Gideon Ceramic Air Plant Container
by Chive Ceramics Studio
$11.50
White is the quietest option in Gideon's lineup, and that quietness does real work — the punched holes defining this shape's whole design read most clearly against a pale surface, with no bold color pulling attention away from the pattern itself. Seen from across a room, it resembles an actual moon, cratered and pale, more convincingly than any of the colored versions manage on their own. The holes aren't decorative; they let air pass freely around a real air plant sitting inside, which matters since air plants skip soil and drainage entirely in favor of airflow between mistings. White also tends to be the easiest option to photograph well in almost any lighting, since it doesn't fight a camera flash the way a darker glaze sometimes can. It served as something close to a default before additional finishes expanded the range further.