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CNC-milled porcelain vases fit together like a three-dimensional puzzle

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Ceramic Bodies is a collection of four porcelain vases that fit together like a three-dimensional puzzle.

Designer Jörg Hugo studied architecture before opening his own design studio. Calling it Studio Jörg Hugo, his work largely explores “the relationship between materiality, form, and space,” as he describes on his personal website. Relying on either digital or analog design methods and production techniques, Hugo creates timeless pieces that completely reinterpret how we interact with space and material. One of his most recent projects, Ceramic Bodies, comprises a collection of four porcelain vases that almost appear to melt into each other like a three-dimensional puzzle.

Designer: Jörg Hugo

Each vase that’s included in Ceramic Bodies is deformed by design. Dotted with imprints and depressions, the deformed shape of each vase is a type of stabilizing technique called geometric optimization, which finds the most suitable configuration for an object to minimize its overall structural mass and energy. Fitting together like twin pieces, the plaster molds for each vase were CNC-milled from gypsum blocks to ensure accurate sizing and streamline the production process.

Before production, “All porcelain bodies were 3D-scanned, re-topologized and modified,” Hugo explains, “making it possible to change scale, adapt shrinking factors and optimize the stability of each porcelain body in a short period of time.” In order to ensure the vases were stabilized when they came together, Hugo altered the outer surface when necessary. While handcrafted ceramics is a timeless art, through Ceramic Bodies, Hugo found a digital way to save time while making art that looks handcrafted.

Starting with gypsum blocks, Hugo reconfigured the outer surface of each vase so that they would fit into one another. 

Hugo carefully shaped each vase so that they could form one unit. 

The vases could stand alone as an art piece or work as individual vases for flowers. 

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This flexible vase expands in size (like an accordion) as your plant grows bigger

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Only 3% of plants survive being repotted when they grow too big for their old, smaller planter. I’m making that statistic up, it’s absolute nonsense… but here’s something that’s absolutely, undeniably true – Repotting plants as they grow bigger is a headache. You need to be incredibly gentle to avoid damaging the root system, and once you introduce a plant into a new, bigger pot, you need to hope and pray that the plant adapts to that shift. Repotting plants is a painstaking (and frankly messy task), although Lidia Gómez has a pretty clever solution.

The FlexVase by Gómez is an expandable vase made from hard-silicone. It uses an accordion-shaped profile to expand vertically in size, allowing you to simply stretch the planter as the plant inside it grows. As the planter expands in size, it creates more space for the roots to grow, as well as breaks the soil up, aerating it so the roots get more oxygen.

The FlexVase sports a set of folds that run along its width from top to bottom (looking sort of like pottery lines but much more uniform). Tug on the upper lip of the FlexVase and the folds open one by one. This allows you to increase the vase’s height in increments, making it taller as the plant grows. A similar design detail even exists in the Que Bottle, which uses a silicone construction and a spiral-shaped accordion detail to expand and collapse, making it easier to carry around while in its compact size.

While the vase’s innovative detail is functional in nature, it does lend a unique form to it too. When closed, the FlexVase looks like a normal vase, but expand it and it takes on this interesting wavy, fluted appearance… something that looks even more eye-catching when combined with the vase’s wonderful color palette!

Designer: Lidia Gómez

Cleverly designed book opens into a pop-up vase for flowers!

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Books and flowers are arguably the two biggest must-haves when it comes to table decor… so what happens when you combine the two together? Meet the ‘Flowery Tale’, a visual portmanteau by Japan-based design brand Mecli. The Flowery Tale comes designed to outwardly look like a book, but open it up and it turns into a 3D vase made out of the book’s specially-cut pages. When opened, the hard-bound book’s spine provides ample negative space to slide a test tube through, and there you have it, a ‘paper’ vase with flowers blooming through! I mean, this is just MADE for Instagram!

The Flowery Tale comes with three different vase designs (cutouts, to be precise) built into the same book. With thick partitions separating them, you can simply open up the book to any vase design you want, and the cut-out pages give you the visual gestalt of continuity, resembling a vase made out of paper. The vases are designed to be inverted too, so while each book comes with 3 vase designs, they can be flipped over resulting in as many as 6 different visual styles to go with your flowers. The test-tube comes with a stopper that allows it to rest on the top of the book without sliding through, and the Flowery Tale’s pages are waterproof, so a little splash of water won’t do them any harm!

Designer: Mecli

This detachable steam vacuum cleaner + mop was designed to be displayed in your living room!

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As a homeowner, my pet peeves include stray cables, gadgets collecting dust when lying on the floor are things kept out of their place. We are constantly looking for things that keep our home squawky clean, and decorative items that go with the décor theme. In most scenarios, the appliances and cleaning tools are kept tucked away from the line of sight as they don’t look as appealing. Won’t it be great if there is an appliance that cleans your home and when not in use it doubles as a decorative object that goes with any interior setting without seeming out of place? Product designer Yang Dong Wook from Seoul, Korea has thought of an appliance called Vase that, while being functional, retains its visual aesthetic value, so that you don’t have to hide it away and would rather want people to take notice of it.

Essentially a steam vacuum to keep all the apparent and hidden corners of your house ultra-clean, the appliance also doubles as a vase to keep with your indoor plants or simply as a decorative in the corner of your bedroom. The water can be filled from the top vase section and the easy one-handed operation in three intensity modes lends this cool appliance a practical approach to deep cleaning tasks. The brush attachment can be hooked onto clean surfaces or hard to reach corners. Once you are done with the cleaning tasks, just place it on the tripod-like wireless charging station and the Vase gets ready for the next cleaning routine. The bottom section of the appliance also functions as a wet mop to clean the floor with the utmost ease. In fact, it has wet mop refills that can be changed once the cleaning tasks are dealt with.

