Pink Blue King Protea

The Pink Blue King Protea hangs on a single screw. It ships with everything needed -- one screw, one wall anchor, instructions. Installation takes about ninety seconds and does not require tools beyond a screwdriver. The keyhole mount on the back sits flush against the wall once hung, leaving no visible hardware. It can be repositioned without damage to walls

The protea is one of the oldest flowering plants on earth -- the genus predates the continental drift that separated Africa from South America, which means the protea existed before those two continents were different places. In the language of flowers it represents courage, transformation, and diversity. The King Protea specifically is the national flower of South Africa and carries a meaning of change and hope. The ceramic version carries all of this without requiring water or any particular ongoing commitment

The Pink Blue King Protea is one of the more successful gifts for him in the collection, partly because the protea form reads as architecturally serious rather than florally conventional, and partly because pink blue is not the pink of greeting cards -- it is the pink of something that has reconsidered pink entirely. It ships in a gift box. It works in a home office, a living room, or any wall that currently has nothing on it and is waiting for something that will hold the eye

The Pink Blue King Protea works well in rooms that have committed to a neutral palette and want one thing that holds the eye without explaining itself. A living room, a bedroom, a home office, an entryway -- the protea form reads as confident in any of these contexts. The pink blue glaze sits particularly well against white, grey, or warm plaster walls. It is one of the larger pieces in the Japan Collection and benefits from wall space that gives it room

The Pink Blue King Protea works well as the anchor piece on a gallery wall. The protea form is large and architectural enough to function as the organizing element around which smaller pieces arrange themselves. The Art Institute of Chicago carries Chive ceramic flowers. The pink blue glaze is restrained enough to coexist with other pieces without competing, which is the quality a gallery wall anchor piece most needs

The Pink Blue King Protea suits minimalist and organic modern interiors particularly well -- the protea form is architectural and the pink blue glaze is restrained enough to sit in a considered space without disturbing it. It also works in maximalist arrangements where it functions as the anchor piece that everything else organizes around. the Japan Collection was developed from Japanese botanical principles, which means it sits well alongside Japandi, wabi-sabi, and Scandinavian-influenced interiors

The Pink Blue King Protea ships in a gift box. The box is included -- no separate purchase needed. It ships gift-ready to over forty countries. The box is designed to be given as-is, which means no additional wrapping is required, which is either a convenience or a relief depending on how much time there is before the occasion

Once, by a person who then touched it and revised their position immediately. The protea was not offended. It has been on the walls of the Art Institute of Chicago. It has a certain perspective on being questioned