Overlapping fronds are carved right around this little pot, each one veined with fine herringbone ribs that catch a shadow in every groove. The finish is matte and softly greige, warm rather than grey, so it sits quietly next to wood and linen instead of fighting them.

Four and a quarter inches is the useful size nobody stocks enough of: big enough for a supermarket basil, a jade plant or a fern, small enough for a desk, a bathroom shelf or a crowded windowsill. Buy three and group them, which is what the pattern is really asking for.