Watercone

When Stephan Augustin went on a vacation to the Canary Islands several years ago, little did he know that he would return home to his native Germany, with a ready concept to change life as it was - often during millennia - for innumerous humans around the world. During that vacation and sitting by a beach cafe, he had playfully experimented with a glass of water and a saucer all the while gazing at the Atlantic, so rich in water and yet so lethal for human consumption. While inversing the empty glass on the saucer he realized a build-up of condensation. The Watercone began to take shape in his mind. Upon his return to Munich, the BMW industrial designer by day began burning midnight oil, to devise an industrial solution to his brainchild. More than a year later, following countless drawings, calculations and the lecture of several dozen books - addressing everything from patents to thermo-dynamics - the first Watercone was manufactured in Germany. In 2008, Stephan partnered with MAGE WATER MANAGEMENT GMBH and granted the company the rights to produce and distribute the Watercone under license and worldwide.