The mugs are made nespresso style and with a himalayan pine needle bio-base, they have a textured feel and have qualities unlike any other. The product does not acquire a food smell over time which is not the case with plastic. With a lightweight yet durable construction, you can drop the mug but it will not break unlike ceramic. With a unique material technology, the mug resists heat transfer. This means your hands can hold a hot beverage and won't burn whereas your beverage will stay warm. Each visible pine needle fiber has been picked up by a village worker's hands, deep in the Himalayan jungles and its presence in your mug’s material means that somewhere a potential forest fire was averted. Finally, you can control the end of life option for your own mugs. This means you can safely bury it in your garden soil and these mugs will return to nature within a few years whereas plastic would stay for a thousand years.