Glazed Ceramic Flower Vase

A ceramic flower vase is one of the few objects that looks finished whether it is full or empty. This one is built on a minimalist Nordic silhouette, so a single stem reads as deliberate and a loose armful of dried grasses never looks untidy. It is the piece that carries a shelf or a dining table through the weeks between one set of flowers and the next. Vases are used empty far more often than they are used full, which is what the silhouette has to survive.

The body is ceramic, handcrafted and finished with a coloured glaze, in white or green. The style is modern minimalist, which keeps the profile plain enough that the glaze and the stems carry the interest. Ceramic gives it enough weight at the base to stand up to tall stems without tipping, which slimmer glass vessels often cannot. Coloured glaze gives depth that a matte painted finish cannot, particularly under lamplight.

It takes fresh flowers and dried arrangements equally well. On a living room console it works alone; in a pair at different heights it reads as a small composition. The glazed surface wipes clean and does not stain from flower water. DecorNestHub supplies each vase individually boxed. White suits a room with pattern; green works where the palette is otherwise neutral.

• Material: Ceramic
• Finish: Coloured glaze, handcrafted
• Colour options: White, green
• Style: Modern minimalist
• Suitable for: Fresh flowers and dried arrangements