Geometric Glass Planters Combine an Industrial Aesthetic with Lush Nature

With spring quickly approaching, it's the perfect time to add a terrarium to your home. Istanbul-based Etsy shop Waen crafts geometric glassware that adds a modern touch to a conventional planter. Dodecahedrons, icosidodecahedrons, teardrops, diamonds, and other angular, multi-sided shapes form these minimalist products, which you enhance using your own succulents, flowers, candles, or even wedding rings.

To create these gorgeous industrial-inspired pieces, Waen–run by Murat Ozsaltik and Asli Candan Ozsaltik–use the same technique that produces Tiffany stained glass. Their planters are formed with 2 millimeters of hand-cut clear glass whose edges are then ground smoothed, cleaned, and copper foiled. Afterwards, the Ozsaltiks wash, patina, and wax the terrariums, offering four finishing options: black, silver, rustic copper, and bright copper. Each has their own specific look and feel to complement your plants and decor.

All of Waen's glass terrariums are available in their popular Etsy shop.

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Sara Barnes

Sara Barnes is a Staff Editor at My Modern Met and Manager of My Modern Met Store. She is a graduate of the Maryland Institute College of Art where she earned her BFA in Illustration and MFA in Illustration Practice. Sara is also an embroidery illustrator and writer living in Seattle, Washington. She runs Bear&Bean, a studio where she stitches pet portraits and other beloved creatures. She chronicles the creativity of others through her website Brown Paper Bag and newsletter, Orts. Her latest book is Threads of Treasure: How to Make, Mend, and Find Meaning Through Thread, published in 2014. Sara’s work has been recognized in Be Creative With Workbox, Embroidery Magazine, American Illustration, on Iron and Wine’s album Beast Epic, among others. When she’s not stitching or writing, Sara enjoys planning things that bring together the craft community. She is the co-founder of Camp Craftaway, a day camp for crafty adults with hands-on workshops in the Seattle area.
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