Leonora Vase

The Leonora Vase is a white porcelain vase measuring 25cm across and 27cm high, with a clean contemporary silhouette. The plain form suits most interiors. It's sized for a full floral arrangement rather than a few stems.

Porcelain has a density and a coolness to it that earthenware does not, and in plain white it reads as considered rather than merely functional. The lack of decoration is the decision here: nothing on the surface competes with what you put in it.

The proportions, roughly as wide as it is tall, are what make this a genuine flower vase rather than a decorative object. A wide mouth lets a bunch open out naturally instead of being forced into a narrow column, which suits garden flowers and larger arrangements. On a dining table it holds a centrepiece; on a hall console it takes something taller. Empty it is unremarkable, which is honest to say, this one is meant to be filled.