All Ceramic Flowers
Ceramic flowers. No water. No wilting. No apologies.
Handmade ceramic wall flowers from Chive Studio — 180+ designs, five collections, one screw. There is a certain type of person who has spent real money on real flowers, watched them die within a week, thrown them away, and then spent more money on more flowers and repeated the process until they arrived at the logical conclusion that something was wrong with the system. The ceramic wall flower was designed for this person. Also for the person who simply likes having flowers on their wall without having to be home to water them.
Chive Studio has been making ceramic wall flowers in Toronto since 1999. Handmade without molds. Kiln-fired glazes. Five collections. More than 180 individual designs. Each flower mounts on a single small screw via a keyhole fitting on the back. The whole process — box to wall — takes approximately ninety seconds, which is faster than most people expect and considerably faster than any alternative involving soil.
Five Collections. One Screw. Every Combination Works.
The Chive ceramic flower range covers five distinct collections, each with its own palette and character. The English Garden collection is the broadest — roses, ranunculus, peonies, chrysanthemums, dahlias, daffodils, succulents, and more, in the full width of an English garden in bloom. The France Collection is more considered — cooler and warmer tones in blush pinks, peach, robin's egg blue, and teal, with a palette that has been cited by French Vogue and Oprah's O List as evidence of something done correctly. The Coastal Collection is ivory and blue-white — the ceramic language of rooms that have already decided what they are. The Japan Collection is the most distinctive — chocolate mint, avocado green, navy, peridot, latte, grey — glazes that operate in a different register and make people ask what they are. The Birth Flower Collection covers all twelve months of the year, one ceramic birth flower per month, each in the glaze that suits it best.
All five collections use the same handmade process and the same single-screw hanging system. Any flower from any collection can be grouped with any flower from any other collection. The glazes were designed as a system, not as isolated ranges. Twenty-five years of testing this. It continues to hold. Chive designs everything it sells. There is no licensed production, no outsourced design, no third-party manufacturing.
Ceramic Wall Flowers in the Getty Museum and 200+ Galleries Worldwide
Chive ceramic flowers are in the gift shops of the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, SFMOMA, the Royal Ontario Museum, the Art Gallery of Ontario, the New York Botanical Gardens, Longwood Gardens, Denver Botanic Gardens, the Huntington Library and Botanical Gardens, the Andy Warhol Museum, Chihuly Garden and Glass, and more than 200 art galleries and museum shops worldwide. The RHS Chelsea Flower Show has awarded Chive the 5-star booth award — the highest rating given — for thirteen consecutive years.
Chive Studio has been designing and handmaking ceramic flowers in Toronto since 1999 — always original, often copied. Featured by Oprah's O List, French Vogue, Dwell, House Beautiful, and GQ. We design everything we sell, support independent retailers exclusively, and have never sold to big-box retailers. Browse by collection, by color, or by size. We ship to over 40 countries.
English Garden Collection
5.0 / 5.0
32 reviews5.0 / 5.0
32 reviews4.93 / 5.0
29 reviews4.97 / 5.0
39 reviews4.92 / 5.0
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18 reviews4.89 / 5.0
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15 reviews55 + ENGLISH GARDEN VARIETIES: Ideal for dreamers, storytellers, and anyone who still believes in magic hiding behind garden gates.
France Collection
5.0 / 5.0
22 reviews5.0 / 5.0
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16 reviews4.8 / 5.0
20 reviews4.93 / 5.0
14 reviews5.0 / 5.0
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13 reviews14 FRANCE VARIETIES: Parfait for Francophiles, hopeless romantics, and anyone who believes their home deserves a little French garden magic, no passport required.
Japan Collection
4.97 / 5.0
35 reviews4.82 / 5.0
28 reviews4.94 / 5.0
17 reviews4.88 / 5.0
8 reviews5.0 / 5.0
9 reviews4.96 / 5.0
25 reviews5.0 / 5.0
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18 reviews26 JAPAN VARIETIES: Perfect for those who appreciate minimalist design, seek daily moments of calm, and believe that true beauty lies in thoughtful simplicity.
Coastal Collection
4.91 / 5.0
22 reviews5.0 / 5.0
9 reviews4.9 / 5.0
10 reviews5.0 / 5.0
12 reviews5.0 / 5.0
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10 reviews20 COASTAL VARIETIES: Perfect for coastal dreamers, beach house enthusiasts, and anyone seeking that breezy, barefoot-on-warm-sand feeling at home.
Birth Flower Collection
4.95 / 5.0
19 reviews4.86 / 5.0
14 reviews4.88 / 5.0
8 reviews5.0 / 5.0
8 reviews5.0 / 5.0
7 reviews4.93 / 5.0
30 reviews5.0 / 5.0
6 reviews5.0 / 5.0
22 reviewsClassic Collection
4.73 / 5.0
15 reviews5.0 / 5.0
11 reviews5.0 / 5.0
1 review4.8 / 5.0
5 reviews4.9 / 5.0
10 reviews5.0 / 5.0
9 reviews4.9 / 5.0
10 reviews4.75 / 5.0
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Chive Studio has been designing and handmaking ceramic wall flowers in Toronto since 1999. There are currently 185 designs across five collections — English Garden, France, Coastal, Japan, and Classic — plus 12 birth flower designs and pre-selected curated sets. Every flower is individually glazed and kiln-fired. No two glazes are identical. The flowers hang on a single screw via a rear keyhole mount. The whole installation takes approximately 90 seconds, which has surprised a large number of people who expected it to take longer.
