A ribbon bow, tied and knotted and then rendered in glazed stoneware with soft green stripes running across it, so the thing that should be fabric is instead heavy and cool and slightly glossy. It reads as a joke you have to look twice at. Five and three quarter inches tall, it hangs from the back or simply sits — on a stack of books, on a shelf edge, on a mantel, propped against a picture frame — which is most of why it earns its keep. Browse more home decor.
Details
- 5-1/4"W x 5-3/4"H
- Glazed stoneware in green and white stripes
- Hangs on a wall or sits flat on a surface
- Sculpted ribbon form with a tied knot and two tails
- Glossy glaze with soft, slightly irregular stripe edges
- Hand-finished, so the stripe placement varies piece to piece
- Indoor use
- From Creative Co-Op's Heirloom collection
- By Creative Co-Op
Styling
Small ceramic objects are the cheapest way to make a shelf look like somebody lives there, and the bow works because it has a shape people recognise instantly from across a room. Put it on a stack of two or three books with the tails hanging over the edge and it does more than a candle would.
On a wall it is best in a cluster — beside small framed art, above a light switch, in the dead space over a door frame — rather than alone in the middle of a blank wall, where its size works against it. The green is soft and slightly sage, so it lives happily with oak, cream, brass and real plants, and it reads as a nod to a bow motif without committing the whole room to it. Two of them at either end of a mantel, with something taller between, is a tidy way to bookend a shelf. More in decor and more, living room furniture and bedroom furniture.
Care
- Dust with a dry, soft cloth
- Wipe with a barely damp cloth and dry immediately if it needs more
- Not dishwasher safe and not food safe — this is a decorative object
- Glazed stoneware chips if it is knocked against a hard edge; handle by the body, not the tails
- Use a small picture hook if hanging; do not hang from the tail
- Hand-finished glaze varies slightly from the photograph
