for Indian homes, from a cool matka in May to the steel glass of water handed to every guest at the door.
Tumblers
Plain and patterned tumblers for daily water, tall glasses of lassi, and the classic steel tumble…
Bottles
Steel, glass and copper-style water bottles for the school bag, the office desk and long train jo…
Jugs
Lidded and open water jugs for the dining table and fridge door, also handy for nimbu pani, chaas…
Water Pots
Matkas, surahis and larger water pots for storing the day's drinking water, from clay pots that c…
Offering a glass of water is the first courtesy in an Indian home, and the vessel it comes in says a lot about the household. Drinkware and water storage covers both halves of that habit: what we drink from, and where the day's water waits.
Tumblers and glasses are the everyday pieces, used for water, lassi, buttermilk and filter coffee. Bottles go out of the house with children, commuters and travellers. Jugs stay on the dining table and fridge shelf, and water pots such as the matka or surahi hold a larger supply in a cool corner of the kitchen.
Material changes how each piece behaves. Steel is light and hard to break, glass shows how clean the water is, unglazed clay cools water through slow evaporation, and copper vessels follow an old household practice of storing drinking water overnight. Many people like to rotate between them by season.
When comparing drinkware and water storage, check the capacity, how wide the mouth is for cleaning, and whether lids seal properly against dust and insects.
Clean metal vessels with lemon or tamarind, scrub clay pots only with water and a soft brush, and let everything dry upside down before refilling.