Kupilka Finnish Cups, Mugs, Bowls etc

[Lurch]

Just in!

KUPILKA means „little cup". The word KUPILKA stems from the Finnish word for cup which is "Kuppi". It also refers to a term used by Finnish people decades ago, when men and women warmed up their hands with their "Kuppilka" or "little cup" by drinking hot beverages during the rough Finnish winter. NATURAL FIBRE COMPOSITES

KUPILKA products are made of a Biomaterial. The Biomaterial used for KUPILKA products is a Thermoplastic Natural Fibre Composites material. It is made up of 50% pine fibre (wood) and 50% plastic.

If you compare it to plastic, the benefits of Natural Fibre Composites are a better heat endurance and a higher durability thanks to the stiff structure. Another advantage when comparing the material to plastic is that it enables the use of engraving techniques. If you compare it to wood, the benefits of Natural Fibre Composites are that it doesn't require maintenance, doesn't "absorb" smells and is insensitive to humidity.
All KUPILKA products are dishwasher safe.

KUPILKA products are also recyclable. At the end of its life-span the product can be grinded and cast again into new products. All KUPILKA packages & Label cards are made from recycled cardboard. The leather strap of KUPILKA 5 is made from Reindeer leather.

The material was developed by Puugia, the Centre for Wood Technology in Joensuu.

Kupilka 5 Snaps Cup

Kuplika 21 Cup

Kuplika 55 Bowl

 

[Twodogs]

Nice one

Lightweight to

Twodogs

 

[Shewie]

Nice those, might have to stick the 21 on my santa list

 

[MartinK9]

oooo shiney

 

[CaptainBeaky]

Very nice

You are filling my Yuletide list up very quickly...

 

[Twodogs]

Interesting review here,
http://www.hikinginfinland.com/2010/10/kupilka-review.html
Twodogs

 

[Shewie]

Good find Cliff

I didn't know about the materials being used, an interesting mix of pine and plastic, how does that work then ? Should make for a good durable and easy to clean mug or bowl though.

And they look sweet

 

[Toddy]

More goodies to add to the, " I'd be happy to be given " list

M

 

[TylerD]

These popped up on the forum ages ago and I really struggled to find where to get them from in the UK... No longer they'll get added to the "list" lol

 

[Lurch]

And they look sweet

Really sets off your proper coffee too.
Been using a 21 as my main mug in t'office for a while now.

 

[Wayland]

They look interesting.

I like the look of the bowl.

 

[The Cumbrian]

No 5 is a more civilised way to drink whisky around the fire than my usual "hold bottle to mouth and pour" technique.



You can have my whisky when you take it from my cold, dead hands.

 

[Shewie]

Couldn't wait until Christmas

Just ordered the kuksa and bowl set, I'll get the shot cup later me thinks

The plates are nice too

 

[robin wood]

Dam those Finns, they look fantastic. Could put us woodcarvers and turners out of business.

 

[robin wood]

It will be interesting to see if they feel and age like wood or plastic. The mix sounds quite like bakelite which actually ages nicely.
Bakelite (pronounced /ˈbeɪkɨlaɪt/), or polyoxybenzylmethylenglycolanhydride, is an early plastic. It is a thermosetting phenol formaldehyde resin, formed from an elimination reaction of phenol with formaldehyde, usually with a wood flour filler. It was developed in 1907–1909 by Belgian chemist Dr. Leo Baekeland.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bakelite

 

[Nonsuch]

Do they chip or abrade ?

NS

 

[DavidJT]

It will be interesting to see if they feel and age like wood or plastic.

That's to killer issue. They are expensive if they feel like wood-look plastic items, but good value if they feel like something warmer and more organic. Quite fancy the bowl, but would want to handle it first, and also check that handle doesn't feel like it's going to snap off on a cold day.
Hope about a "pass-around" Lurch?

 

[kawasemi]

Bought a set of these recently - they are really excellent.

I had a look on Lakeland website tonight - all credit to Lurch and the gang, the prices have not as yet been increased since I bought mine, despite the increase to 20% VAT.

Thumbs up.

kawasemi

 

[susi]

Look like great products, good design and a practical material.

I've never heard the word "kupilka" though, "kuppi" is cup, but "kupilka" is a mystery