A tall handbuilt ceramic vase from Catto Studio — sculptural, softly glazed, and quietly archaeological. "Sorbet" takes its name from the wash of pale color that moves across the surface: peach, cream, mint, and a whisper of blush, layered like scoops slightly melted into each other. The finish is glossy where the glaze pools and matte where it thins, catching light unevenly the way handmade ceramics do.
The form is a slim, tall column rising from a small footed base, with two small round handles at the shoulder — a shape that reads unmistakably classical, somewhere between a Roman amphora and a modern flower vessel. The surface is lightly ridged from the hand-building process, and a raised horizontal band at the base gives the piece its subtle architectural rhythm.
Best with a single arching stem or a small trailing bunch — nasturtiums, wildflowers, a branch of something in season.
WHY IT'S SPECIAL
- Entirely handbuilt: shaped by hand, not thrown on a wheel — every subtle asymmetry is intentional and part of the object.
- Wash of pale sorbet color: peach, cream, mint, and blush layered across the surface, glossy where the glaze pools, matte where it thins.
- Classical column silhouette with small handles: reads as ancient and contemporary at once, somewhere between a Roman amphora and a modern bud vase.
- Small footed base: gives the piece a quiet lift, drawing the eye up along the tall body.
- One of a kind: made individually by Catto Studio, with the personality and variation only a handmade piece can carry.
- Best for single stems or trailing arrangements: designed to let one dramatic branch or a few loose flowers speak.
DETAILS
- Material: hand-built ceramic, hand-glazed
- Size: 11.5" H x 3.75" diameter (7" at widest) / 29 x 9.5 x 18 cm
- Watertight interior
- Small handles at shoulder, footed base
- Handmade, one of a kind — subtle variations in glaze, texture, and form are part of the piece
- Made by Catto Studio
THE BRAND
Catto Studio is a ceramic practice making handbuilt vessels with a distinct painterly hand — each piece shaped, glazed, and painted individually, treating clay less as a surface to decorate and more as a canvas to work through. The studio's pieces move between the sculptural and the functional, often playing with contrast — bold brushstrokes on quiet forms, soft washes on classical silhouettes. Every vase is one of a kind, made slowly and by hand.
