Embla Stoneware Vase 14.5cm - White

Our Embla vase is a small stoneware vase with a face. Near the rim, a raised nose sits between two closed eyes, with a gentle smile beneath it, and the vase draws in at the neck before opening into a straight-sided body, so the whole piece reads like a little figure. Around the body, raised dots, short bars, small squares and cross motifs run in neat bands. It is made from 100% stoneware in a white glaze with fine speckles, and it stands 14.5cm tall and 6cm across.

At that size it is a bud vase rather than one for a full bouquet: a few slim stems, a sprig of dried grasses or a single flower suit it best. It weighs 0.18KG and takes up very little room, so it sits comfortably on a narrow shelf, a mantelpiece, a windowsill or a bedside table, and it is small enough for the corner of a desk. The face gives it a gentle sense of character, which makes it a thoughtful gift for a friend's new home or a birthday, and a good choice for anyone who likes decoration with a bit of personality. Grouped with candles, books and small objects on a shelf, it holds its own without crowding them.

The glaze stops short of the base, leaving a narrow band of bare stoneware, and on the raised pattern the bare clay is visible wherever the glaze thins over the edges, so each motif looks softly outlined. Stoneware is a dense, hard-wearing clay fired at high temperature. To style it, keep the stems tall and sparse so the face stays in view, and set it beside darker pieces, wood or brass, where the white glaze and the pattern catch the eye.

What is the vase's material?

It is made from 100% stoneware, a dense, hard-wearing clay fired at high temperature, and it is finished in a white glaze with fine speckles.

How big is the Embla vase?

It stands 14.5cm tall and 6cm across, which makes it a bud vase for a few slim stems or a single flower rather than a full bunch.

How heavy is it?

It weighs 0.18KG, so it is easy to move around and sits comfortably on a narrow shelf, a windowsill or a bedside table.

What does the decoration look like?

A face sits near the rim, with closed eyes, a raised nose and a small smile, and bands of raised dots, bars, squares and cross motifs circle the body.

Is it white all over?

The vase is finished in a white glaze with fine speckles, with a narrow band of bare stoneware at the base and the clay visible at the edges of the raised pattern.

Where would it look best?

It suits a mantelpiece, a shelf, a windowsill, a bedside table or the corner of a desk, and it looks good grouped with candles, books and small objects.