Pots and Vases
Pick a pot and set it on the floor or a table. Nursery pots, planters, baskets, bowls and vases in real trade sizes, with their rims, ribs, saucers, stands and hangers, and the volume they hold worked out.
32 pots and vases to start from
Pots, planters, baskets, stands, hanging pots and vases. Each one is a starting point; every part can be changed once it is placed.
Speckled cylinder on an oak cradle
Cylinder in speckled stoneware, on a cradle stand. 5L trade size.
White cylinder on a walnut cradle
Cylinder in white stoneware, on a cradle stand. 7L trade size.
Teak cradle, black stoneware
Cylinder in black stoneware, on a cradle stand. 10L trade size.
Terracotta nursery pot
Nursery pot in terracotta. 3L trade size.
Aged terracotta, saucer
Tapered in aged terracotta. 7L trade size.
Ribbed cream cylinder
Cylinder in cream stoneware. 5L trade size.
Fluted sand planter
Tapered in sand stoneware. 10L trade size.
Matte charcoal cylinder
Cylinder in black stoneware. 15L trade size.
Black concrete planter
Tapered in black concrete. 20L trade size.
Concrete cube planter
Square in concrete. 15L trade size.
Sage stoneware bowl
Bowl in sage stoneware. 7L trade size.
Travertine footed bowl
Footed in travertine. 10L trade size.
Window trough, terracotta
Trough in terracotta. 10L trade size.
Egg planter, rust
Egg planter in rust stoneware. 15L trade size.
Fibreclay bell planter
Bell planter in fibreclay. 25L trade size.
Rope-coil basket
Basket in jute. 15L trade size.
Seagrass basket planter
Basket in seagrass. 20L trade size.
Rattan cachepot
Cachepot in rattan. 10L trade size.
White pot on a wooden tripod
Cylinder in white stoneware, on a tripod wood stand. 5L trade size.
Basket on a brass ring stand
Basket in jute, on a ring stand. 10L trade size.
Hairpin plant stand
Cylinder in cream stoneware, on a hairpin stand. 5L trade size.
Oak plinth
Cylinder in white porcelain, on a plinth stand. 10L trade size.
Hanging pot, macramé
Hanging in cream stoneware, hanging from the ceiling. 3L trade size.
Hanging pot, leather cord
Hanging in black stoneware, hanging from the ceiling. 2L trade size.
Speckled bud vase
Bud vase in speckled stoneware. 1L trade size.
Tall bottle vase, matte cream
Bottle in cream stoneware. 2L trade size.
Flared vase, smoked glass
Flared vase in smoked glass. 3L trade size.
Cylinder vase, clear glass
Cylinder vase in clear glass. 2L trade size.
Ginger jar, white porcelain
Ginger jar in white porcelain. 5L trade size.
Sage urn
Urn in sage stoneware. 7L trade size.
Black carafe vase
Carafe in black stoneware. 2L trade size.
Hexagonal sand vase
Cylinder vase in sand stoneware. 3L trade size.
Every property, and what it does
Select a pot and these are its rows: what it measures first, then its Design panel, group by group. A field shows when it applies, so a ribbed pot has its rib depth and a smooth one does not.
