Rounded Clear Glass Vase, Wide Belly

This vase takes its cue from an old demijohn bottle: a wide, rounded belly that narrows sharply into a slim neck. It's mouth-blown clear glass, so the shape reads as sculpture as much as it does as a vessel, especially when it's empty or holding just a single stem.

At 7 inches across and 8.25 inches tall, it has enough presence to anchor a console table, a dining centerpiece, or a corner of the floor near a reading chair. Because the glass is completely clear, it also works well filled with decorative sand, marbles, or dried branches rather than flowers.

Bloomingville is a Danish design house that's built its catalog around exactly this kind of piece: simple in form, useful in more than one way, and made to look intentional whether it's full or empty.