Vessels

Two open forms: a tall vase and a shallow bowl. Both are printed to order in plant-based PLA, and both come with the same honest caveat — a printed vessel is not a sealed one, so neither is watertight and neither is tableware.

Choosing between them

The Wave Vase is the upright piece, one continuous curve printed over about 18 hours with the rim sanded by hand. It suits dried stems directly, and cut flowers if you drop a glass tube or small jar inside as a liner. It reads best somewhere it can be seen from more than one side.

The Still Bowl is the horizontal one, and at about 11 hours it is the fastest print in the catalog and the least expensive piece we make. It is a catch-all: keys by a door, a watch at a bedside, whole fruit on a counter. It is not for loose or wet food, because the fine crevices between printed layers cannot be cleaned thoroughly.

If you are buying one piece to see whether printed objects suit your room, the bowl is the lower-commitment answer. If you want the object to do something to the room, the vase is the one with the gesture in it.

Worth knowing

  • Not watertight — use a glass liner inside the vase for cut flowers
  • Not tableware — dry, whole or wrapped items only in the bowl
  • Wipe with a barely damp cloth; never a dishwasher

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