Comments on: Kuksa: a cup for life

By: Brynn Evans

Brynn Evans — Sat, 17 Apr 2010 18:30:21 +0000

Ron — I love your video! What a cool process and what a gorgeous looking cup. Congratulations and thanks for sharing your story here!

By: jim

jim — Tue, 13 Apr 2010 08:33:53 +0000

Heurrrgh!

By: ron

ron — Fri, 02 Apr 2010 04:37:39 +0000

Here is my 5 cents on topic kuksa.
I made this one out of Oak burl several months ago and it serves me well. And it is true that you got attached to your hands “kuksa” creation since you made it to use it for your life.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xwvhGwsE3hs

By: Chelsie Vasconez

Chelsie Vasconez — Mon, 15 Mar 2010 22:03:23 +0000

While this topic can be very challenging for most people, my opinion is that there has to be a middle or common ground that we all can find. I do appreciate that you’ve added relevant and rational commentary here though. Very much thanks to you!

By: rusbravo

rusbravo — Tue, 15 Dec 2009 23:00:50 +0000

I have a kuska, It feels nice in your hand and looks beautiful but the resin in the wood leaches into the coffee and makes it taste like birch. That might go away if I used it more often.

By: Pipp

Pipp — Thu, 03 Dec 2009 09:22:51 +0000

Unless you are sharing your cup around sanitation is not as big of an issue as you might think. But you do have to rince your drink out, especially if you are a sugar or milk user.

I have had my hand on one of these mugs in Finland. I think that there is one really good aspect to them, they are really light! They are far lighter than any of the travel mugs I have ever seen. So if a designer wants to take anything from this cup, make your cup light weight! No one like carrying extra weight in their bag if you don’t need to!

By: Joe

Joe — Thu, 05 Nov 2009 18:36:26 +0000

My biggest concern is with disease and rodents/insects/filth. Wasn’t the advent of the paper cup brought about because of the influenza epidemic of 1918? Idea that it was more sterile to have disposable cups than ones you reuse? Too, how much energy is consumed in commercial dishwashers cleaning customers’ cups?

I’m all for sustainability–but in these days of swine flu, let’s not forget sanitation.

By: Toby

Toby — Thu, 08 Oct 2009 14:49:53 +0000

There’s something powerful about being able to personalize or even craft your own cup. You’ll treasure it, show it off to others and always remember to take it with you.