The Blue Collection: Serenity in Clay
Blue has always been the color of return—the steady horizon at sea, a quiet dawn, the distant mountains catching mist. In the home, blue is an anchor: it settles a room, elevates light, and adds a whisper of the poetic. The Blue Collection at Trove Gallery brings that ambiance to life with a curated suite of blue-forward pieces across clay, stone, and canvas. From blue ceramics and blue pottery that evoke the coast to marble forms that ground a vignette, each work invites you to slow down and see pattern, texture, and line with new attention.
What follows is a journey through blue—its serenity and its drama—told through the hands of global artisans whose sensibilities converge in a single palette. Consider this your guide to creating interiors that feel composed yet alive: a place for everyday rituals, a stage for carefully chosen objects, and a canvas for the stories they carry.
The quiet power of blue ceramics
Blue ceramics and blue pottery feel inevitable, timeless. Across centuries, artists have reached for blue to trace a line on clay: a rim, a brushstroke, a field of color that makes volume look lighter and space feel calmer. Blue’s strength is its duality—it can read coastal or cosmopolitan, traditional or graphic, luminous or shadowed. When used in ceramics, blue can soften an architectural shape or sharpen a gentle curve. It keeps company with stone and wood as easily as it lifts linen and metal. In short, blue is the ideal collaborator for a considered home.
That synergy is at the heart of The Blue Collection. We invited makers who approach blue as a vocabulary, not a single note: artists who layer tone on tone, who pair blue with black, who let negative space sing. Whether you’re drawn to a single sculptural vase or a small constellation of objects, you’ll find blue here as feeling as much as color—quiet, balanced, enduring.
Ocean lines and island light: Àlvar Martínez Mestres
Two of our most meditative vessels come from Àlvar Martínez Mestres, a maker whose work reads like a map of coastlines and quiet courtyards. The Sphere Ibiza Vase (911.00) is a study in presence: its rounded silhouette and measured proportions invite touch, while its blue-forward palette recalls an island sky at the close of day. Whether it sits on a sideboard with a single branch or anchors a dining table arrangement, it brings breathing room to any setting.
In counterpoint, the Cyclades Vase (525.00) is about crisp contours and subtle shadow. The name nods to a storied archipelago; the vessel itself evokes airy interiors and whitewashed walls kissed by blue. Group the two together to play with scale and depth: Sphere for softness, Cyclades for line. Both sit beautifully atop stone, wood, or lacquer, and they read as artifacts of travel without ever leaving the realm of the timeless.
To discover more from this artisan, explore the maker’s page: Àlvar Martínez Mestres at Trove Gallery.
Aegean echoes: form, figure, and brushwork
Blue is also a threshold—between myth and modernity, between the figure and the field. The Blue Collection brings those echoes home in pieces that speak in low, resonant tones. Woman III (3134.00) by Maria Economides is a sculptural work that considers the human figure as both presence and silhouette. Its blue accents act like breath: gentle, grounding, intentional. Placed on an entry console, it becomes a daily ritual—an invitation to pause for a second look.
With Black Patterned Oenochoos (467.00), Melina Xenaki revisits an ancestral vessel type through a contemporary lens. The piece balances black with blue patterning, letting light catch and release across its surface. The form reads both ancient and clean-lined, making it a versatile companion for spare contemporary furniture or layered antique settings. This is blue pottery with lineage—quietly scholarly, accessible, and beautifully made.
For a painterly counterpoint, Colour Conversation XI (583.00) by Catarina Pacheco stages blue as dialogue. Washes, intervals, and the gentle scooping of pigment suggest the way we speak in glances at home—how a vase and a chair, a window and a shade, sit in conversation throughout the day. Hang it near a reading chair or above a marble plinth to let ceramics and canvas complete one another.
Completing this quartet of blue mood is Echoe Blue (3360.00) by Marcela Cure, an artwork where blue is not just color but cadence. Its saturated passages act like a calm undertow for a room, anchoring brighter objects and setting a contemplative rhythm. Try pairing Echoe Blue with a single sculptural vase and a low stack of books; restraint is the point, and the reward is a feeling of effortless harmony.
Texture, tactility, and the poetry of utility: Oscarmaschera
While blue ceramics often take center stage, the objects that surround them make the music complete. Oscarmaschera offers a suite of forms where craftsmanship and tactility are unmistakable, and blue becomes a grounded accent in a lived-in tableau.
The Round Woven Basket (719.00) has presence without weight—a sculptural circle that keeps a room tidy while adding gentle curvature to rectilinear furniture. Position it near a window or beside a reading chair to catch throws and books; its woven structure speaks softly but eloquently of handwork and rhythm.
Smaller yet equally considered, Container 1 & 2 (147.00) can collect your daily essentials and make them feel intentional. On a desk, they tidy notes and pencils; on a vanity, they hold keepsakes. Their quiet geometry punctuates the larger gestures of blue ceramics and blue pottery nearby, like commas in a sentence—allowing objects to breathe.
For larger architectural moments, the Bombo family—Bombo 1 (2347.00), Bombo 2 (1622.00), and Bombo 3 (2803.00)—introduces sculptural volumes that feel both modern and humane. Use a Bombo beside a low sofa as a petite table for a vessel and a tea cup; cluster two near a window as pedestals for a rotating selection of ceramic pieces. Their proportions are designed to live with you, supporting the rituals that make a home feel gracious.
