Two dimensional flower vase for small space living

I love this "Two dimensional vase" -- a cutout of a vase that you lean against a water-glass with a flower in it. Smart idea for small-space living. Link

[#1 posted by Takuan , January 16, 2008 11:34 PM]

doesn't fold, apparently. Install a hinge and come up with three more functions.

Multi-purpose design is intrinsic to nomad furnishings and gear.

[#2 posted by MCM , January 16, 2008 11:41 PM]

Looks fun, but technically doesn't save any space, since you could easily find a vase that has as small of footprint as the water glass...

[#3 posted by Takuan , January 16, 2008 11:46 PM]

every hotel room has a glass

[#4 posted by Rider , January 17, 2008 12:52 AM]

yeah how is it saving space? unless you are talking about storage when not in use.

[#5 posted by Jardine , January 17, 2008 12:58 AM]

Another method: instead of using regular glasses for drinking, drink out of vases. That way you'll always have plenty of vases for flowers and you save space on glasses.

[#6 posted by Miss Cellania , January 17, 2008 4:25 AM]

I tend to use Mason jars for both purposes. And for food storage.

[#7 posted by Miles , January 17, 2008 6:14 AM]

I'm with #2 and 4, how the hell does this thing save you any space at all, excepting perhaps the couple inches' difference between the height of the cutout and the height of the glass?

[#8 posted by jennee , January 17, 2008 6:15 AM]

It's, erm, ugly. And you can tell it's a cutout from any angle except one.

[#9 posted by jeblis , January 17, 2008 6:43 AM]

Yeah I don't get the space saving part. Looks like crap from all but one vantage point.

[#10 posted by dculberson , January 17, 2008 7:25 AM]

"yeah how is it saving space? unless you are talking about storage when not in use."

I believe that's exactly what he was talking about. Storing vases takes up a lot of room; you've already got glasses.

Instead of storing:

4 drinking glasses
1 vase

you have:

4 drinking glasses
1 vase cutout thing

Just make sure to have no more than two friends over drinking when you have fresh flowers.

[#11 posted by dmonbot , January 17, 2008 7:56 AM]

...like DCULBERSON said... space saving is for when it's NOT in use.

[#12 posted by Rob Maguire , January 17, 2008 8:13 AM]

This two-dimensional vase might work a lot better in a two-dimensional world, but not the one that I live in! And for 15 bucks? You've got to be kidding. I would be a fan if this was a free DIY project rather than a consumer gimmick.

[#13 posted by jennybean42 , January 17, 2008 9:22 AM]

That costs **money**??? Between this and those fugly fold out shelves, I think you're kinda slipping when it comes to home decorating ideas....

[#14 posted by Josephine , January 17, 2008 10:39 AM]

It doesn't even work from the front vantage point --- you can see the glass peeping out on the left side.

If you don't have space for a vase, buy one from the thrift store for 50 cents, and give it back when the flowers die. Then you've got a real vase, you've saved $14.50, you've recycled, and you've helped out a charity. That's win-win (or win-win-win-win, I guess).

[#15 posted by Registrado , January 17, 2008 10:52 AM]

This is clearly just an early prototype. The full version will have a camera with facial-recognition software and a motor to turn the cutout to point directly at the most-important person in the room (as determined by social website statistics).

[#16 posted by romulusnr , January 17, 2008 11:07 AM]

I'm sorry, exactly how small a space does one have to live in where they don't have room for one small modest vase? You could probably find one that fits easily on the same shelf inbetween the glasses.

And for even more frugality, you could skip this stupid thing and just use a glass.

Or if you're just interested about appearance, you could get fake flowers, which don't need a glass (or water) at all, nor do they wilt and need to be thrown away. Besides, at the distance which this vase would look remotely convincing or "nice", you couldn't possibly tell if the flower was real or not anyway.

[#17 posted by macisaguy , January 17, 2008 12:05 PM]

the cup is prettier.

[#18 posted by jeblis , January 17, 2008 1:03 PM]

Wow saving 6 cubic inches.

[#19 posted by Kyosti , January 17, 2008 2:08 PM]

Is this compatible with cutout glasses? I've already made the switch.

[#20 posted by Georgia Tills , January 17, 2008 6:18 PM]

I never use flower vases. Most of the flowers I like are too small for most (I like butterfly violets and red clovers...), and most flower vases are too garish and steal the spotlight. I prefer to use a water glass, or even a mug or an empty jam jar. I love using the last one, I rather like the idea of a jam jar full of flowers.

[#21 posted by Teresa Nielsen Hayden / Moderator , January 17, 2008 6:42 PM]

Cory, this is terrible! None of them have ever seen a visual joke before!

Whatever shall we do?

[#22 posted by Takuan , January 17, 2008 6:49 PM]

"this is not a vase"

[#23 posted by joelanders , January 17, 2008 11:05 PM]

http://allyoucanupload.webshots.com/v/2000087286860110220
I pirated teh vase.
It is able to be cutted and folded now.

[#24 posted by Pipenta , January 18, 2008 4:51 AM]

I was gonna say, HELLO, this ain't about functional industrial design, it's a whimsical bit of conceptual art.

[#25 posted by dculberson , January 18, 2008 7:51 AM]

@TNH: When can I give up and accept that the world is mostly hopeless?