Measured
Read from the pot as it is.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Overall height | The height of the whole piece, stand or saucer included. | Millimetres |
| Rim height | Where the rim sits above the floor. | Millimetres |
| Width | The widest point of the pot. | Millimetres |
| Holds | How much the pot holds. | Litres |
Design
Which design the pot carries.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Preset | Replaces the pot's design with another, keeping where it stands. | The 32 presets and your saved designs |
| Fit the stand to the pot | When the pot does not sit on its stand, says why and sizes the stand to it. | One click |
Form
The kind of pot, its trade size and its proportions.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Form | Planters are open-topped; vases carry a neck above the belly. | Nursery pot, Cylinder, Tapered, Bowl, Egg planter, Trough, Square, Bell planter, Footed, Basket, Hanging, Cachepot, Bud vase, Bottle, Flared vase, Cylinder vase, Ginger jar, Urn, Carafe; default Cylinder |
| Trade size | The sizes pots are actually sold in. Choose "custom" to set the dimensions directly. | Custom, P9, 1L, 2L, 3L, 4L, 5L, 7L, 10L, 15L, 20L, 25L, 30L, 40L; default 5L |
| Height | How tall the pot is. | 40 to 900 mm; default 225 mm |
| Rim diameter | Width across the rim. | 40 to 900 mm; default 280 mm |
| Base diameter | Width across the base. | 30 to 800 mm; default 170 mm |
| Belly | Widest point of the body, as a percentage of the rim diameter. | 50 to 300%; default 100%; advanced |
| Belly height | 0 keeps the form's own proportion. | 0 to 100%; default 0%; advanced |
| Neck | Narrowest point above the belly, as a percentage of the rim. 0 keeps the form's own. | 0 to 100%; default 0%; advanced |
Profile
The body curve, base, rim and foot.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Body curve | The shape of the body between base and rim; Form follows the chosen form. | Form, Straight, Convex, Concave, S-curve, Stepped; default Form |
| Base | A rounded base is what lets a pot wedge in a cradle stand. | Form, Flat, Rounded, Soft, Domed; default Form |
| Base roll | How far up the pot the base roll climbs. 0 keeps the form's own. | 0 to 90%; default 0%; advanced |
| Rim | How the rim is finished. | Plain, Rolled, Flared, Squared, Banded; default Plain |
| Wall at the rim | The visible band across the top. A pot with no rim thickness reads as paper. | 3 to 20 mm; default 8 mm |
| Band depth | Depth of a banded rim. | 4 to 90 mm; default 22 mm |
| Wall taper | How much thicker the wall is at the foot. A constant wall reads as moulded. | 0 to 200%; default 60%; advanced |
| Foot | A pot stands on a ring, not on its whole underside. The shadow line under it is what seats the pot on a floor. | None, Ring, Pedestal; default Ring |
| Foot height | Height of the foot under the pot. | 2 to 90 mm; default 7 mm |
| Foot inset | How far the foot sits in from the edge. | 3 to 80 mm; default 14 mm; advanced |
Surface
The outline from above, and ribs, flutes or weave on the surface.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Section | The pot's outline from above. | Round, Square, Hexagon, Octagon, Oval; default Round |
| Corner rounding | How rounded the corners of a square or many sided pot are. | 0 to 100%; default 35% |
| Oval ratio | How narrow an oval pot is against its width. | 25 to 100%; default 70% |
| Ribs | How many raised ribs run up the pot. Zero leaves it smooth. | 0 to 60; default 0 |
| Rib depth | How far each rib stands out. | 0.5 to 14 mm; default 3 mm |
| Rib profile | The shape of each rib. | Round, V, Flat; default Round |
| Flutes | How many grooves run up the pot. Zero leaves it smooth. | 0 to 24; default 0; advanced |
| Flute depth | How deep each groove is. | 1 to 24 mm; default 6 mm; advanced |
| Weave | A basket's silhouette is visibly bumpy against a wall, so the weave is geometry rather than a texture. | None, Jute, Rattan, Seagrass, Wicker, Rope coil; default None |
| Weave pitch | The spacing of a woven surface. | 8 to 60 mm; default 22 mm |
| Weave relief | How much a woven surface stands out. | 1 to 18 mm; default 5 mm |
Saucer
A saucer under the pot.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Saucer | No saucer, one made with the pot, or a separate one under it. | None, Attached, Separate; default None |
| Saucer oversize | How much wider the saucer is than the pot. | 0 to 60%; default 12% |
| Saucer height | How tall the saucer is. | 8 to 90 mm; default 22 mm |
Stand
A stand to lift the pot off the floor.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Stand | A cradle holds the pot inside its frame, the pot descends through the rails rather than sitting on top. | None, Cradle, Tripod wood, Tripod metal, Hairpin, Ring, Plinth, X frame, Stepped; default None |
| Stand height | Floor to the bearing surface, not to the top of the pot. | 80 to 1100 mm; default 420 mm |
| Legs | Three or four legs on the stand. | 3 to 4; default 4 |
| Leg diameter | Thickness of each stand leg. | 8 to 70 mm; default 24 mm |
| Splay | How far the stand legs spread at the floor. | 0 to 220 mm; default 45 mm |
| Legs above the cross | How far the legs rise past the X. They cradle the pot's lower sides and stop it sliding off, so this is structural, not a detail. | 0 to 280 mm; default 110 mm |
| Rail section | Thickness of the stand's rails. | 8 to 50 mm; default 20 mm |
| Opening | Clear width the pot drops through. 0 fits it to the pot automatically. | 0 to 500 mm; default 0 mm |
| Stretcher | The brace between the stand legs. | None, Square, X, H; default Square; advanced |
| Stretcher height | How high the brace sits on the legs. | 5 to 90%; default 35%; advanced |
Hanging
Hanging the pot instead of standing it.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Hang | Hangs the pot from the ceiling or a hook instead of standing it. | None, Ceiling, Hook; default None |
| Drop | How far the pot hangs below its fixing. | 100 to 2000 mm; default 600 mm |
| Hanger | What the pot hangs from. | Cord, Macrame, Leather, Chain; default Cord |
Materials
The finish of each part.