The most intriguing bit of the design is the vase-like water filling opening for steam cleaning tasks. It’s like you’re filling a water vessel and that satisfying sound is simply dope. All-in-all the design is multifunctional and an object that you’ll want to show-off rather than hiding in the closet or the garage.

Designer: Yang Dong Wook

This stackable planter keeps your window clutter free and your plants healthy!

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Ever since the pandemic started, we have been spending extended periods of time at home just quarantining and working. If you have a pet, it isn’t too bad but for others, it has become a time to shine as a plant parent! Having plants at home adds a little refreshing green to your space, can help purify the air and also give you something to care for that makes you feel good. But if you are a first-timer who has a small space and has only ever had succulents, then ToThem was designed for you – a planter that can take care of itself without crowding your windowsill.

ToThem is a modular vase system designed as a solution for organizing and taking care of multiple different plants in small spaces like city apartments. While optimizing space it was also essential for the designers to keep the form of the planter playful so they gave each part a unique shape that organically blends with the others. ToThem also has its own manual irrigation system that allows the water to reach the plants on all the levels at the same time. It also integrates a draining water reuse system. A smart planter that doesn’t use any tech to be smart, just good design.

The structure of the planter includes four juxtaposed vases of different shapes and dimensions designed keeping different plants in mind – aromatic plants (mint), Hedera Helix, Succulents (Aloe Vera) and flowers (Spathiphyllum). These plants were chosen for the positive properties they give to the interior environment and the inhabitant’s health (something we absolutely need in 2020). The warm, earthy tones complement the greens and transform any corner into a cozy one!

Designer: Camila Saulino and Alibek Atahanov

This vase is a container for nature, inspired by nature!

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Take a glance at the Gont vase and it’s easy to tell what it’s inspired by. The vase comes with a layered plywood construction and a pattern that closely resembles a pinecone, giving the vase a nice touch of bio-mimicry while also making it as pretty and alluring as the plant you place within it.

The Gont’s raw, edgy, wooden design is perhaps best suited for small, non-flowering trees. The vase comes with its signature wooden outer, and a cylindrical sheet-metal inner container to actually hold the plant. At a little over a foot tall, the vase is ideal for keeping on mantelpieces… preferably ones that get a lot of light so that it can then catch those beautiful sharp shadows thanks to its multiple pinecone-inspired facets.

Designer: Michael Samoriz

Vase Designs that promise to be the center of attention in any room!

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Countlessly explored in form while simplest in its functionality, a vase is an elemental piece of design that is present in every home. There was a time when a vase served only two functions: 1) the display of flowers or 2) as a family heirloom to be kept in a crystal cabinet. Those days are over. Now, a creatively designed vase can be so much more. It can be the centerpiece of a room, part of an overall design scheme, a gift to a loved one or the finishing touch on an artful display. The brilliant thing about creative vase designs is that the possibilities are limitless. You can tailor the style to suit your particular tastes and personality. As a part of YD Design Storm, we have curated some truly innovative vase designs to inspire you.

Teumsae modular wall mount vases by Extra&Ordinary

Cork Combo Vase by Melanie Abrantes

Nubes Vase by Sandra Faggiano

Hanami Vase/Fragrance diffuser by Ichendorf Milano

The Ghost Collection of flowerpots by Studio Iludi

Zuperfici Vases Series by Duccio Maria Gambi

90º Impossible Triangle Vase inspired by the Penrose Triangle by Cuatro Cuatros’

Unfinished Vases by Kazuya Koike

Bo Vase by Bau Design

Suprematic Vases by NOOM

Pot Your Bouquet

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It is very endearing to receive a bouquet of flowers, but quite cumbersome to keep them properly after you’ve enjoyed their glory after the first few minutes. Typically wrapped in a glossy sheet of plastic paper, you need to first find the vase and then dunk the stems into water … you know the drill. The BouquetPOT saves you all this effort and becomes a make-shift pot for your flowers. The packaging is made from biodegradable pulp and it simply overturns to become a pot. If the flowers are the kinds that can grow for a longer period, simply shift the packaging to a larger pot and see it degenerate as an organic fertilizer to the plant. Thus completing its lifecycle. Very Nice!

Designer: Niangui Cai

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Formalwear for Flowers

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The only problem with recutting your flower stems to make your fresh flowers last longer is that you can’t trim down your vase too! That is, until now. Inspired by the way we roll up the sleeves on our dress shirts, designer Weihan He applied the same idea to the flower vase.

Simply called the Sleevase, the design is constructed from a flexible material that can be adjusted as you prolong the life of your flowers by trimming the stems. This way, you can extend the life of your flowers. Of course, you could just buy a shorter vase to begin with… but it wouldn’t be quite as handsome as this one!

Designer: Weihan He

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Unfinished Never Looked So Finished

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After working on many 3D-printed prototypes, designer Kazuya Koike sought out to finally create a truly usable product that could be mass produced with the same 3D tech. The result is this unique twist on the decor, dubbed the ‘Unfinished Vase.’

The minimalistic design features a uniform aesthetic in tonal blue and rose colors. It earns its namesake for the missing wedge at the base that leaves a vessel for water exposed yet easily accessible. Simply place your favorite flower clipping or other stemmed plants in the narrow spout and add water through the cut-out wedge. Turn it to hide the exposed section or leave its conversation-starting aesthetic on display.

Designer: Kazuya Koike

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“The 3D printer I used to create this vase was by stacking the material a bit by bit from the bottom. So all starts from the very bottom and the glass plate/cup is inserted it (by my hand) while the process of this stacking job, and then it will be all completed when the flower inlet has built,” Koike explained.

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“After several times of trials and errors, I reached to the idea of warming the glass plate up before it inserts not to make the material deformed in the process,” Koike continued.

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