Dutch Design Week 2014: domed porcelain vases in this trio by Dutch studio Oato have identical hexagonal footprints so they can be arranged together without any gaps in between (+ slideshow). More about Oato's porcelain vases fit together to form miniature "landscapes"
Polish design duo New Craft has created a collection of hand-blown glass vessels with copper "collars" that provide a reflection of the plants inside (+ slideshow). More about Narcissus vases by New Craft let plants bask in their own reflections
Norwegian designer Kristine Five Melvær has explored different glass-blowing techniques to create colourful patterns on this series of bulbous vases (+ slideshow). More about Kristine Five Melvær experiments with glass blowing to create Graphic Vases
French designers Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec have created a set of diamond-shaped coloured vases for Finnish design brand Iittala (+ slideshow). More about Bouroullec brothers design minimal coloured Ruutu vases for Iittala
London Design Festival 2014: Swedish designer Jomi Evers Solheim has created a collection of porcelain vases, using moulds formed around balloons that were filled with water. More about Jomi Evers Solheim creates ceramics using water-filled balloons
London Design Festival 2014: designer Andrea Mancuso and architect Emilia Serra have collaborated with ceramicist Alessio Sarri to create vases by detonating gunpowder-filled wet-clay forms before firing. More about Analogia Project and Alessio Sarri shape vases with explosives
London Design Festival 2014: Tel Aviv designer Nir Meiri has created a collection of vases made from layers of materials stacked in different combinations (+ slideshow). More about Nir Meiri stacks Babilus Vases from rings of bamboo, chipboard and Corian
Milan designer Paolo Dell'Elce has based the shapes of these mirror-polished spun brass vases for Swedish metalware company Skultuna on vessels in paintings by a 20th century Italian artist. More about Via Fondazza brass vases by Paolo Dell'Elce are modelled on still life paintings
Paris-based Italian designer Giuseppe Bessero Belti has designed a collection of vases that combine 3D printing with repurposed paraffin lamp chimneys (+ slideshow). More about Flowers replace flames in paraffin lamp vases by Giuseppe Bessero Belti
Amsterdam designer Tuomas Markunpoika has glued together pencils and milled them into vessels streaked with the coloured leads (+ movie). More about Tuomas Markunpoika mills coloured pencils to create Amalgamated vases
This ceramic vase by French designer Paul Menand can be stood upright or laid horizontally to adapt to the size of flowers it holds. More about Brick-shaped vase by Paul Menand holds flowers in two ways
Milan 2014: the final shape of this marble vase by Italian designers Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti was revealed by smashing off edges with a hammer. More about Paolo Ulian and Moreno Ratti shape marble vase with a hammer
Greek designer Yiannis Ghikas has created a 3D-printed vase with a ribbed surface decoration inspired by science fiction special effects that show creatures moving under a person's skin. More about Mutant vase by Yiannis Ghikas has a sci-fi surface pattern
British designer Josh Bitelli has created a series of vessels by dripping molten steel from a welding gun. More about Josh Bitelli uses welding equipment to make containers from coils of molten steel
Sections of these glass vases by Finnish designer Maija Puoskari can be stacked and swapped to create different vessels for flowers. More about Glass rings stack to form Pi-no Pi-no vases by Maija Puoskari
Dutch designer Dirk Vander Kooij made these vessels from scraps of plastic, melted down and built up in layers by a robotic arm. More about Dirk Vander Kooij uses a robotic arm to print vases from scrap plastic
Israeli ceramicist Michal Fargo produces these vases by ripping blocks of spongy foam into rough shapes before dipping them in porcelain and firing them (+ slideshow). More about Else vases by Michal Fargo moulded from torn foam blocks
Stockholm 2014: the delicate glass base of this vase by German designer Hanne Willmann contrasts with a concrete cover that supports the stems of flowers. More about Willmann Vase by Hanne Willmann has a glass base and a concrete lid
This vase by London designer Lambert Rainville supports flowers in a free-standing arrangement by holding their stems halfway up. More about Crown Vase by Lambert Rainville creates freestanding flower arrangements
This lapel pin by Israeli designer Omer Polak incorporates a miniature vase to hold tiny blooms (+ slideshow). More about Boutonnière lapel pin vase by Omer Polak