Matte White Colton Pot

The Matte White Colton Pot is 25cm square and 23cm high, with a smooth surface and a rounded silhouette in matte white. It is sized for a pre-potted plant of medium size. It works in a living room, a bedroom or an office.

The near-cube proportion here is unusual for a planter and gives it a particular stance. At 25cm wide and 23cm high it is almost as tall as it is broad, so it reads as a solid form rather than a container, and it holds a corner of a room the way a small sculpture would.

Matte white against a matte wall needs a shadow to be seen. Set it where light comes from one side rather than head on, and the curve of the pot separates from the surface behind it; under flat overhead light a white pot on a white wall simply merges.

Grouping several in different sizes is the intended use, and it works because the finish is consistent. Mixed finishes at the same size look accidental; matched finishes at different sizes look designed.