Jomi Evers Solheim creates ceramics using water-filled balloons
London Design Festival 2014: Swedish designer Jomi Evers Solheim has created a collection of porcelain vases, using moulds formed around balloons that were filled with water. More
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Analogia Project and Alessio Sarri shape vases with explosives
London Design Festival 2014: designer Andrea Mancuso and architect Emilia Serra have collaborated with ceramicist Alessio Sarri to create vases by detonating gunpowder-filled wet-clay forms before firing. More
Nir Meiri stacks Babilus Vases from rings of bamboo, chipboard and Corian
London Design Festival 2014: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a collection of vases made from layers of materials stacked in different combinations (+ slideshow). More
Via Fondazza brass vases by Paolo Dell'Elce are modelled on still life paintings
Milan designer Paolo Dell'Elce has based the shapes of these mirror-polished spun brass vases for Swedish metalware company Skultuna on vessels in paintings by a 20th century Italian artist. More
Flowers replace flames in paraffin lamp vases by Giuseppe Bessero Belti
Paris-based Italian designer Giuseppe Bessero Belti has designed a collection of vases that combine 3D printing with repurposed paraffin lamp chimneys (+ slideshow). More
Tuomas Markunpoika mills coloured pencils to create Amalgamated vases
Amsterdam designer Tuomas Markunpoika has glued together pencils and milled them into vessels streaked with the coloured leads (+ movie). More
Brick-shaped vase by Paul Menand holds flowers in two ways
This ceramic vase by French designer Paul Menand can be stood upright or laid horizontally to adapt to the size of flowers it holds. More
Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti shape marble vase with a hammer
Milan 2014: the final shape of this marble vase by Italian designers Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti was revealed by smashing off edges with a hammer. More
Mutant vase by Yiannis Ghikas has a sci-fi surface pattern
Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has created a 3D-printed vase with a ribbed surface decoration inspired by science fiction special effects that show creatures moving under a person's skin. More
Josh Bitelli uses welding equipment to make containers from coils of molten steel
British designer Josh Bitelli has created a series of vessels by dripping molten steel from a welding gun. More
Glass rings stack to form Pi-no Pi-no vases by Maija Puoskari
Sections of these glass vases by Finnish designer Maija Puoskari can be stacked and swapped to create different vessels for flowers. More
Dirk Vander Kooij uses a robotic arm to print vases from scrap plastic
Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij made these vessels from scraps of plastic, melted down and built up in layers by a robotic arm. More
Else vases by Michal Fargo moulded from torn foam blocks
Israeli ceramicist Michal Fargo produces these vases by ripping blocks of spongy foam into rough shapes before dipping them in porcelain and firing them (+ slideshow). More
Willmann Vase by Hanne Willmann has a glass base and a concrete lid
Stockholm 2014: the delicate glass base of this vase by German designer Hanne Willmann contrasts with a concrete cover that supports the stems of flowers. More
Crown Vase by Lambert Rainville creates freestanding flower arrangements
This vase by London designer Lambert Rainville supports flowers in a free-standing arrangement by holding their stems halfway up. More
Boutonnière lapel pin vase by Omer Polak
This lapel pin by Israeli designer Omer Polak incorporates a miniature vase to hold tiny blooms (+ slideshow). More
Kora Vases by Studiopepe for Spotti Edizioni
Six limited-edition vases were created by Milan designers Studiopepe for a window installation in central London based on the work of postmodern designer Ettore Sottass (+ slideshow). More
Sinkhole Vessels by Liliana Ovalle at Grandmateria III
London Design Festival 2013: Mexican designer Liliana Ovalle is presenting a series of clay vessels based on the geological phenomenon of sinkholes as part of a group show at Gallery Libby Sellers in London. More
Snow Vases by Maxim Velčovský
London Design Festival 2013: Czech designer Maxim Velčovský presents a series of porcelain vases cast from snow at the London Design Festival, which starts today. More
Patchwork Glass Vases by Nendo
Milan 2013: Japanese design studio Nendo has unveiled a collection of glass vases inspired by patchwork quilts at the Dilmos Gallery in Milan this week. More