It takes a certain amount of courage to change such a beloved classic as the Omaggio vase – and luckily the duo Ditte Reckweg and Jelena Schou Nordentoft, who co-design under the name Stilleben, have. They have gone back to the workshop, where they have reinterpreted their original design, which breaks with both the white glaze and the plain stripes, and the result speaks for itself: beautiful vases and flowerpots in different colours. And as a nod to the iconic origins, the new Omaggio Nuovo series now features a stripe.

Design history meets modern times in Kähler’s ceramics. And with Omaggio Nuovo, Stilleben fully interprets Kähler’s design tradition in a contemporary and forward-looking perspective. The design language is distinctive and sculptural, bringing new life to the Omaggio series, while the stripes have a clear link back to the originals in Kähler’s historic workshop. 

All the shapes and colours in the Omaggio Nuovo series are designed to work together, creating an interesting and decorative look when vases, flowerpots and candlesticks in different sizes and colours are arranged together, thus allowing Omaggio Nuovo’s sculptural lines to communicate across the board. Fresh flowers and green plants bring life and energy to the home, and with vases and flowerpots in the Omaggio Nuovo series, there are plenty of opportunities to combine a love of ceramics with a love of flowers and plants.

Common to the entire series are the white stripes decorated with the narrower stripes, so the vases and flowerpots get the 'stripes in the stripe' look that characterises Omaggio Nuovo. In keeping with Kähler’s proud craftsmanship traditions, all stripes are hand-painted. This gives them a unique appearance with depth and life that is both classic and modern. Like the vases, the flowerpots are a small work of art in themselves – hand-painted and completely unique.