Vases & Flower Pots

What This Category Covers

Vases and flower pots at RB12 are freestanding decorative objects rather than fitted storage, so they sit on top of furniture instead of inside it. The category includes tall floor vases, tabletop vases for cut flowers or dried stems, sculptural pieces intended to be displayed empty, and flowerpots sized for a single plant. Most pieces here are ceramic or glass, made by studios and design houses rather than mass-produced homeware ranges.

Because the category covers such a wide range of scale, from smaller tabletop forms to large floor-standing pieces, it is worth thinking about where the piece will actually live before choosing a design. A vase bought purely for its shape will read differently on an empty console table than one intended to hold a regular supply of fresh flowers.

Choosing the Right Size and Proportion

A vase should sit comfortably within the surface it occupies rather than dominating or disappearing into it. On a dining table, a lower, wider form generally works better than a tall one, since it does not block sightlines across the table when seated. On a console table, sideboard or bookcase, taller vases can act as a vertical anchor alongside lower objects such as bowls or candle holders.

Floor-standing or larger vases are best placed where they have their own space to be seen from more than one angle, such as beside a sofa, in a hallway corner, or on a low shelf where they will not be knocked. If you are buying to hold real flowers or branches, check the opening width and depth of the vase against the stems you plan to use, as a narrow neck suits single-stem arrangements while a wider mouth suits a fuller bunch.

Materials and Finishes

Ceramic is the most common material in this collection, ranging from smooth, glazed surfaces to more textured, hand-finished ones typical of studio pottery. Glass vases offer a different quality of light, useful where you want to see water and stems through the vessel itself, or where a more transparent, lighter-looking object suits the room. Some pieces combine sculptural, almost abstract forms with matte or textured glazes, designed to be appreciated as objects in their own right rather than strictly as flower vessels.

Care varies with material and finish. Glazed ceramic vases can generally be wiped clean and are straightforward to maintain, while glass pieces should be handled carefully around the rim and base. Textured or unglazed ceramic surfaces may mark more easily than a smooth glaze, so it is worth checking a product's finish if it will be handled or moved often.

Sub-Types and Collections

Within the category, distinct groups of shapes emerge from the different brands. AYTM's range includes sculptural and geometric forms alongside more classically shaped vases and a flowerpot design, giving a broad choice for both plants and cut flowers. 101 Copenhagen's vases lean toward architectural, sculptural silhouettes, while Rina Menardi's pieces are studio-made ceramics with a more organic, hand-thrown character and are generally at the higher end of the collection's price range. Muubs contributes a single vase design to the category, sitting alongside the larger AYTM and 101 Copenhagen ranges.

Flower pots specifically, as distinct from display vases, are intended to house a potted plant rather than cut flowers, and tend to have simpler, more functional proportions.

Notable Pieces

The AYTM Vena Vase and AYTM Arura Glass Vase sit at the sculptural end of the collection, both suited to being displayed as standalone objects. The Rina Menardi Torri Vase and Rina Menardi Cenote Vase represent the studio ceramic pieces in the range, with the handmade character and higher price point typical of that brand. For a more architectural silhouette, the 101 Copenhagen Cobra Vase Tall offers a taller, sculptural form for floor or shelf display.

Styling With Related Categories

Vases sit naturally alongside other decorative pieces from the wider Gift & Decor range, including Candle Holders and Ornaments, when building up a grouped display on a shelf or sideboard. On a dining table, a lower vase can be paired with pieces from Candles & Fragrances, while in a living room a taller vase often works well positioned near Coffee Tables & Side Tables or on a console within reach of the Sofas and armchairs it sits near.

For rooms furnished from RB12's wider Furniture range, a single well-chosen vase is often a simpler way to finish a scheme than adding further furniture pieces, particularly on cabinets from Sideboards or shelving from Shelving & Bookcases.

Shop Vases & Flower Pots in the UK at RB12

RB12 stocks vases and flower pots from AYTM, Rina Menardi, 101 Copenhagen and Muubs, covering ceramic and glass pieces from tabletop scale to large sculptural floor vases. Browse the full range online or get in touch with the team for advice on choosing a piece for a specific room or surface.