Dahlia the sculpted petal terracotta planter, doesn’t need colour to hold a room. The entire surface is given over to one thing: the petal burst of a dahlia flower, radiating outward from multiple centres, overlapping across the wide tapered body in cool silver-grey matte terracotta. Each petal is individually sculpted in relief — raised, rounded, casting a shadow into the recess beside it. The result is a surface that is never the same twice: as light moves through the day, different petals catch it, different shadows deepen, the whole vessel shifts register without changing colour.

The form sits low and full — wider at the opening, tapering gently toward the base — which gives Dahlia a grounded, settled quality that makes it feel permanent rather than placed. It works as easily on a garden step or covered patio as it does on a living room floor or a console. The Small at 16cm is the most precise desk object in the Botanica Collection — compact enough for a windowsill, detailed enough to be looked at rather than past.

Each Dahlia is hand-painted. Slight variation in tone and petal depth across the surface is inherent to this process — it is the mark of the hand, not a defect.

L: 35cm dia × 29cm H · M: 25cm dia × 25cm H · S: 16cm dia × 14cm H

Care & Placement

Indoor and covered outdoor only. The hand-painted matte finish is not sealed — avoid direct rain and prolonged harsh sunlight. Clean with a dry or barely damp cloth only; do not scrub or use water freely on the surface. Single base drainage hole. Use a saucer indoors.