Charcoal Bloom Vase with a pale anthurium and red stems

Clay and charcoal scalloped paper pulp vases with red flowers and an anthurium

Bloom Vase

With its gently undulating form and slender, elongated silhouette, the Bloom Vase is a beautiful, expressive object.

Handcrafted by a team of 14 women artisans in Eswatini, the vase is made from recycled newspaper transformed into paper pulp. Shaped entirely by hand, each piece dries naturally in the sun for four to six weeks. This slow process allows its distinctive surface to emerge, with an irregular, mineral-like texture and subtle tonal variations that lend the humble material the depth and character of clay. No two vases are exactly alike.

Style the Bloom Vase with a single sculptural branch, such as magnolia, or with graphic dried flowers to accentuate its graceful proportions. Whether placed on a mantelpiece, a windowsill or at the centre of a dining table, it brings natural elegance to the interior.

Material: recycled newspaper pulp, water-based varnish

Dimensions: 40 cm high; 12 cm deep, 22 cm wide including the scallops

Colours: Clay, Charcoal

Care: for fresh flowers, please place a glass vessel inside; the vase itself is not watertight

Each vase is shaped by hand, so small differences between pieces are part of its character.

€99,00

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Yellow Charcoal Clay

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Bloom Vase

€99,00

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Who made it?

The artisans behind your product

A woman crouches in a gallery space holding a terracotta-colored sculptural vase. The room features minimalist columns, a concrete floor, and other decorative ceramic vases displayed on pedestals in the background and to the right.

Our partner

The woman-led social enterprise in Eswatini (formerly Swaziland) crafts superb objects entirely made from 100% waste newspaper from a local magazine distributor. Experimental yet profoundly anchored in the majestic archetypical shapes of the African Continent, it manifests the encounter of imagination and heritage.

A close-up of a person's hand covered in white plaster or clay, smoothing the inside of a handmade vessel. The person wears a purple sleeve, and other clay pots and bowls are visible in the background.

A unique texture

While the collection looks like ceramics, every object is crafted from the paper pulp made in the workshop, then sundried during 4-6 weeks before it reaches us. The irregular texture and the colours originate from the landscapes of Southern Africa, giving the sculptural objects a strong presence and timelessness.

A woman wearing a beige apron over a black long-sleeve shirt sits in a pottery studio surrounded by handmade ceramic vases and sculptural vessels displayed on brick and concrete blocks against a beige plaster wall.

Empowering women

All the products are handmade by women who are employed full time at the workshop with permanent contracts. The team loves to collaborate and create - if you are an interior designer interested in bespoke colours or shapes, we can develop these together!

A woman in a patterned brown and black dress sits barefoot on a brick stool in a gallery space, holding a dark ceramic vessel. The room features various sculptural art pieces, terracotta tables, and a large wooden panel on the wall.

Light & Powerful

The expressiveness of the collections from Eswatini stuns us and as new objects appear, we are impressed by their strength and powerful presence. The collection encompasses lighting, objects and jewellery, all made from paper pulp with water-based varnish, fully sustainable and impactful in every sense.