I’m totally smitten with this headless dog vase, ever since spotting it in fashion illustrator Megan Hess’ home, which was featured in the June issue of InStyle magazine. I felt like it was meant to be when I saw the exact same one in a shop that same week!
It got me thinking about vessels which even when empty can stand alone as a decorative piece, rather than being hidden away in a cupboard. The contrast of a quirky, weird vase with the organic beauty of flowers makes you stop and look twice – the vase commands just as much attention as the bouquet it displays!
1. This trio of guns is a great way to bring a hippie-style peace message into your home.
2. My favourite! This puppy looks like a surrealist sculpture when filled with florals.
3. A cat’s head vase by Kiki Smith would be a great shelf partner to the headless dog.
4. Mounted on the wall, this horse head vase designed by Jaime Hayon for Bosa looks like a mounted taxidermy piece, add some flowers and it sprouts a unicorn horn.
5. Harry Allen’s hand vase/candlestick is reminiscent of The Labyrinth.
6. Create a floral hairstyle with this wig vase by Tania da Cruz, or leave it bald for a mannequin-esq decorative piece.
7. An alternative to a love-heart, the Flower Pump by Veneridesign lends new meaning to the term ‘blood vessel’.
8. Go bananas over this Jonathan Adler Banana Bud vase for a tasty way to display some stems.
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