| Field | What it does | Values |
|---|---|---|
| Pot | The finish of the pot. | Terracotta, Aged terracotta, White stoneware, Cream stoneware, Sand stoneware, Speckled stoneware, Black stoneware, Sage stoneware, Rust stoneware, White porcelain, Concrete, Black concrete, Fibreclay, Travertine, Jute, Rattan, Seagrass, Water hyacinth, Black metal, Brass, Copper, Plastic nursery, Plastic white, Clear glass, Smoked glass; default Speckled stoneware |
| Rim | The finish of the rim; Match keeps the pot's. | Match, Terracotta, Aged terracotta, White stoneware, Cream stoneware, Sand stoneware, Speckled stoneware, Black stoneware, Sage stoneware, Rust stoneware, White porcelain, Concrete, Black concrete, Fibreclay, Travertine, Oak, Walnut, Teak, Pine, Bamboo, Black stained wood, Jute, Rattan, Seagrass, Water hyacinth, Black metal, Brass, Copper, Plastic nursery, Plastic white, Clear glass, Smoked glass; default Match |
| Saucer | The finish of the saucer; Match keeps the pot's. | Match, Terracotta, Aged terracotta, White stoneware, Cream stoneware, Sand stoneware, Speckled stoneware, Black stoneware, Sage stoneware, Rust stoneware, White porcelain, Concrete, Black concrete, Fibreclay, Travertine, Oak, Walnut, Teak, Pine, Bamboo, Black stained wood, Jute, Rattan, Seagrass, Water hyacinth, Black metal, Brass, Copper, Plastic nursery, Plastic white, Clear glass, Smoked glass; default Match |
| Stand | The finish of the stand. | Terracotta, Aged terracotta, White stoneware, Cream stoneware, Sand stoneware, Speckled stoneware, Black stoneware, Sage stoneware, Rust stoneware, White porcelain, Concrete, Black concrete, Fibreclay, Travertine, Oak, Walnut, Teak, Pine, Bamboo, Black stained wood, Jute, Rattan, Seagrass, Water hyacinth, Black metal, Brass, Copper, Plastic nursery, Plastic white, Clear glass, Smoked glass; default Oak |
| Hanger | The finish of the hanger. | Terracotta, Aged terracotta, White stoneware, Cream stoneware, Sand stoneware, Speckled stoneware, Black stoneware, Sage stoneware, Rust stoneware, White porcelain, Concrete, Black concrete, Fibreclay, Travertine, Oak, Walnut, Teak, Pine, Bamboo, Black stained wood, Jute, Rattan, Seagrass, Water hyacinth, Black metal, Brass, Copper, Plastic nursery, Plastic white, Clear glass, Smoked glass; default Jute |
How the Pots tool works
Open Pots and vases
In the editor, open Furnish and choose Pots and vases, or type POTTERY (POT). The presets open.
Set it down
Pick a pot, then click where it goes: on the floor, or on a table or shelf.
Shape it
Its Design panel changes the form, size, rim, surface, saucer, stand and finishes, and reads what it holds.
Plant it
For a plant in a pot, use Indoor plants: the same pot, with one of 43 species growing in it.
Pot questions, answered.
What can I make?
Nursery pots, cylinders, tapered pots, bowls, eggs, troughs, square and bell planters, baskets, cachepots, hanging pots, and vases from bud vases to ginger jars, urns and carafes.
Are the sizes real?
Yes. A pot can take a trade size from P9 to 40 litres, and its panel reads how much it holds.
Can a pot have a stand or hang?
Yes. Stands come as cradles, tripods, hairpins, rings, plinths, X frames and stepped stands; a pot can also hang from the ceiling or a hook on a cord, macrame, leather or chain.
Can a pot stand on a table?
Yes. Click a table or shelf and it sits on its top.
Read on
- Indoor Plants: 43 species growing in the same pots.
- Furniture and kitchens docs: The catalogue, custom furniture, pots and plants.
- Kitchen Design: Fitted kitchens sized to the wall they stand on.