Jade Green Succulent

Bedroom wall decor that is not a print tends toward objects with dimension — ceramics, woven pieces, three-dimensional objects that respond to light differently than a flat surface. The Jade Green Succulent is kiln-fired ceramic in a jade green glaze, with the architectural rosette form of a large succulent. It reads differently at different times of day. On a white wall in a bedroom it is the object that makes the wall look chosen. The Monterey Bay Aquarium carries the collection it comes from, which is an institutional endorsement from people who care about the natural world.

Minimalist wall art needs to be correct rather than expensive — a single object with a clear form, a surface that holds attention, and a color that earns its place on the wall. The Jade Green Succulent is handmade in Toronto, in a jade green glaze, in a rosette form that reads immediately as architectural. It ships in a Chive gift box. The minimalist wall is made by choosing well, not by spending more. Chive has been making the case for this since 1999 and the Monterey Bay Aquarium has been agreeing with it for several years.

The Jade Green Succulent is a specific going away gift because it solves the problem of the new place that does not feel like home yet. It ships directly to the destination address. It hangs in 90 seconds. The jade green rosette on the wall of a new apartment makes the wall look like it was considered rather than temporary. The Monterey Bay Aquarium carries this collection. The person moving away gets wall art with a specific origin — a Toronto studio that has been making ceramic flowers since 1999 — on their wall in a place they are just beginning to know.

Jade green is a cool, deep green with blue undertones — it is the green of jade stone, which has been used in objects designed to last for thousands of years because the color reads as permanent rather than fashionable. In a room it anchors rather than advances. On a white wall it reads as the considered botanical element that makes the room feel finished. The jade glaze on this succulent has depth — it is not flat — which means it responds to the light in the room and looks slightly different at different times of day. Chive developed this glaze in Toronto. It is not a mass-produced color.

The Jade Green Succulent is a client gift for clients who have offices or homes with walls in them, which covers most clients. It arrives in a Chive gift box, ready to give. It hangs with one screw and does not require assembly, explanation, or follow-up. It is handmade in Toronto, stocked in the Monterey Bay Aquarium gift shop, and specific enough to have been chosen rather than ordered in bulk. Corporate gifts that are not generic tend to be the ones that are made by hand rather than manufactured, and the ones that go on a wall rather than a shelf.

Ceramic succulents from Chive work in bathrooms because kiln-fired ceramic is completely unaffected by humidity. The jade green rosette on a bathroom wall reads as a botanical element that survives the conditions that real succulents would find challenging. Most bathrooms have insufficient light for succulents — the ceramic version has no opinion about this. The jade green glaze responds to the particular light conditions of a bathroom, both the warm overhead kind and the reflected light near a mirror. It will look exactly the same in twenty years as it does today.

The Jade Green Succulent is a reliable Yankee swap gift because it is unusual enough to be wanted by most people in the exchange, specific enough to have clearly been chosen, and delivered in a Chive gift box that reads as deliberate rather than grabbed from a shelf. It will be stolen. This is the standard by which Yankee swap gifts are evaluated and the Jade Green Succulent consistently meets it. The Monterey Bay Aquarium stocks the collection it comes from. That information can be mentioned or withheld depending on the competitive dynamics of the specific exchange.

The Jade Green Succulent has been placed on north-facing walls, south-facing walls, bathroom walls, bedroom walls, and the walls of the Monterey Bay Aquarium gift shop display, and has not expressed a preference among them. It performs consistently across lighting conditions because the jade green glaze was designed to do exactly that — respond to whatever light is available rather than requiring specific conditions. Its only requirement is a wall that can accept a standard screw. Most walls qualify.