Karoo in the City - Estelle Steyn

A small studio · Cape Town

Wall vases, transforming flowers into vertical wall art,
hand sculpted.

Romanticising life one wall vase at a time — unique, eclectic, handmade. Released in tiny batches when the kiln is ready. There is no shop. Only a list.

A hand-built porcelain wall vase holding white roses

A wall of vases, already living in their forever homes.

The maker

From seed
to vase
to wall

— an urban flower farmer

Estelle Steyn, the maker, in her Cape Town studio
Estelle, in the studio

I spent twenty-five years owning an interior design studio, certain of every choice. Then I found clay! Putting your own creation into the world is like opening your inner soul — each vessel contains a piece of my heart. I so love creating these vases - I hope you love them too!

I passionately grow my own cut flowers on the slope of Table Mountain above the beautiful city of Cape Town. I dream of living on a farm therefore Karoo in the City. Every season I grow my flowers from seed to bloom, and the wall vases were born from wanting somewhere unexpected & exciting to display them. They turn a bouquet into a vertical, eye-level piece of art — imagine being able to enjoy your flowers and their scent on your wall!

This is not what I build exclusively, but they are what I make available for other flower & art lovers. I hope you love them. I hope to see them on your walls.

— E.     'I create because I grow'

The next release · small batch

Be there when the kiln opens.

A handful of wall vases leave the studio at a time. The list sees them first — often, the list is where they stay. No urgency built; just the honest pace of one pair of hands.

Small batches. Released a few times a year. No newsletters — only first looks.