Open pale oak shelves on a frost-white wall: the Food Jar 14 in Fjord, the Commute Mug 12 in Rowan, the Flip Top Mug 12 in Alpenglow, the Camp Mug 12 in Snow and the Shaker Bottle 20 in Lichen, with plain white bowls

About

About RIME

RIME is a small online shop of insulated tumblers, bottles and mugs, delivering in the United States: ten pieces, each in the same eight colors, each at one price.

The name

Rime is the feathery frost that grows on cold things in clear winter air: spruce needles, fence wire, the tips of the grass, the corner of a window. It builds up out of the air itself, one crystal on another, and it is gone by midmorning. It is cold you can see, and that is the idea behind the shop: a cold drink, in a cup you like to look at.

Eight colors on everything

Every piece comes in the same eight colors: Snow, Alpenglow, Rowan, Glacier, Granite, Lichen, Fjord and Basalt. We kept the palette small and steady: a white, a pale rose, a red that shows up against snow, two blues, a gray, an olive and a black, colors you still want to see on a dark morning in February. A color is the same on a tumbler and on a mug, and it never changes the price. Each piece is sold on its own.

Choosing the pieces

We started from the cups that get carried every day: a big tumbler for the desk and the errands, a bottle for the gym, a small mug for the coffee on the way out, a jar for lunch. For each one, a single size and a lid that does its job without a manual. Then we took things away: no logo on the cups, no printed graphics, no extras to keep track of. Ten pieces made the cut.

How we describe them

We describe what you can see and use: the shape, the lid, what comes in the box and how to wash it. Materials are given as the maker describes them, and our Materials & Prop 65 page lists what we are still confirming in writing for our own units. We put no figures on the insulation until we have tested our units ourselves.

How orders ship

Orders ship from our partner warehouse overseas to the 50 US states and Washington, D.C., with tracking. Allow about 8 to 15 business days from order confirmation; deliveries to Alaska and Hawaii can take a few days longer. Shipping and import duties are included in every price, so there is nothing more to pay at the door. The details are on our Shipping & Delivery page.

Who runs the shop

RIME is operated by a company now being registered in the United States. Its details will appear on our Seller Information page before the shop takes orders; until then, nothing can be ordered or charged. Questions in the meantime go to contact@rimecups.com, and a person answers within 2 business days.

Who you are buying from

The company that operates RIME is being registered in the United States. Its legal name, number and address will appear here and on the Seller Information page before the shop takes orders.

SellerThe company that operates RIME
Registration in progress
Mailing addressPublished here once the company is registered
RegistrationPublished here once issued
E-mailcontact@rimecups.com