I just adore trophy shaped vases for no other reason that it’s so easy to write about them for Ugly Vase. I mean be serious, why does a vase need handles in the first place? If it was large enough to hold several gallons of water then I could understand handles might be useful due [...]

The body of this vase is almost heart shaped, but that does nothing to make me love it. In fact this is one of those vases which isn’t just ugly, but one that I truly hate!
Why people make vases like trophies I don’t know, who would honestly want to be presented with this as a [...]

Now this really is one of those objects which should never have been made! It really is horrific, so of course I couldn’t resist adding it to the collection (even if temporarily, I’m not sure I can bring myself to look at this in the house every day!)
It comes from the private studio of John [...]

I just couldn’t resist buying this vase, even though I had to import it from the US. I’ve never seen anything quite like it, and I don’t think anyone ever will again!
It comes with a great story, the sellers mother had it on display for years and when the daughter inherited it she discovered the [...]