With “The Drinking Hydrant” the designer Dimitri Nassisi presents a new type of fire-fighting water hydrant, which can also be used as a source of drinking water, in addition to its main fire-fighting function. The new hydrant uses the available infrastructure and the fact that fire-fighting water hydrants are directly connected to the drinking water supply system in Switzerland. The existing hydrants are given a new head fitted with a trigger switch. This means that passers-by can drink directly from the hydrant or choose to fill a container with drinking water. The surplus water is collected and directed into a reservoir at the foot of the hydrant, where it can be used as a watering trough for animals. The blue colour of the drinking hydrant is a reference to its purpose and is also used as an identifying feature. The large black trigger switch guarantees intuitively understandable operation of the device, which – above all on hot summer days – has the potential to substantially increase urban quality of life.