Chinoiserie Blue and White Ceramic Planter Pot

Blue and white chinoiserie floral and vine patterns on a wide glossy ceramic planter — the pot that makes a houseplant feel like it was chosen rather than simply acquired.

The right pot transforms a plant. A beautiful houseplant in a plastic nursery pot is a plant waiting to be rehomed; the same plant in a chinoiserie ceramic planter is a considered interior moment. The blue and white floral and vine pattern on this glazed ceramic planter has the same visual heritage as the chinoiserie orchid vase and the chinoiserie table lamp — a decorative tradition spanning centuries that looks as at home in a contemporary interior as it does in a traditional one. At 30cm diameter with a 23.5cm mouth it is genuinely spacious — comfortably accommodating a large houseplant, a herb arrangement or a small indoor tree.

What sets it apart

The detail that makes it different

The glossy glaze is the practical advantage as well as the aesthetic one — the sealed glazed surface is waterproof, easy to clean and resistant to the marks and staining that unglazed terracotta can develop with regular plant watering. The chinoiserie pattern in cobalt blue against the white ceramic ground retains the visual clarity of the best blue and white porcelain even at this functional scale, and the wide rounded form gives the planter a pleasing presence from above as well as from the side. A drainage liner or inner pot is recommended for plants that require watering directly.