Ideas, stories, and the occasional strong opinion from Chive Studio Toronto.
Twenty-five years of making things by hand leaves you with opinions. Some of them are about ceramics. A surprising number are about plants. We write them down here — home decorating ideas, plant care that actually works, news from the studio, and the kind of press coverage we are choosing to interpret as a compliment.
Styling ideas from a studio that has been on walls since 1999.
Here at Chive, we’re serving up home decor tips since 1999 — from how to style your plants so they don’t look like you just shoved them on a shelf, to hanging ceramic flowers like you actually know what you’re doing.
Minimal effort, maximum style. Let’s make your home look like you tried (but not too hard).
Plant Care, from People Who Sell the Pots
Our tips on houseplants, pots, and decor will save your indoor jungle from disaster. From fending off a fern-cicle to avoiding the silent treatment from succulents, we’ve got you covered. Get ready for advice that’s as fresh as morning dew, ensuring your indoor garden is the envy of your office and maybe even your snooty neighbor.
Plant Tips from Chive Studio
We sell the pots. We have watched what happens when people use the wrong ones. These are the things we have learned in twenty-five years of selling plant pots in Toronto — watering, drainage, repotting, sizing, and why most of the advice you have already read was written by someone who has never killed a plant because they have never owned one.
Quick tips, straight answers, and the occasional reminder that overwatering kills more houseplants than neglect does.
Chive Studio in the Press
Chive Studio has been making handmade ceramic flowers and plant pots in Toronto since 1999. Over twenty-five years, a number of publications and institutions have written about us, stocked us, or mentioned us in a context we found flattering. We have collected the notable ones here. Featured by Oprah's O List, French Vogue, Dwell, GQ, House Beautiful, Martha Stewart, and InStyle. Stocked in the Getty Museum, the Art Institute of Chicago, SFMOMA, and 200+ art galleries and botanical gardens worldwide. Recipient of the RHS Chelsea Flower Show 5-star booth award for thirteen consecutive years — the highest rating given.