Mofo Green

The Mofo is the largest flower Chive had ever made when it launched — 11 inches, green, at a $55 price point that everyone in the market said was insane. It sold out in a week. The Mofo is named for what the studio actually called it. It is retiring with dignity from the Classic Collection after years of being the largest and most recognizable piece in the range. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries it.

The Mofo is named for what the studio team called it when they made it: the biggest motherf***ing flower they had ever produced. The name is literal. The product earned it. Chive considered other names and determined that the actual name was better than any alternative they could construct. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries the Classic Collection and appears to agree.

In the market context when the Mofo launched, Chive's ceramic wall flowers were retailing at $20–25. A $55 ceramic flower was a 2–3x price increase on what the market expected. It sold out in a week. The market was wrong. Customers then asked for even bigger flowers, which confused the studio. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries the Classic Collection.

The Mofo Green is the original Mofo — the 11-inch large flower form in green. The Mofo Mint Peony is a separate Classic Collection piece with a different form (peony) and color (mint). Both have Mofo in the name because both earned the designation. The Mofo Green is the original that launched at $55 and established the format. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries both.

The Mofo is retiring with dignity — current stock is the available stock. When it sells out, it is retired. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries the Classic Collection. For the person who has wanted the Mofo since the $55 launch and has been deliberating, the retirement timeline provides a natural deadline.

The Mofo is 11 inches — a size that reads as the primary botanical statement on any wall where it hangs. It benefits from wall space with some room around it rather than being crowded by other pieces. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries the Classic Collection. Their display contexts are not cramped.

The Mofo Green is the specific gift for a Classic Collection enthusiast because it is the collection's most historically significant piece — the one that changed Chive's price architecture and proved the market was wrong about what people would pay for a ceramic wall flower. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries the Classic Collection.

The Mofo launched at a price everyone said was insane, sold out in a week, and has been in the Classic Collection ever since. Whether the ceramic object has been formally informed of its impending retirement is not documented. The Chihuly Garden and Glass carries it. It hangs on walls at 11 inches in green. The dignity appears to have been present from the beginning.