Cool Hunting
Tired of seeing imported water from the other side of the world on tables of their local restaurants, the Melbourne-based founders of Daylesford and Hepburn Mineral Springs Co. decided to act. Today, the team bottles and distributes water from the heart of Melbourne's mineral springs capital. Not only are their products natural, sustainable and local, with bottling and packaging just 100 kilometers from the source, but they're stylish too. Their line of sparkling fresh fruit mineral waters showcase brightly illustrated retro-looking labels with sweet colors that match their equally scrumptious contents. Daylesford and Hepburn Mineral Springs Co are growing a dedicated following as Melbournians, Victorians and Australians as a whole go for their beautiful local goods.
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Aussie-based water bottling operation Another Bloody Water brings some serious sass to the table. Their disregard for overly pretentious competitors shows in everything from their irreverent name to their simplistic design (consisting of a dazzling palette of white, gray and black) and the oft-acerbic commentary on their blog. Down with the flowery language. Down with the Caribbean vistas. It's just bloody water. Thankfully their...
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