An Egg vase.

The Heath tiles in the bathroom were hand-selected from boxes of factory seconds.

Suzanne and Brooks Kelley at the back of their 1,100-square-foot guest cottage.

The owners toured this home, which surrounds a mature tipu tipu tree, while visiting relatives for the day. The brick is original to the 1947 construction.

Sliding doors by Quantum were made to look like the original panes that couldn't be saved, and they lead to a fire pit outside.

The iconic bud vase design gets a coat of a clay-like glaze that highlights the raw material while creating a lightness and texture reminiscent of the snow. "Warm earth tones, cool greys, and pops of rich turquoise make a well-rounded collection, evoking a cozy and frosty wintry day."

“A building can have far greater impact than the space it stands in.”—William Carpenter, architect and resident

In the dining room, a Smoke chair by Marten Baas for Moooi keeps company with a glass-and-ceramic vase by Hella Jongerius and a mirrored steel painting by artist Michelangelo Pistoletto.

Stacey and Doug prepare food before the kitchen's massive wall of soothing tile from Heath Ceramics.

New zoning allowed for a zero-lot-line structure, but required a public storefront, which Carpenter uses as an art gallery.

Xystum Color Block vase by CB2. Postmodernism appropriates classical cues in a Pop-y, contemporary manner. Therefore, this vase’s name, a Greek architectural term loosely translated as “portico,” is apropos.

The Bubble smoke digout vase by Chive makes small floral arrangements appear to hover. $11.70

Designed in 1936 for the Paris World’s Fair, Alvar Aalto’s Clear vases are a classic must-have.

See Arch restored the exterior fireplace wall and painted it a deep blue hue to match the repainted blue timber cladding.

Known for creating pieces that blur the line between functional design and art, designers Andi Kovel and Justin Parker's Slump Vases for Esque are colorful, memorable, and just plain fun to use. The vases come in 12" ($348), 14" ($598), and 18" ($898) sizes, and a range of colors including blue, fuschia, and orange (we are partial to the orange—imagine it holding blooms of varying shades of orange and yellow, or, for contrast, filled with emerald green foliage like salal). Made to order, by hand, in Portland, Oregon.

As the beautiful bouquet you brought her dwindles over the following week, she'll need these adorable Little Shirley Vases by Material Good to disperse the blooms.

Rubén Núñez's glass vase from 1958 features a soft rainbow of colors that wouldn't be out of place with today's iridescent designs.

Foreign designers were also featured prominently at DesignMarch. Finnish ceramics brand Maari showcased vases made from the raku pottery firing technique, which creates unique patterns. The Koivu vase, which is 26 cm tall, resembles birch wood. The brand also offers decorative raku eggs and bark tiles.

Pictured is one of Stout’s three-dimensional braided rugs and a pinched clay hanging light made with Sean Gerstley. Stout has also created a number of digitally printed curtains in collaboration with Kate Fox. “I want my work to make people happy,” she says.

Clock by Tung Chiang, $550 for series of four. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

"We don't have any specific rituals for entertaining, it changes each time depending on the party and the people. Music's always very important as a way to get people to relax and be in the moment. Of course there's always a good glass of wine, great food and flowers, and a few pieces of Dinosaur Designs to add color to the table,” says Ormandy.

Ming Vase by Marcel Wanders for Moooi, $141 at stardust.com Dutch designer Marcel Wanders modeled his white porcelain Ming Vase on a 3,100-year-old Chinese vase found in a shipwreck at the bottom of the sea.

Iittala Ruutu Vase, from $95 Designed by Ronan and Erwan Bouroullec, each vase takes 24 hours to make by skilled craftsmen.

Muuto will display its Balance vases, a clever set that uses magnets to enable gravity-defying angles.

The residents have a particularly strong sense of color and love to cook with their son, so no-fuss finishes likes these blue tiles from Heath Ceramics were an ideal choice. The tiles combine with colorful tableware and custom walnut cabinetry to make a vibrant inteiror.

Clock by Roger Herman, $850. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

Clock by Natalie Chanin, $1200. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

Clock by Commune, $400. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

Clock by Geoff McFetridge, $550. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

Clock by Tung Chiang, $550 for series of four. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

Clock by Commune, $400. Photo by Heath Ceramics.

The bath’s Kohler Purist fixtures and Frederick Weinberg animal figures sit on a Corian countertop