COASTAL COLLECTION
Ivory Monch Aster
The Monch aster that is ivory and is the Coastal Collection's most enduring long-season piece.
Description
Coastal wall art at its most enduring is the ivory aster — the late-season flower that keeps going when everything else has finished, the botanical form that the Coastal Collection places in its most neutral register because the aster in ivory reads as the commitment to form when color has stepped back. The Ivory Monch Aster is a handmade ceramic wall flower from the Coastal Collection, kiln-fired in Toronto in an ivory glaze, shaped in the Monch aster cultivar — the large-flowered daisy-like aster that has won the RHS Award of Garden Merit for its outstanding long-season performance and that holds the ivory glaze in its open flat-petaled structure with the clarity that the Coastal Collection's white-wall aesthetic benefits from.
The RHS Award of Garden Merit aster in the Coastal Collection's ivory
Chive designed the Coastal Collection between 2017 and 2020 for the white-wall interior that chooses form over color. The Monch aster in ivory is the Coastal Collection's late-season botanical — the aster that the Japan Collection placed in seasonal blue and grey green, now in the ivory that reads as the most neutral version of the form. On Todd Newgren's white walls, the aster in ivory reads as the botanical that is still worth hanging when everything else has been considered and committed to. The New York Botanical Garden carries the Coastal Collection.
The New York Botanical Garden carries the Coastal Collection. The Chicago Botanic Garden stocks it. The Denver Botanic Gardens carries it. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show awarded Chive the 5-star booth award — the highest rating given — for 13 consecutive years. Botanical gardens from New York to Denver have consistently decided this collection belongs in their shops. Chive has been designing and making ceramic flowers in Toronto since 1999.
A September birthday gift — the aster is the September birth flower
The aster is the September birth flower. The Ivory Monch Aster ships in a Chive gift box. It hangs with one screw in 90 seconds. The New York Botanical Garden carries it. The September birthday person with white or neutral walls receives the birth flower from the Coastal Collection designed for those walls.
Product Detail:
- Material: Ceramic
- Glaze finish: Glazed
- Mounting: Keyhole for Wall Hanging
- Packaging: Individually packaged in gift ready box
- Color: Ivory
- Glaze Variation: Natural variation between pieces
- Year Designed: 2023
Wall hanging
- Choose your spot — works on drywall, plaster, or wood panelling.
- Hammer a small nail at a slight upward angle (about 30°).
- Slide the keyhole slot on the reverse onto the nail head.
- Adjust to level. Rests flat with no visible hardware.
Table & shelf display: Equally beautiful propped on a shelf, mantle, or side table. Pair with books, candles, or a small pot.
- Dust with a soft dry cloth or soft-bristled brush. Do not use wet cloths or liquid cleaners.
- Keep away from direct moisture, steam, and outdoor conditions. Indoor display only.
- Handle by the base or stem — avoid pressure on individual petals.
- If storing, return to original gift box with foam insert for protection.
Shipping
- Free shipping: Orders $200+ within the US
- Standard: 5–8 business days, Express 2–3 business days (at checkout)
- International Ships: to 40 countries — rates at checkout
- Packaging Ships: in outer box to protect gift box
Returns
We accept returns within 30 days of delivery on unused items in original packaging. If your piece arrives damaged, contact us within 7 days with a photo and we will replace it at no charge.
Have a cool shop? Know someone that does?
Three ways to display it
Stunning table accent
Prop on a table, shelf, or beside books.
A gift that arrives beautifully
Beautiful Signature box. No wrapping needed.
Ready to hang wall art
One screw. No Frame. Solo or gallery wall
Original designs since 1999
Every Chive piece starts in our design studio — with a flower sketch, a glaze palette, and a standard we've been refining for 25 years. Original designs, never mass-market. As seen in Oprah's O List.
How to Hang Ceramic Flowers?
One discovers these flowers, each bearing a secret: a tiny keyhole nestled in the back, waiting for its destiny. The ritual feels almost predetermined - reaching into that dusty jar of orphaned screws, the ones squirreled away over countless home projects. Those odd bits of metal, collected like precious coins, finally finding their purpose. A quick twist of the drill, and there hangs beauty, supported by hardware whose previous life remains a mystery.
