Cement Aqualla Gardenia
Japandi wall art in the Japan Collection's most material-specific neutral reaches its most architectural expression with cement — the grey-white of poured concrete, of Japanese architectural cement work, of the specific neutral that reads as both industrial and natural simultaneously, connected to the Japanese love of raw materials and the contemporary design tradition that has elevated concrete and cement to aesthetic material status. The Cement Aqualla Gardenia is a handmade ceramic wall flower from the Japan Collection, kiln-fired in Toronto in a cement glaze, shaped in the Aqualla gardenia form — a compact, fully double gardenia cultivar with tight, layered petals that create a form with significant surface depth.
The raw material neutral of a collection built on Japanese material honesty
Chive designed the Japan Collection in 2020 with the Japanese aesthetic tradition's relationship to raw materials as one of its guiding principles — the wabi-sabi appreciation of natural and industrial materials in their honest, unadorned state. Cement as a glaze color references the exposed concrete and cement finishes that contemporary Japanese architecture and interior design has been using since the 1960s, from Tadao Ando's raw concrete temples to the contemporary minimalist concrete interiors that Japandi design has adopted. The Aqualla gardenia form holds the cement glaze in its tight layered petals with precision. The Berkshire Botanical Garden carries the Japan Collection.
The Berkshire Botanical Garden carries the Japan Collection. The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens stocks it. The Norfolk Botanical Garden carries it. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show awarded Chive the 5-star booth award — the highest rating given — for 13 consecutive years. Botanical gardens from New England to the Mid-Atlantic have independently decided this collection belongs in their shops. Chive has been designing and making ceramic flowers in Toronto since 1999.
A gift for the person whose room includes raw concrete or cement surfaces
The Cement Aqualla Gardenia ships in a Chive gift box. It hangs with one screw in 90 seconds. The Berkshire Botanical Garden carries it. The person with raw concrete surfaces in their home receives the Japan Collection's most material-specific neutral botanical from the same collection a botanical institution chose.
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Japandi wall art in the Japan Collection's most material-specific neutral reaches its most architectural expression with cement — the grey-white of poured concrete, of Japanese architectural cement work, of the specific neutral that reads as both industrial and natural simultaneously, connected to the Japanese love of raw materials and the contemporary design tradition that has elevated concrete and cement to aesthetic material status. The Cement Aqualla Gardenia is a handmade ceramic wall flower from the Japan Collection, kiln-fired in Toronto in a cement glaze, shaped in the Aqualla gardenia form — a compact, fully double gardenia cultivar with tight, layered petals that create a form with significant surface depth.
The raw material neutral of a collection built on Japanese material honesty
Chive designed the Japan Collection in 2020 with the Japanese aesthetic tradition's relationship to raw materials as one of its guiding principles — the wabi-sabi appreciation of natural and industrial materials in their honest, unadorned state. Cement as a glaze color references the exposed concrete and cement finishes that contemporary Japanese architecture and interior design has been using since the 1960s, from Tadao Ando's raw concrete temples to the contemporary minimalist concrete interiors that Japandi design has adopted. The Aqualla gardenia form holds the cement glaze in its tight layered petals with precision. The Berkshire Botanical Garden carries the Japan Collection.
The Berkshire Botanical Garden carries the Japan Collection. The Buffalo and Erie County Botanical Gardens stocks it. The Norfolk Botanical Garden carries it. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show awarded Chive the 5-star booth award — the highest rating given — for 13 consecutive years. Botanical gardens from New England to the Mid-Atlantic have independently decided this collection belongs in their shops. Chive has been designing and making ceramic flowers in Toronto since 1999.
A gift for the person whose room includes raw concrete or cement surfaces
The Cement Aqualla Gardenia ships in a Chive gift box. It hangs with one screw in 90 seconds. The Berkshire Botanical Garden carries it. The person with raw concrete surfaces in their home receives the Japan Collection's most material-specific neutral botanical from the same collection a botanical institution chose.
