Black & White Glass Modern Flower Vase

The hand-combed piece earns its name through a process where dark glass is drawn through lighter glass once, producing a surface where the darker tone dominates and the lighter tone follows wherever the comb traveled. The dark tone is functional rather than ornamental — it runs through the glass rather than sitting on top. Every piece carries a different pattern because the combing is done by hand.

Garden flowers with shorter stems suit the cup profile especially well — the opening is just under three inches across and accommodates daffodils, gerbera daisies, and anemones without crowding. The taller vase profile handles slightly longer stems at just under four inches across and over three inches tall. Keep arrangements simple so the combed pattern shows through.

This two-tone piece takes up a footprint of roughly three inches across for the cup or just under four inches for the vase profile, both compact enough for a nightstand, a bathroom counter, or a bookshelf without claiming the whole surface. The cup sits lower at just over two inches tall and the vase stands above three inches. The pattern does the visual work.

The combed glass tolerates routine daily handling — the pattern is embedded in the glass rather than applied to the surface, which means it will not peel, chip, or fade over time. The glass thickness is consistent with the rest of the Chive range and holds up to routine contact around the home. Handle it the way you would handle any glass object.

Hand washing is recommended — warm water, a soft cloth, and gentle handling to protect the combed glass surface from anything abrasive. The two-tone design lives inside the glass rather than on top, so scrubbing will not remove it, but the surface finish benefits from careful treatment. Rinse after each use and dry promptly to prevent spotting on the darker glass.

The combed glass suits rooms where the contrast between black glass and white combing has something to play off — a white shelf, a dark wood table, a marble counter, or a brightly lit bathroom vanity. The pattern shifts appearance depending on the background and the angle of the light source. Bright windows show it best.

This combed piece differs from the Jar in both form and process — the Black and White is hand-combed glass with a pattern unique to each piece, while the Jar is a single-color vessel designed for larger loose bunches. The combed piece is a display piece where the surface is the point; the Jar is a workhorse where the flowers are the point.

The combing technique was developed at Chive starting in 2012 from an experiment in how far you could push two-tone glass combing within a ninety-second working window. Early trials tested different color ratios before black-dominant emerged as the strongest visual anchor for the whole product line. The form has not changed since.