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5 inch Ceramic Flowers

Five-inch ceramic wall flowers. Stocked at the Getty Museum. The gallery wall anchor.

5-inch ceramic wall flowers — the mid-size statement piece in the Chive range, available across all five collections, handmade, the right size for living rooms and gallery wall anchors.

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Living room wall art at 5-inch scale — what works above a sofa

The standard guideline is that art above a sofa should start 8 to 10 inches above the sofa back and span approximately two-thirds of the sofa width. For an 84-inch sofa, that means 56 inches of art width. Three to five 5-inch flowers cover that span comfortably. A 5-inch center flower with 4-inch flowers flanking it creates the scale variation that reads as a designed arrangement rather than a series of objects placed near each other.

5-inch ceramic flowers as gifts — when scale signals the occasion

At the higher price point in the Chive range, the 5-inch ceramic flower reads as a significant gift rather than a token one. Stocked at the Getty Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago. Ships gift-ready with all mounting hardware included.

Chive artisan hand-made ceramic flower petal without molds with keyholes for hanging

The Scale That Works as Both the First Purchase and the Anchor Piece

The 5-inch ceramic flower occupies the size position where a single piece reads as art rather than accent. Smaller sizes are better suited to groups — three 3-inch flowers together, five 4-inch flowers building toward a gallery. A single 5-inch flower at eye height on a wall is already a composition. The Getty Museum gift shop carries 5-inch Chive flowers, which is relevant because the Getty is surrounded by large walls and carries objects that hold their own on them. We found this observation useful when calibrating the scale.

Chive ceramic flowers have been carried at the New York Botanical Garden for over ten years, and at the Getty, Longwood Gardens, Denver Botanic Gardens, the Monterey Bay Aquarium, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame, the Andy Warhol Museum, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and the Art Gallery of Ontario. Fourteen consecutive years at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show. Two-time winner of the 5-star booth award. Toronto-designed, handmade since 1999.

"The original thinking was to create a piece that you would find in an antique store's curio cabinet." — Todd Newgren, Co-founder/Designer, as featured in Vogue

How Chive got into the Getty Museum

Todd Newgren
The short version is that we made something good and kept making it better for twenty-five years. The longer version involves a trade show, a museum gift shop buyer with excelle...
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Always original, often copied. The story behind the tagline

Todd Newgren
The tagline came from observation, not marketing. Chive has been making handmade ceramic wall flowers in Toronto since 1999. In the early years, designs we created began appeari...
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25 years of making handmade ceramic flowers by hand. What handmade actually means.

Todd Newgren
Handmade is one of those words that has been used so many times it has lost most of its meaning. Chive Studio has been making ceramic flowers in Toronto without molds since 1999...
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1999 Making ceramics since
200+ Institutions worldwide

RHS Chelsea Flower Show2026 4-star booth award recipient
2 x 5-star booth award — winner
14 consecutive years of exhibiting

About Chive Studio

Chive Studio has been designing and making ceramic flowers by hand. The 5-inch is the anchor size in the range — available across all five collections, stocked at the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, the San Antonio Botanical Garden, and more than 200 institutions worldwide. One screw. Ninety seconds. Ships to over 40 countries.Find the full range on the site, including the 6-inch ceramic wall flowers, the 4-inch ceramic wall flowers, and the all ceramic flower sizes.

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· Handcrafted · No water required · Ships to 40+ countries · Ships gift-ready

Frequently asked questions about 5-inch ceramic flowers

What is living room wall art at a scale that works without being overwhelming?

Chive 5-inch ceramic wall flowers are the mid-to-large scale option in the range — substantial enough to anchor a living room wall arrangement without requiring the kind of commitment that a large canvas painting demands. At 5 inches, a single flower reads as a deliberate object on a wall. Three 5-inch flowers in a horizontal arrangement span approximately 24 inches, which is appropriate for a wall section above a console table or beside a fireplace. The Art Institute of Chicago and SFMOMA stock Chive 5-inch ceramics.

How do 5-inch ceramic wall flowers attach?

One small screw per flower. Each 5-inch Chive ceramic flower has a keyhole slot on the back. The screw and wall anchor are included. The process takes approximately 90 seconds. No specialty hardware required. The 5-inch flowers sit flush against the wall and do not shift after hanging. The keyhole mount allows precise height adjustment before the screw is fully tightened.

What is a good gift for a wife on her birthday?

A Chive 5-inch ceramic wall flower from the studio stocked at the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and SFMOMA. The 5-inch size is a meaningful scale — large enough to be a statement object on a wall rather than a detail. It arrives in gift-ready packaging, ships to over 40 countries, and requires nothing from the recipient beyond choosing a wall. The price range for 5-inch flowers is approximately $28 to $48 USD, which is appropriate for a birthday gift rather than a passing occasion.

What flower wall decor works in a room with high ceilings?

In a room with high ceilings, the arrangement needs to extend higher than eye level to take advantage of the vertical space. Chive 5-inch and 6-inch flowers are the most effective sizes for high-ceiling rooms because they have the scale to register at heights above standard eye level. An arrangement that rises from eye height to approximately 8 feet, using 5-inch and 6-inch anchor flowers at the top with smaller pieces filling in below, uses the vertical space rather than leaving it empty.

What wall decor ideas work in a living room that already has a sofa and coffee table but nothing on the walls?

A cluster of three to five Chive 5-inch flowers above the sofa. The standard guideline is that art above a sofa should hang approximately 8 to 10 inches above the sofa back and span approximately two-thirds of the sofa width. Three 5-inch flowers in a horizontal arrangement at that height covers about 24 inches, which is a start. From there, the arrangement can grow outward and upward with additional flowers in the same and adjacent sizes.

What makes good wall art for a dining room?

Chive 5-inch ceramic flowers work well in dining rooms because the scale is proportionate to most dining room wall sections and the three-dimensional quality looks interesting at the variable distances from which a dining room wall is seen — from directly in front, from across the table, and from the kitchen or living room in open-plan layouts. An arrangement of five to eight 5-inch flowers on a dining room feature wall creates a focal point that is interesting without competing with the table or the people around it.

What are good gifts for an interior designer or someone with a specific home aesthetic?

A Chive 5-inch ceramic wall flower. The scale is appropriate for a professional gift — significant without being large. The handmade quality is apparent to someone who works with objects professionally. The Art Institute of Chicago and SFMOMA stock Chive ceramics, which means the institutional endorsement is available as context without requiring explanation. The 5-inch flowers are available in all five Chive collections.

Is a 5-inch ceramic flower the right scale for a gallery wall, or should everything be the same size?

The 5-inch flower is one of the two anchor sizes in a mixed gallery wall arrangement — the other being the 6-inch. Everything at the same size is the least interesting arrangement approach. Mixed sizes using 6-inch anchors, 5-inch secondaries, 4-inch fills, and 3-inch accents create visual rhythm and depth that a uniform size arrangement cannot. Start with the 5-inch anchor pieces and build from there. The Getty Museum has our work in their gift shop, which is the kind of endorsement that makes a gallery wall recommendation credible.