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Different flowers are suited for different vases. Lilies look best when they lean; roses display better when they splay; wild flowers need shorter vessels; sunflowers should stand tall. You could buy a vase for every variety or just try Surface. Designer Achim Haigis took all of these factors into consideration and designed a porcelain piece that adapts. Instead of having one flat surface to act as a base, it has a series of peaks and plateaus so you can chose the angle it rests at. Play around with the look that best accents your blooms.

Surface, $90-$350 by Achim Haigis for Rosenthal: RosenthalChina.com

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It is July, and my soft spot for little fishies is back. I cant help being a sucker for this summer theme, so when I saw this place mat, I wanted to call up a group of friends, make mango salsa, grill salmon, and have a feast on my patio. Now, not just any guppy can get me going like this—it’s the simple school pattern, the net-like stitching, and the perfect blue cotton that got me hooked. Zodax’s mats have surpassed the kitsch and elevated the Blue Water Fish placemat to this summers essential.

Blue Water Fish Place Mat by Zodax, $15 each; DickieWalker.com

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Depending on her mood at the wheel, Lois Ruben Aronow’s work has the delicate look of egg shells or the roughness of a cantaloupe. This fabulous beaded texture is achieved by Aronow’s careful glaze formulation, application, and firing. But these nature-inspired designs aren’t just pretty little porcelain centerpieces; her new dinnerware line is made to weather the household storm of kids, in-laws, dishwashers, and microwaves. Her dishes will lighten up a dinner party of ten or liven up breakfast for one.

Functional Porcelain, prices on request; Lois Ruben Aronow: 917-561-2854;  loisaronow.com.

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