Chive Studio Founder Todd Newgren.

Todd Newgren

Ceramic Artist & Studio Founder | Chive

Todd Newgren founded Chive Studio in Toronto in 2004. He has spent over two decades designing and handmaking ceramic flowers, plant pots, and vases, and his work is now stocked in the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, and 200+ galleries and botanical institutions worldwide.

Chive has been exhibiting at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show since 2013, and has twice won the 5-star booth award — only two are given each year. Todd is the person most likely to recognize a British celebrity before you do, and just as likely to come home slightly damp.

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Recent posts by Todd Newgren

Always Original, Often Copied: The Original Ceramic Flower Studio

Todd Newgren
The tagline came from observation, not marketing. Chive has been making handmade ceramic wall flowers since 2004. In the early years, designs we created began appearing on produ...
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Shaped 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 without molds since 2004. Here is w...
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We had an astronaut on the wall before it was a cultural moment.

Todd Newgren
The Chive Studio astronaut vase has been on the wall since before the aesthetic had a name. Three versions exist: Yuri, Laika, and Félicette — named after the first dog and firs...
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