the grace of a VASE – Sun, 30 Mar 2014 PST

Weve been picking flowers and sticking them in containers for thousands ofyears.

The early Egyptians did it, as did the Chinese: Feng Shui guidelines for creating harmony in a home suggest placing vases of fresh-cut flowers throughout the dwelling to relieve stress, and increase productivity and creativity. Ikebana, the 600-year-old art of Japanese flower arranging, became a craft of high regard, with a spiritualelement.

Today, artisans, designers and even florists continue to dream up interesting newvessels.

New York City-based floral designer Matthew Robbins has created a simple line of vases for Teroforma that takes some of

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MoMA Design Stores playful Chalkboard Vase by designer RicardoSaint-Clair. (Full-size photo)(All photos)

Weve been picking flowers and sticking them in containers for thousands ofyears.

The early Egyptians did it, as did the Chinese: Feng Shui guidelines for creating harmony in a home suggest placing vases of fresh-cut flowers throughout the dwelling to relieve stress, and increase productivity and creativity. Ikebana, the 600-year-old art of Japanese flower arranging, became a craft of high regard, with a spiritualelement.

Today, artisans, designers and even florists continue to dream up interesting newvessels.

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the grace of a VASE - Sun, 30 Mar 2014 PST