A handbuilt vase in layered yellow and grey with a hand-pressed irregular rim and a spiral medallion on the body — the kind of object that looks like it was found somewhere interesting. At 7¼ inches tall, it holds its own on a shelf, a desk, or a bathroom counter, quietly doing what good ceramics do: making the room feel more considered without announcing itself.
The rim is rough and uneven, left exactly as Mariette Groen's hands shaped it. The body swells from a narrow pedestal base into a rounded form, marked with flashes of yellow, grey, and orange where the glaze moved in the kiln. The spiral — applied by hand to the front — feels like a signature, or a small message.
With flowers it becomes something else entirely. A few ranunculus, some wildflowers, a single stem that leans the wrong way and looks right anyway. Small enough to put anywhere, interesting enough that you will.
WHY IT'S SPECIAL
- Handbuilt by ceramicist Mariette Groen of Catto Studio: each piece is made by hand — no two are identical.
- Hand-pressed irregular rim: left raw and uneven, it carries the mark of making without apology.
- Spiral medallion detail: hand-applied to the body, it gives the vase its focal point and its name.
- Layered glaze with kiln variation: yellow, grey, and orange shift across the surface — unpredictable and unrepeatable.
- The right size for a desk, a nightstand, or anywhere a single stem or small arrangement belongs.
DETAILS
- Handbuilt ceramic vase
- Height: 7¼"
- Diameter: 3½"
- Finish: layered yellow and grey glaze with hand-applied spiral detail
- Each piece is unique — variations in glaze and surface are part of the work
- By Catto Studio, founded by Mariette Groen
- Small-batch production
THE BRAND
Catto Studio is the ceramic practice of Mariette Groen — handbuilt objects that sit between utility and storytelling. Inspired by natural forms, seasonal rhythms, and the slow logic of making things by hand, each piece is meant to be lived with quietly. Not decorative in the obvious sense. More like something that belongs wherever you put it, and you can't quite imagine the room without it anymore.
