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Pia’s picks: these designs outshine standard vases

Pia Seidel
28.8.2025
Translation: Jessica Johnson-Ferguson

Flower-inspired vases turn every bouquet into an eye-catcher and also look great in their own right. Plus, they can do something others can’t.

Sometimes, all you need is a vase that looks like a flower. With soft shapes and flower-like details, they are pretty to look at and make arranging bouquets easier.

These vases don’t need flowers

Flower-inspired vases don’t strictly need a bouquet to shine. The best example? The Savoy by Alvar Aalto for Iittala. Modelled on Finnish lakes, its flowing shapes are also reminiscent of a flower. Each one is handmade, mouth-blown and therefore unique – a luxury that standard vases simply can’t offer.

Unchanged since 1936 yet still contemporary: the Savoy vase.
Unchanged since 1936 yet still contemporary: the Savoy vase.
Source: Iittala

While conventional, cylinder-shaped vases often only serve as neutral containers, these designs are really striking. Their organic shape brightens up every room without even needing a single flower. Naturally, they also look great holding beautiful bunches of flowers.

A single stem is all it takes...
A single stem is all it takes...
Source: Iittala
...and the floral vase is ready to shine.
...and the floral vase is ready to shine.
Source: Iittala

Smart and pretty

The flower-shaped curves on these vases not only look good, they also keep the flower stems exactly where they should be. So no more fiddly arranging like with classic cylinder vases. All you do here is pop the flowers in and you’re done. The result? A bouquet that’s perfectly arranged and looks fuller and more harmonious.

The curved shape makes arranging easier.
The curved shape makes arranging easier.
Source: House Doctor
A bouquet that always fits well.
A bouquet that always fits well.
Source: House Doctor

Why conventional is no longer an option

With or without flowers, these vases are small sculptures that add character to your home. Instead of looking plain and generic, they set new standards in terms of style. After seeing these designs, you’ll wonder why you ever settled for conventional vases.

ASA Selection ASA Blossom Vase hint of mint 28,5 cm (1 x)
Vases
CHF36.39

ASA Selection ASA Blossom Vase hint of mint 28,5 cm

1 x

BYYU Babados
Vases
CHF39.90

BYYU Babados

House Doctor Vase, HDPlis, Clear (1 x)
Vases
CHF42.90

House Doctor Vase, HDPlis, Clear

1 x

House Doctor Vase, HDSay, Yellow (1 x)
Vases
CHF48.70

House Doctor Vase, HDSay, Yellow

1 x

Glasi Hergiswil Vase Nuvola medium, 16 x 14 cm (1 x, 16 x 14 cm)
Vases
CHF32.70

Glasi Hergiswil Vase Nuvola medium, 16 x 14 cm

1 x, 16 x 14 cm

Sagaform Vase Viva large bordeaux, 20x20x24.5 cm
Vases
CHF57.90

Sagaform Vase Viva large bordeaux, 20x20x24.5 cm

present time Ruffles Large (1 x, 27.23 l)
Vases
CHF86.16

present time Ruffles Large

1 x, 27.23 l

ART Vase Ruffles Large (27.23 l)
Vases
−19%
CHF129.– was CHF159.–

ART Vase Ruffles Large

27.23 l

Iittala Aalto vase Finlandia 251mm (1 x)
Vases
CHF197.59

Iittala Aalto vase Finlandia 251mm

1 x

ASA Selection ASA Blossom Vase hint of mint 28,5 cm (1 x)
CHF36.39

ASA Selection ASA Blossom Vase hint of mint 28,5 cm

BYYU Babados
CHF39.90

BYYU Babados

House Doctor Vase, HDPlis, Clear (1 x)
CHF42.90

House Doctor Vase, HDPlis, Clear

House Doctor Vase, HDSay, Yellow (1 x)
CHF48.70

House Doctor Vase, HDSay, Yellow

Glasi Hergiswil Vase Nuvola medium, 16 x 14 cm (1 x, 16 x 14 cm)
CHF32.70

Glasi Hergiswil Vase Nuvola medium, 16 x 14 cm

Sagaform Vase Viva large bordeaux, 20x20x24.5 cm
CHF57.90

Sagaform Vase Viva large bordeaux, 20x20x24.5 cm

present time Ruffles Large (1 x, 27.23 l)
CHF86.16

present time Ruffles Large

ART Vase Ruffles Large (27.23 l)
−19%
CHF129.– was CHF159.–

ART Vase Ruffles Large

Iittala Aalto vase Finlandia 251mm (1 x)
CHF197.59

Iittala Aalto vase Finlandia 251mm

In my Pia’s Picks series, I regularly showcase my favourite finds – things I might not need, but definitely want.

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