Sand Cosmos

The Sand Cosmos hangs on a single screw using the keyhole mount on the back. Screw, wall anchor, and instructions are all included. Installation takes about ninety seconds. The mount sits flush against the wall and leaves no visible hardware. It can be repositioned without wall damage

The cosmos flower carries a meaning of order, wholeness, and peace -- the name comes from the Greek word for the universe, which the ancient Greeks used to describe something that was harmonious and well-ordered rather than chaotic. In Japan the cosmos is an autumn flower, associated with the changing of the season and with the particular kind of beauty that has an end date. The Sand Cosmos in ceramic is the permanent version of that feeling -- autumn light on a wall that does not change

The Sand Cosmos is one of the better gifts in the collection for someone who lives minimally. The form is simple -- eight petals, unambiguous, nothing extra -- and the sand glaze is as close to a neutral as the Japan Collection produces without crossing into white. It ships in a gift box. For someone who owns things carefully and would prefer one considered object to several that were simply purchased, the Sand Cosmos earns the wall space

The Sand Cosmos works well in rooms built around restraint -- a bedroom that has committed to a quiet palette, a home office that benefits from one organic element, an entryway that wants something botanical and undemanding. The sand glaze sits against almost any wall color without creating tension. The Atlanta Botanical Garden carries Chive ceramics, which confirms the piece works in a setting where botanical forms are taken seriously

The Sand Cosmos suits Japandi, minimalist, Scandinavian, and wabi-sabi interiors particularly well -- the cosmos form is simple and the sand glaze is warm without being loud. It works as a grounding element in more layered interiors, where the simplicity of the form reads as intentional clarity. the Japan Collection was developed from Japanese botanical principles and the Sand Cosmos is among the most direct expressions of those principles in the collection

The Sand Cosmos works well as a housewarming gift because it suits any room in a new space without requiring the recipient to have already decided what their walls are doing. The sand glaze is neutral enough to go anywhere and specific enough to look like a choice. It ships in a gift box to over forty countries. A piece that goes on the wall on the first day in a new home and stays there for years is a more useful housewarming gift than most things that arrive in boxes

The Sand Cosmos ships in a gift box included with purchase. No additional wrapping needed. It ships gift-ready to over forty countries. The box is designed to be given directly, which saves time and removes one variable from occasions that already have enough of them

It is aware. It finds this an appropriate amount of ambition for a ceramic flower. The Atlanta Botanical Garden has had it on its walls without resolving the philosophical question, which is also a reasonable position