A shallow catch for fruit, keys, or nothing at all.
Vessels · 11 hours on the bed
Wave Vase
₹2,400
Plant-based PLA · 18 hours on the bed · ships free within India
A tall made-to-order vase in plant-based PLA, printed in a single slow curve so the layer lines read as tide marks. Use it with dried stems, or with a glass insert if you want water.
- Material
- Plant-based PLA · Stone-fill
- Print time
- 18 hours on the bed
- Finish
- Hand-finished rim
- Finish options
- Matte, sanded by hand · Raw layer lines left visible
- Tones
- Sand · Ink · Sage
- Made
- Printed to order, never warehoused
- Ships from
- India — free above ₹1,500
How it is made
About 18 hours on the bed, then by hand
Nothing exists until you reserve it. The Wave Vase then goes through the same seven steps as every piece the studio makes — the same spool, the same bed, the same bench — before it is wrapped and sent from India.
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01 Plant-based PLA
Spool opened for Wave Vase.
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02 First layer down
First layer down on Wave Vase.
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03 48 hours on the bed
Wave Vase holds the bed for about 18 hours.
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04 Sanded by hand
Wave Vase sanded by hand.
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05 Wrapped in tissue
Wave Vase wrapped in tissue.
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06 Sealed and signed
Wave Vase sealed and signed.
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07 Out the studio door
Wave Vase left the studio.
About this piece
The Wave Vase is drawn as one continuous curve and printed as one continuous motion. There is no seam to hide, so the 18 hours it spends on the print bed stay legible in the finished piece: fine horizontal lines that catch raking light and disappear in flat light.
The rim is the only part we touch afterwards. It is sanded by hand until the edge feels held rather than cut, which is the difference between an object you keep on a shelf and one you keep picking up.
Like every vessel we print, it is porous along the layer lines. Dried stems, branches and grasses sit in it directly. For cut flowers, drop a glass tube or jar inside — the vase becomes the sleeve and the water never touches the print.
Where it sits
- A hallway console where it can be seen from two sides
- A shelf with room above it, so the curve has somewhere to go
- Beside a lamp, where the layer lines pick up the light
Wave Vase questions
Can the Wave Vase hold water?
Not directly. PLA prints are porous along the layer lines, so standing water can seep over time. Use a glass tube or small jar inside the vase as a liner, or keep it to dried stems.
How long does the Wave Vase take to make?
About 18 hours on the print bed, plus hand-finishing on the rim. It is printed after you order rather than pulled from stock, so we write to you when it leaves the bed.
Something about your own piece, or a question we have not answered? Write to the studio.
The rest of the drop
Six pieces in total. Each one printed after you ask for it.