Blossoms vase

Designed in 2005 by Wieki Somers, the Blossoms vase transforms the archetype of the vessel into an autonomous vegetal form. From an ovoid base, reminiscent of the silhouette of a traditional vase, rises a network of branches, buds and protuberances with deliberately indeterminate contours. The object seems intended less to contain nature than to embody its image: branch, flower and vase merge into a single organic sculpture.
The piece is made of earthenware and handcrafted in the Cor Unum workshops in ’s-Hertogenbosch. Once formed and fired, it is given a matt pearl-green finish. The delicately realistic floral motifs contrast with the abstract, almost biomorphic character of the volume, creating a tension between botanical representation and formal metamorphosis.
Produced in an edition of only fifty, it sold out almost immediately, accounting for its present rarity. The model’s institutional significance is confirmed by its presence in the decorative arts and design collection of the Museum Boijmans Van Beuningen in Rotterdam, which holds an example. A black variant from the series also belongs to the Design Museum Gent. These acquisitions establish Blossoms as an emblematic work of contemporary Dutch design, situated at the intersection of functional object, sculpture and ceramic experimentation.