Oscarmaschera’s pieces are the kind you keep reaching for: practical, resolved, unfussy. In the presence of deeply colored vases and artworks, they provide texture, order, and a welcoming rhythm.
Stone counterpoints: the marble stools of Marbera
If blue is the note that floats, marble is the bass line. The veining of stone brings nature’s own drawing into the room, and its mass gives light a stage to play upon. The marble stools from Marbera offer just that: sculptural plinths that read as furniture by day and as pedestals for objects by night.
The Gabi Marble Stool (2434.00) is the minimalist’s ally—confident, monolithic, and refined. Top it with the Sphere Ibiza Vase (911.00) for a pairing that feels almost musical: a round, blue-forward vessel lifted by a quiet column of stone. The contrast sharpens both pieces, transforming a corner into a small sanctuary.
For a slightly more assertive gesture, the Oggi Marble Stool (3095.00) brings a contemporary silhouette that thrives in dialogue with graphic blue pottery. Try it with Black Patterned Oenochoos (467.00) to echo its interplay of dark and blue tones—together, they feel like a poem of shadow and sea.
The Alfie Marble Stool (2434.00) anchors living spaces without heavy-handedness. It’s especially elegant under a window where natural light can pick up the blue notes in nearby ceramics and paintings, like Colour Conversation XI (583.00) or Echoe Blue (3360.00). Consider Alfie as an alternate nightstand beside a low bed; a single vase and a slim lamp will feel like a composed haiku.
Across the room, invite another sculptural voice: Le Sud Serie Vase (2023.00) by Olivia Cognet. There’s an architectural quality to Cognet’s work—planes and apertures, arcs and edges—that pairs beautifully with marble. When placed opposite a blue-dominant arrangement, Le Sud acts as a counter-gesture, giving the eye a place to rest that still feels thoroughly alive.
Styling blue at home: a lived-in composition
How you assemble blue ceramics and blue pottery matters as much as which pieces you choose. Start with one focal vessel whose silhouette feels inevitable to you—something you respond to not just with your eyes, but with your hands. The Cyclades Vase (525.00), for instance, loves a single leafy branch; its negative space does as much work as the plant itself. Set it at the end of a console, and let breathing room do the rest.
Balance round with vertical, matte with sheen, field with line. If you begin with a sculptural, globe-like piece such as the Sphere Ibiza Vase (911.00), pair it with something more linear—perhaps the Le Sud Serie Vase (2023.00)—and then place an artwork like Colour Conversation XI (583.00) behind them. The arrangement will feel layered but unforced, a conversation rather than a chorus.
Next, introduce a grounding element. A marble stool—Oggi (3095.00), Gabi (2434.00), or Alfie (2434.00)—reads as a plinth that elevates both the literal and the figurative weight of your ceramics. The coolness of stone amplifies the calm of blue, and the change in height turns simple objects into a micro-exhibition.
For everyday life, weave in utility that doesn’t compromise beauty. Tuck the Round Woven Basket (719.00) beside a sofa to collect throws, and keep Container 1 & 2 (147.00) on a desk for small tools. These pieces make your rituals easier, which in turn makes living with sculpture feel natural, not precious.
Don’t forget the pleasure of rotation. Blue loves seasonality: deeper tones in winter, lighter and more open arrangements in summer. On an Alfie Marble Stool (2434.00), rotate between the Black Patterned Oenochoos (467.00) and the Sphere Ibiza Vase (911.00), and let a wall piece like Echoe Blue (3360.00) hold the continuum. The small act of rearranging brings fresh eyes to familiar objects—the ultimate luxury.
As you refine the composition, attend to proportion and light. Blue is especially responsive to natural daylight; it shifts, deepens, and reveals new undertones as the sun moves. Place pieces where they can catch morning light and glow in the afternoon. And always reserve a little space around each object—a pause so the piece can speak.
Bring serenity home
In a world that moves quickly, blue asks us to slow down. These works—carefully made by hands you can trace—bring clarity and ease to the rooms where you live most. They invite ritual and reward attention. Whether you begin with a single vessel or assemble a quiet symphony of ceramics, stone, and canvas, The Blue Collection will guide you toward interiors that feel calm, connected, and deeply yours.
Ready to compose your own still life? Explore the featured pieces: Sphere Ibiza Vase (911.00), Cyclades Vase (525.00), Woman III (3134.00), Colour Conversation XI (583.00), Black Patterned Oenochoos (467.00), Round Woven Basket (719.00), Container 1 & 2 (147.00), Bombo 1 (2347.00), Bombo 2 (1622.00), Bombo 3 (2803.00), Gabi Marble Stool (2434.00), Oggi Marble Stool (3095.00), Alfie Marble Stool (2434.00), Le Sud Serie Vase (2023.00), and Echoe Blue (3360.00).
Prefer to shop by maker? Discover their full stories and collections: Àlvar Martínez Mestres, Marbera, Oscarmaschera, Melina Xenaki, Marcela Cure, Catarina Pacheco, Maria Economides, and Olivia Cognet.
Bring serenity home today—shop The Blue Collection and let your rooms exhale.
