Not just for flowers: antique, classic and contemporary table vases

Table vases not only keep bouquets looking fresh but also bring them into the limelight – in classic, antique or contemporary style, depending on your taste. Glass vases are also ideal for displaying branches, candles and glass beads. Fancy vases make a stylish home accessory even without flowers.

Table vases in classic style

Traditionally shaped vases made from white glass for individual flowers or a large bouquet. Also attractive: vases filled with glass pearls or tesserae.

• Slim vases: cylindrical; suitable for long-stemmed flowers such as roses or hyacinths; look attractive in opaque glass. Important tip: Don’t arrange flowers too close together, otherwise you run the risk of making the vase look overcrowded and crushing the delicate stems.
• Round vases: for overhanging, lush bouquets, especially attractive for flowers with round blooms such as peonies and hydrangeas.
• Bottle vases: tapering towards the top, for single flowers such as roses or lilies, an elegant way of displaying ferns and individual branches also suitable for use as candle holders

Table vases in antique style

Whether used to hold flowers or candles or simply as decorations, these vases indicate a classic ambience.

• Marbled vases: lend a touch of Mediterranean flair, place a tea light in a wide cylindrical vase to create great lighting effects, particularly attractive in combination with single-color bouquets.
• Metal vases: made from copper, aluminium or bronze, often featuring artistic embellishments; available in the shape of amphorae or chalices with decorative handles, suitable for Easter sprigs, flower arrangements or artificial flowers
• Ceramic vases: made from clay, often with two-tone glazing, come in elaborate shapes, also make decorative ornaments when empty

Table vases in contemporary style

Owing to their unusual shapes, textures and combinations of materials, these vases are used less for practical purposes and more for decoration on dressers or coffee tables.

• Purist vases: made from glass or wood, often blown by mouth or hand-carved, shaped like animals or in the form of elaborate sculptures
• Aalto vases: Designer classics in unusual organic shapes, blown by mouth, inspired by the Finnish designer Alvar Aalto
• Futuristic vases: tall glass vases clad in plastic or wooden beads, sealed with elaborate stoppers, used without flowers for decorative purposes

Table vases are an absolute must for showing off lush bouquets or individual roses to their best advantage. You can opt for classic versions made of glass, or antique jugs in metal or clay. Modern designer vases are an eye-catching home accessory even without flowers.

Suitable for a single rose or a lush bouquet: table vases in all shapes and sizes.