Most of the time, when we think of a vase we think of an object capable of holding large bouquets of flowers or aromatic herbs. Today, however, a part of design brings it back to its most essential form and entrusts it with a single flower. These are vases for a single flower, objects that work on absence, lightness and delicacy. From hand-worked metal to extremely thin glass, we have selected eight projects that show how a simple object can become a true design exercise.
Edging Over vase by ACV Studio
ACV Studio is the name under which Anna Varendorff, an artist and designer from Melbourne, signs her brass sculptures with their unmistakable curves. Edging Over vase takes the shape of an incomplete circle resting on a flat base, waiting only for the stem of a flower to close it.
Meta vases by Nomnom Studio
Nomnom Studio was born in Copenhagen in 2020 on the initiative of photographer Michael Rygaard and made its debut with the Meta series. The first versions are made from recycled plastic pipes, bent and coated in saturated colors, with an almost translucent base that makes the upper part look suspended in the void. The result is a vertical silhouette poised between opulence and industrial feel.
Favorite Vase by Studio Formbart
Founded in Stockholm in 2023 by artist Sarah E. Haukka, Studio Formbart creates objects halfway between design and sculpture. Favorite Vase is designed to showcase a single, carefully chosen flower, and has an opening that leaves room for a drop of water. Each stem is shaped through free casting in tin, so it carries small variations and the uniqueness typical of handmade products.
Dahlia by Atelier Alz
Atelier Alz is a studio based in Montréal, led by Alexanne Plante, that turns forgotten fragments into unique pieces attentive to the traces of time and to gesture. Dahlia follows this sensibility. It is a vase designed for dried flowers, built on a formal simplicity that lets the character of the stem emerge without distracting from it. A sober, almost silent form, designed to live hanging on the walls of any space.
Elettra Vase by Federica Biasi for Mingardo
Art director of Mingardo, Federica Biasi designed only a few objects for the company, this vase among them, to showcase the workshop’s techniques and finishes. Elettra has a round base supporting an elongated semi-elliptical element, from which a small container facing upward is suspended. Copper and iron in galvanic blue make it an elegant, precise sculpture that puts the flower on a pedestal and enhances its delicacy.
Eden Collection by Agustina Bottoni
Argentine designer based in Milan, Agustina Bottoni imagines the three pieces that make up the Eden collection as kinetic sculptures made of small suspended vases. Trio, Mini and Sculpture feature satin-finished solid brass and borosilicate glass tubes shaped to create objects that play with wind and air, swaying through space.
Single Flower Stand by Idan Gilony
Creative director, designer and curator based in Berlin, Idan Gilony came to objects through a path that starts in fashion and moves through food, performance and visual storytelling. The same eye for staging and detail can be found in his Single Flower Stand. In his tableware collection, stainless steel takes on a minimal, architectural character, with tubes and bases of clean geometry, designed to hold a stem, a branch or a flower. More a support than a container, it leaves the whole stage to the flower.
ORDO vases by Max Voytenko
Architect and designer from Kyiv, Max Voytenko works with a minimalist language made of planes and elementary geometric forms, with a small unexpected detail in every project. ORDO brings this rigor to the territory of the vase, an object Voytenko had already explored with the JARO collection, dedicated to decorative vases for interiors. The balance between order and lightness leaves room for the flower, which remains the true protagonist.
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