ddp design fair

Written by Jina Park

Soma, which emerged from a charity project initiated in 2014 to donate packaged water and water filters to people in countries that lack clean drinking water, turned its eye to the sea to secure raw materials for the production of recycled plastic drinking bottles. To address the serious problem of marine plastic pollution and ensure the recyclability of resources, Soma collaborated with Parley for the Oceans to develop “Soma Glass Water Bottle” in April 2018 and sold them exclusively at Starbucks locations. This provided an opportunity for Soma to start the business of drinking bottles.

Soma glass water bottle is made of 100% BPA-free, shatterproof, lightweight glass and wrapped in a sleeve made from the equivalent of two recycled polyethylene terephthalate (PET) plastic bottles that were dumped in the sea and washed up on the shores of islands. 100% BPA-free “Tritan” copolyester plastic has similar properties to glass, but is much lighter, does not break on any impact and is dishwasher safe. Glass is the most eco-friendly and hygienic packaging material that can be reprocessed indefinitely without deterioration in quality.

⁠©SOMA