Evolvia By Evolve olive oil is presented in a minimal bottle
Artisanal oil brand By Evolve has packaged its organic extra virgin olive oil in a cylindrical reusable bottle made from laboratory glass (+ slideshow).
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By Evolve was set up by husband and wife Alex and Rute Theodorou, who launched the Evolvia olive oil as the brand's first product.
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Alex, who studied at Central Saint Martins arts college in London, designed the packaging for the oil – widely used for cooking – and worked with British craftspeople to create the bottle.
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"The packaging is intended to be as beautiful, considered and honest as the product it carries, which is the ultimate compliment to this very special olive oil," he told Dezeen.
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The 400-millilitre glass bottle is handmade in England by a family-run glass-making factory, which manufactured the world's first X-ray tubes and laboratory glassware.
Its tall cylindrical form is topped with a solid brass cap, which is turned and laser-etched by a company in Birmingham.
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"The Keep-Forever Pourer is designed and built to last many lifetimes, this is why we wanted to create a timeless piece, an object that sits comfortably in any design period – be that early 20th-century Bauhaus, the present or 100 years in the future," said Alex.
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The transparent glass was chosen to show off the colour of the oil, which is sourced from olives grown in Portugal's Douro Valley.
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"The region of Douro is famed for its Port, but what many people don't know is that the area has a strong heritage of producing incredible olive oil," said Rute, whose family comes from the area.
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The glass pourer comes in a black gift box decorated with thin typography and costs £170. Black refill pouches containing enough oil to fully top up the bottle are designed to match the box.
Evolvia is available exclusively from luxury London department store Fortnum and Mason.
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Similarly minimal packaging was used by a Greek company that chose to present its oil in circular bottles.
Designer Michael Young has also created a glass bottle for a Portuguese olive oil brand, while test tubes of the liquid line one wall at a high-tech workshop for a Michelin-starred chef.