We wanted something that felt considered and permanent, the kind of object you'd keep on a shelf even if it were completely empty.

We spent a long time designing this bottle. The ribbed green glass, the copper label, the wooden stopper, and none of it was accidental.

As it turns out, that's exactly what people do.

The Strange Nature bottle has always been part of our sustainability thinking. A vessel designed to be refilled, reused, or repurposed rather than recycled. We thought we'd share a few of our favourite ways people are giving them a second life.

As a water carafe

Clean, fill, and place it on the dining table. The bottle's proportions are exactly right for a carafe — tall enough to hold a full litre, narrow enough to pour cleanly, and striking enough that it belongs on any table setting. The green glass keeps the water cool and the whole thing looks like it was designed for the purpose. Because, in a way, it was.

As a vase

The neck of the bottle is the perfect width for a small bunch of stems — wildflowers, eucalyptus, a single dahlia, whatever's in season. The deep green glass complements almost any bloom and the bottle's weight keeps it stable. This is one of those things that looks deliberately styled but takes about thirty seconds to do.

As a table lamp with fairy lights

Drop a strand of warm fairy lights into the bottle. The ribbed glass scatters the light beautifully, turning it into something that looks entirely intentional. This one became so popular we added it to our sustainability plan as an official second-use recommendation which feels like a very Strange Nature thing to have done.

Why this matters to us

We make gin in small batches from a wine by-product that would otherwise go to waste. We designed a bottle beautiful enough that throwing it away feels genuinely wrong. Keeping it is the easiest sustainable choice you'll make all week.