Discover a Round Vase Made From Recycled Newspaper

This papier mâché vase takes a full, rounded body and closes it to a narrow neck, a silhouette that owes more to traditional storage jars than to modern glassware. It is built from recycled newspaper, layered and shaped by hand, so the wall has a slight thickness you can see at the rim and the surface keeps a soft, absorbent matte quality. Each one is exclusive and unique with its own tones, because the paper stock behind the finish is never twice the same.

Standing 23 cm tall, it belongs on a shelf, a console or a dining table where its profile can be read against a plain wall. The opening measures 2.3 cm, a deliberate constraint rather than a limitation: it holds one dried stem, a length of pampas or a few slender branches, and refuses the loose bunch that would hide the shape entirely. Left empty, the vase still works as a standalone decorative object on a quiet surface.

Keeping Papier Mâché in Good Condition

Papier mâché is paper, and paper and water do not mix. Use the vase for dried flowers, preserved grasses or artificial stems, and never pour water into it; if you want fresh flowers, stand a slim glass test tube inside the neck so no liquid touches the paper. Keep the piece away from windowsills prone to condensation and from bathrooms, and dust it with a dry soft brush rather than a cloth, which can snag on the layered surface.

The vase is drawn to combine with the rest of the collection, so grouping it with the taller papier mâché pieces and the rattan vases gives a coherent still life without any two objects matching. Odd numbers and varied heights work best on a sideboard: place this rounded form in front of a tall slim vase and slightly to one side. Its warm neutral tone also holds its own against natural materials such as oak, linen and stone.