All 185 designs were developed as a coordinated color system — meaning any flower from any collection can be placed next to any flower from any other collection without a visual argument. English Garden with Coastal. France with Japan. Birth flowers alongside Classic Collection pieces. For anyone who finds this range and cannot decide where to begin: start with one collection, start with one flower, or use the pre-selected curated sets. Most people who start with three end up with considerably more than three. This has been noted across all five collections.
Always original, often copied. The story behind the tagline
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Read the full story →Frequently asked questions about Chive ceramic flowers
What are ceramic wall flowers?
Ceramic wall flowers are handmade kiln-fired ceramic pieces designed to hang on a wall via a single small screw. Each one has a keyhole fitting on the back, mounts in approximately 90 seconds, and requires no water, soil, sunlight, or maintenance of any kind. Chive Studio has been making them since 1999. They are in the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and 200+ art galleries and botanical gardens worldwide. They are always original and often copied.
>How many ceramic flower designs does Chive make?
185+ designs across five collections -- English Garden, France, Coastal, Japan, and Classic -- plus the birth flower collection covering all 12 calendar months. Available in 3-inch, 4-inch, 5-inch, and 6-inch sizes. All 185+ designs are part of a coordinated color system developed over twenty-five years. Any combination from any collection works together on the same wall. This is not a common claim in home decor. In this case it is accurate.
How do ceramic wall flowers hang on a wall?
Each ceramic flower has a keyhole fitting on the back. One small screw in the wall, the flower hangs on it. The screw and wall anchor are included in every order. The process takes approximately 90 seconds. No tools required beyond a screwdriver. The flowers do not shift or tilt after hanging. If you move them, you remove one screw, fill a small hole, and hang them somewhere else. The wall is unchanged. The flower goes where you put it.
Can ceramic flowers from different Chive collections be mixed on the same wall?
Yes. All 185+ Chive designs are part of a coordinated color system developed over twenty-five years specifically so that any combination from any collection works together. English Garden roses alongside Coastal blue-white. Japan Collection chocolate mint next to France Collection champagne. Classic ivory alongside any other palette. Any combination. The system was designed this way from 1999. It has not been revised.
Are Chive ceramic flowers a good gift for coworkers?
They are a very good gift for coworkers, particularly for the coworker with specific taste and a well-documented history of receiving gifts that miss the mark. Chive ceramic flowers are handmade, stocked at the Getty Museum and the Art Institute of Chicago, and arrive in a gift-ready box that presents well without additional wrapping. They mount on a wall in 90 seconds and stay there indefinitely. They are the kind of gift that gets mentioned in the office the following Monday.
Where are Chive ceramic flowers made?
Chive ceramic flowers are designed and made by hand by Chive Studio, in continuous production since 1999. Each flower is kiln-fired and individually glazed. No two glazes are identical. This is not a defect -- it is the result of hand-glazing, which produces surface variation and depth that molded production cannot replicate. The Getty Museum gift shop buyer noticed this difference before placing their first order. We have not verified whether they articulated it in exactly those terms.
What is the difference between the five Chive ceramic flower collections?
English Garden: 56 designs in roses, ranunculas, peonies, and garden colors. France Collection: 39 designs in blush, peach, robin's egg blue, and teal. Coastal Collection: 25 designs in ivory and blue-white. Japan Collection: 31 designs expanding to 56, in chocolate mint, avocado green, navy, and peridot. Classic Collection: ivory white and blue-white since 1999. All five work together. Choosing between them is a matter of which palette belongs on your particular wall.
Do ceramic flowers look good in a bathroom?
They look very good in a bathroom. Ceramic is kiln-fired at high temperature, which makes it impervious to humidity, condensation, and the general atmosphere of a room that is regularly full of steam. The flowers do not fade, warp, or absorb moisture. The Coastal Collection in ivory and blue-white is the most frequently purchased for bathrooms, for reasons that require no explanation once you have seen it. The other collections also work. Ceramic is not particular about rooms.

















































































































































































































