Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Large Jar

Flowers Hand-Painted Slipware Large JarTradition lives on through Poterie dvires, as each collection is informed by the rich heritage of its home, Haute Savoie. The studio refuses to stand still, so the design language is always fresh and new. But while this aspect evolves, the making formula stays the same: the clay is prepared, turned, decorated, fired, manipulated and glazed, using a wood burning kiln of five cubic meters' capacity and the art of the hand touch. The resultswhich are

a deep sea fragrance with notes of sea salt

Fill it with potpourri or sweets and display it in a cosy corner within your home

The 319 vase from the Ritzen series is a striking example of the sgraffito glaze-scratching technique pioneered by Bollhagen in the 1930s

it was designed as part of Smythson’s comprehensive home-office range

and containing 235 pale-blue paper notelets

but also their functionality – for example

the soft palette of which is often created using the skins of fruits and vegetables such as avocado and onion

It’s made using handcrafting techniques from the Middle Ages

The simple

Note how thinly it’s been applied to piece

The large Polaris vase is made using the balloton glassmaking technique

glazed and fired again to reach their well-balanced shapes