These lovely bird design cups are hand painted in India. The cups, which can be used for drinks, as a decorative pen pot or as an impromptu vase for flowers, come as a set of four in red, green, navy and light blue. The hand painted bird cups are available…

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We featured the Brissi Betty round rose vase last year, but we’ve just discovered the range is available from John Lewis too. They’ve got several of the vases in stock online, including this rather nice Lola vase. The taupe coloured ceramic vase features a lovely floral design, with a decorative…

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With the summer flowers in full bloom, it’s the perfect time of year to pick a few stems to bring inside and enjoy. We’ve recently been enjoying some freshly picked homegrown lavender and the lovely aroma of fresh sweet peas. A small bud vase does the trick perfectly for a…

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Linda Bloomfield specialises in making hand-thrown porcelain tableware. Her distinctive pieces are simple and organic in shape, but very tactile (you’ll want to use them, rather than put them on display), and there are some special elements to the designs, such as a dimple added to the side of a…

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The Parlane brand is renowned for representing good quality and style Although they started off specialising entirely in glassware, they’ve since expanded their range to include a wide variety of home accessories. This striking Parlane Spiro vase is one example of their lovely products. The gold and bronze colouring is…

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Also Home have a new range in stock of blue fish design ceramics, which are in the style of traditional Vietnamese ceramics. A lot of their collection focuses around dinnerware, but we spotted this cylinder vase too, which is a bit of a bargain. The vase is handpainted with shoals…

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This is a good example of a vase that I actually think looks better without any flowers in it. This highly decorated ceramic vase is packed with a mass of individually crafted 3D roses, which produces a stunning effect. There’s an amazing amount of detail on the roses and they’re…

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This unusual ceramic vase is designed to look like a sweetie bag –  in fact, it almost looks like it’s made of paper, rather than porcelain. Designed and made by Olivia Cassells, each sweetie bag vase is individual, so there are slight variations in shape. The extra sweet design detail…

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