Vases

3D Printed Vases

A vase is usually chosen by its shape and then filled with whatever suits it. The two decisions are connected: dried stems need a narrow opening that holds the bunch together, fresh flowers need water and therefore a watertight inside. Our vases cover both cases — but not every model does both, and that is the main thing to check before you buy.

They are printed from PLA out of our own extrusion line. We have been running that line since 2016; design and production happen in Poland.

With a glass insert, for fresh flowers

Models with a glass insert are made for cut flowers. You take the insert out, fill it and put it back — the printed outer shell never touches water. In AQUA FLOW the glass measures 10 cm across and 23.5 cm tall, inside a vase that stands 25 cm.

Water belongs in the glass insert only, never straight into the printed shell. Microscopic gaps stay between the print layers and let moisture through over time. This isn't a weakness of one model, it is how the process works.

Without an insert, for dried flowers

The other vases are built for dried flowers, preserved arrangements and artificial stems. Pampas grass, eucalyptus, cotton branches and ornamental grasses stand in them without water, and the openings are sized for exactly that: 4 to 5.5 cm holds a bunch upright instead of letting it splay out.

If you still want fresh flowers in one of these, put a test tube or a narrow glass cylinder inside. That works, as long as the vessel is tall enough that nothing overflows.

Sizes and proportions

Heights run from 20 to 25 cm, widths from 9 to 16 cm. A decorative vase in this range sits safely on a sideboard, a shelf or a dining table without blocking the view across it.

Narrow models like AQUA ZEN at 10 cm wide work on their own; wider ones like AQUA FLOW at 16 cm carry larger bunches. SCALA and Faceta sit in between at 20 and 22 cm tall and group well — two or three vases of different heights together.

Surface: visible layers

The print layers stay as a fine horizontal structure. On curved or faceted models that works in your favour: light breaks at the edges, and the vase looks different depending on the angle and the time of day.

If you are after a mirror-smooth surface, this isn't it — glass or glazed ceramic is the right material for that. The layer structure is intentional, and it makes every piece slightly its own.

Colours and care

Depending on the model you'll find white, black, grey, olive, blue, green, magenta and burgundy among others. Since we produce the filament ourselves, a repeat order matches the shade of the first one — with bought-in material, differences between batches are normal and visible on the finished surface.

Clean with a damp cloth. No dishwasher: PLA softens at around 60 °C and the temperatures in there are higher. For the same reason the vase doesn't belong on a windowsill in direct summer sun behind glass.