Vaso Amorfa 10

Soapstone, technically a talc schist, is prized for its softness relative to other stones, which allows sculptors and designers to achieve fluid, organic forms that harder minerals resist. Its natural porosity and varied mineral composition produce color shifts, from beige and grey to unexpected blue passages, that make each piece genuinely one of a kind.

No. Soapstone is naturally porous and will absorb liquid, which can compromise the stone's integrity and cause staining or structural changes over time. The Amorfa Vase 10 is intended strictly for dry display, such as dried botanicals, sculptural branches, or as a standalone object.

Susana Bastos and Marcelo Alvarenga are Brazilian designers whose practice centers on the expressive potential of natural stone, particularly the soapstone traditions of the Minas Gerais region. Their work for Gardeco explores how ancient material knowledge can be reframed within a contemporary design language.

Soapstone color varies naturally between pieces and even within a single block of stone. Tones range from warm sandy beige to silvery grey and bright blue, so the vase you receive will share the general palette shown but will carry its own distinct coloration. This variation is intrinsic to the material, not a defect.

The Amorfa series is built around the interplay of mass and void, with each vase in the collection using a different ratio of solid stone to open negative space. Gardeco positions the line as an investigation into soapstone's plasticity, asking how a heavy, dense material can appear simultaneously weighty and open.