Lexi White Ceramic Bobble Vase

The Lexi — a substantial glossy white ceramic vase covered entirely in densely packed hobnail bobble texture from base to rim — a vase that commits fully to a single textural idea and earns its place by the rippling shadow play that texture creates.

The Lexi takes an approach most decorative vases avoid — committing the entire surface to a single repeating texture rather than applying it as accent. Densely packed raised bobbles run in tight horizontal rows across every centimetre of the body, from the base ring all the way up to the wide open mouth. The reference traces back to mid-century American hobnail milk glass — the Fenton and Westmoreland pieces of the 1950s and 60s — translated here into modern glossy white ceramic at proper statement scale. Under any light, the densely packed dots create a constant rippling shadow play across the surface, so the vase has visual movement even when standing perfectly still.

What sets it apart

The detail that makes it different

The proportions are what give the Lexi its presence — at 38cm tall and 27cm wide, this is a substantial vase rather than a delicate bedside ornament, with a generous belly that tapers to a smaller foot in the way classical urns do, and a wide open mouth that swallows a full armful of foliage without crowding. The glossy bright white glaze keeps the texture from feeling rustic; the cleanness of the colour pulls the whole piece firmly into contemporary territory rather than country. Equally at home filled with garden eucalyptus, a loose hand-tied bouquet, dried wheat, or standing empty on a kitchen island as the only object on the worktop.