A handmade ceramic vase in a shell-stone glaze, the surface matte and faintly chalked, like something dredged up smooth from the sea floor.

It is thrown by hand, so the walls carry a little irregularity, the mark of a maker rather than a mould. The glaze reads bone and sand, neutral enough to disappear, textured enough to notice.

It holds the full market bouquet on the dining table, a spray of pampas in the corner, dried branches through the winter.

For the wedding registry that wants one ceramic piece with weight. The design-led friend. The centerpiece the living room was missing.

Handmade ceramic vase, shell-stone glaze.