Still Life
A collection of vessels printed in Australia, each one in a single unbroken line from base to rim. Three forms, three colours, every combination photographed.
One line, base to rim.
Every vessel here is printed in spiral vase mode. The nozzle is put down once at the base and does not lift again until the rim: one continuous line, climbing and turning at the same time. Most printed objects are built layer by separate layer, and every one of those layers has to start somewhere, which stacks into a fine vertical seam running up one side. Ours have no seam, because there is no start point to stack.
What that leaves is the ridge pattern of the form itself and nothing else. No seam to hide, no filler, no sanding, no spray. The surface reads as shadow at arm's length and as texture under a thumb, much closer to unglazed stoneware than to plastic.
Hold one and the first thing you do is run a finger down it. That is the entire idea.
No seam
one continuous extrusion
Up to 0.08mm
resolution layer height
3
colours, every form
Three forms, three colours.
Each form is a different argument about what a printed ridge can do. Every one is available in Deep Black, Cold White and Marble, and every finish has been photographed on every shape, so you are choosing from pictures, not from imagination.
Pleat
A full gourd body that gathers into a flared trumpet neck.
Drift
A full, round body cut by soft S-waves that twist as they climb.
Reed
Straight ridges, bottle shoulders, a smooth band at the foot.
Pleat, from close up to the whole set.
The fine ridges are where the material becomes the design. Marble catches them differently at every scale, from a single vessel to a full three-piece arrangement.
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Custom finish shown
They work better in threes.
A set is one Large, one Medium and one Small of the same form, 15% off the three bought separately. Nothing has to match: each vessel gets its own colour, so a set can be three different finishes.
Made for dried arrangements.
The same thing that makes these seamless makes them dry. Printing in one continuous spiral means the wall is a single pass of plastic, with no second skin behind it, so these vessels are not watertight and are not made to hold water. We would rather tell you here than have you find out with a puddle on a timber sideboard.
Dried stems, branches and pampas, or empty as an object. These are not watertight and are not made to hold water. If you want fresh flowers in one, stand a jar or a test tube inside it and the vessel becomes the holder.
Good to know.
Will I see a seam?
No. These are printed in spiral vase mode, which means the nozzle never stops and restarts: it climbs continuously from the base to the rim in one unbroken line. There is no layer start point, so there is no seam stacking up one side and nothing to fill or sand out. What you will see is the ridge pattern of the form itself, which is the whole idea.
How fine is the detail?
We print these at 0.2mm layers as standard, which is where the ridges hold their edge best. We can go down to 0.08mm on request if you want the surface as fine as the machine will take it. Ask before you order and we will quote it. Side by side, most people cannot pick the difference by eye.
Can it hold water?
No, and we would rather say so plainly than have you find out with a puddle. Printing in one continuous spiral is what makes the surface seamless, and it also means the wall is a single pass of plastic with no second skin behind it. These are dry vessels: dried stems, branches, pampas, or empty as an object. If you want fresh flowers, stand a jar or a test tube inside one.
What is it actually made of?
Plant-based PLA, printed on our own machine in Australia. It is not ceramic and does not pretend to be. It is lighter than it looks, it will not shatter if a cat gets involved, and it does not need a kiln or a glaze to earn its place on a shelf.
Where should I not put it?
Not in a car in February, and not on a west-facing windowsill in full afternoon sun. PLA starts to soften around 55°C. Anywhere you would be comfortable sitting, it is comfortable too.
How do I clean it?
A damp cloth along the ridges, then dry it off. No dishwasher, no bleach, and no soaking. Because the wall is a single pass, water sitting against it for a long time is the one thing to avoid.
How long until it arrives?
Each one is printed when you order it, which takes most of a day on the machine. Larger sizes take longer. Dispatch is 1 to 3 business days, or 2 to 4 for a set of three. Standard post is $15.99 anywhere in Australia and free once your order clears $100. Express is $27.99.
Does the set of three have to match?
Not at all. The set is one Large, one Medium and one Small, and you pick the colour of each one separately. Three different colours is a perfectly normal order, and it is what most of the photographs on this page are.
Want a vessel in a colour, a height or a form that isn't here?
A batch of one costs us the same as a batch of a hundred. Send a sketch, a reference photo or a measurement and we'll quote it.
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