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6 inch Ceramic Flowers

Six-inch ceramic wall flowers. The largest Chive size. Stocked at the Art Institute of Chicago.

6-inch ceramic wall flowers — the largest size Chive makes, handmade, designed as statement pieces and gallery wall anchors, stocked at the Parrish Museum and the Andy Warhol Museum.

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Large wall art in ceramic — why six inches creates presence that flat art cannot at the same scale

A 6-inch print on a wall is a small print. A 6-inch ceramic flower on a wall is a substantial object. The difference is three-dimensionality — the ceramic flower extends from the wall surface, catches light from the side, and casts a small shadow behind it. At six inches, those effects are significant enough to read from across the room. This is why the 6-inch Chive flower functions as large wall art at a scale that would read as small in any other format.

6-inch ceramic flowers as gifts — the significant occasion answer

The 6-inch ceramic flower is the Chive piece for graduations, significant birthdays, and occasions where the gift needs to make the statement that it was chosen with intention. It is the largest piece from a studio whose work is in the Art Institute of Chicago and SFMOMA.

Chive Studio artisan sculpting a ceramic flower by hand attaching clay petals on a wood slab workbench — handmade without molds since 1999

The Largest Size, for Walls That Require Something That Means It

The 6-inch ceramic flower was developed for the rooms where smaller sizes disappear. High-ceilinged living rooms. Staircase walls. Large dining room walls viewed from across a table. In those rooms, a 4-inch flower reads as an accent rather than an object. A 6-inch flower reads as an object. The Art Institute of Chicago carries the 6-inch range in its gift shop — they operate in rooms where the scale requirement is not abstract. We took their continued ordering as confirmation that the size is right.

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

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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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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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 6-inch is the largest size in the range — available across all five collections, stocked at the Art Institute of Chicago, SFMOMA, the Columbus Zoo and Aquarium, and more than 200 institutions worldwide. One screw. Ships to over 40 countries in gift-ready packaging.Find the full range on the site, including the 5-inch ceramic wall flowers, the curated ceramic flower sets, and the all ceramic flower sizes.

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Frequently asked questions about 6-inch ceramic flowers

What is large wall art that has real depth and presence?

Chive 6-inch ceramic wall flowers are the largest size in the range and the most architecturally present. At 6 inches in diameter and three-dimensional, they register on a wall the way a significant art object does — visible from across the room, casting a shadow that changes with the light, present without requiring proximity to appreciate. They are the anchor pieces in a mixed gallery wall arrangement. The Art Institute of Chicago, SFMOMA, and the Getty Museum stock Chive 6-inch ceramics.

How do 6-inch ceramic wall flowers attach?

One small screw. The 6-inch flowers have the same keyhole mounting system as all Chive ceramics. The screw and wall anchor are included. The process takes approximately 90 seconds. Given the weight of a 6-inch ceramic piece, use the included wall anchor in drywall rather than screwing directly into the drywall alone — the anchor provides the grip that a drywall screw without an anchor cannot sustain long-term. In plaster walls or walls with studs, screw directly into the solid backing.

What is a good gift for a graduate?

A Chive 6-inch ceramic wall flower from the studio stocked in the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and SFMOMA. The 6-inch size is a significant scale — appropriate for a new home, a first apartment, or any wall that is being set up for the first time. It arrives in gift-ready packaging, ships to over 40 countries, and is in the price range of a meaningful graduate gift at approximately $36 to $48 USD. It is handmade. It lasts indefinitely.

What oversized wall art works in a room with a very large wall?

On a very large wall, Chive 6-inch flowers work as anchor pieces in arrangements that require scale. An arrangement of 12 to 20 six-inch flowers across a large wall creates the visual weight of a significant art installation. The 6-inch flowers can be combined with 4-inch and 5-inch flowers to vary the scale across the arrangement. For very large walls, start with the 6-inch anchor pieces at the visual center and build outward, using smaller flowers to create density at the edges.

What bedroom wall art reads as sophisticated rather than decorative?

A Chive 6-inch ceramic flower in the grey-white, Japan Collection, or Coastal palette. At 6 inches, the scale is substantial enough to read as an art object rather than decor. The grey-white and Japan Collection muted glazes are the most restrained options in the Chive range. The Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and SFMOMA stock Chive ceramics. For a bedroom wall that is intended to read as considered rather than decorated, a single well-chosen 6-inch flower is sufficient.

What makes large wall art appropriate for a staircase wall?

Staircase walls are viewed at multiple heights simultaneously — the same wall section is seen at eye level from the bottom, at waist height from the middle, and from above at the top. Large anchor pieces like Chive 6-inch flowers provide visual continuity across this variable viewing distance. An arrangement that uses 6-inch flowers as the main visual element with smaller flowers filling in around them maintains its presence at all the heights from which a staircase wall is seen.

What gift ideas work for a home decor lover at a significant price point?

A Chive 6-inch ceramic wall flower at the higher end of the range, or a curated set. The 6-inch flowers are the most substantial individual pieces Chive makes. The Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and SFMOMA stock Chive ceramics. At approximately $36 to $48 USD, a 6-inch flower is in the range of a meaningful single gift. For a more significant occasion, two or three 6-inch flowers together — or a curated set — is appropriate for someone who cares specifically about their home.

Is there a Chive ceramic flower appropriate for someone who wants a single piece of art, not a gallery wall?

Yes. The 6-inch ceramic flower is the Chive piece that works best as a single object on a wall without the context of an arrangement. At 6 inches, the scale is substantial enough to read as a deliberate art choice rather than a detail. On a white wall in a quiet room, a single 6-inch ceramic flower in the right glaze color is a complete visual statement. The Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and SFMOMA stock Chive ceramics. If the person wants one object on a wall and wants it to be the correct object, the 6-inch flower is the answer.