Four beige ribbed 3D-printed vases (Tayo, Shizu, Wavy and Bubble) with dried pampas grass, bunny-tail grass and bare twigs on an oak sideboard in a Japandi living room

Dried Flower Vase in Japandi Style: Shape, Height and Sets

5 min read Updated October 4, 2026 By Kahaus · printed in Poland

In short

Match the opening to the bouquet: narrow vases such as Wavy, Twisted and the ribbed teardrop take a few stems, wide bodies such as Hiku, Luna and Bubble take a full bunch.
Rule of thumb: the finished arrangement looks right at about 1.5 to 2 times the height of the vase. Measure the gap to the shelf above first.
Our vases are 3D printed in PLA and are not watertight: dried grasses, pampas, twigs and artificial flowers only, never water.

A dried flower vase is the easiest piece of Japandi decor to get right: one vase, a few grasses, done. It is also easy to get slightly wrong, when a tall pampas plume tips a slim vase or a small bunch disappears in a wide body. The vase is rarely the problem; the pairing is.

We print our Japandi vases ourselves in Poland, from PLA, in heights from 9.6 to 18.4 cm. Here is how we would choose one for a sideboard, a shelf or a coffee table: by shape, by height, and by whether a single ribbed vase or a set with a tray suits you.

What Japandi means for a vase

Japandi mixes Japanese minimalism with Scandinavian comfort: few objects, calm natural colours and texture instead of pattern.

That is why most of our vases are ribbed. Fine vertical ribs catch side light and give a plain colour some depth, and the matte finish with visible layer lines, typical of 3D printing, fits the crafted feel of the style. For colours, stay close to nature: beige, white, grey, oak, olive or chocolate.

Vase shape and bouquet: what goes with what

The shape decides how many stems a vase can carry and how the bouquet falls. A narrow neck holds stems upright and close together; a wide mouth lets them fan out.

Vase	Size	Shape	Works best with
Hiku	17.6 cm, Ø 11.2 cm	bottle: ribbed body, smooth shoulder, short neck	a bunch of dried grasses or twigs, or a single branch
Luna	17.2 cm, Ø 12 cm	bottle with wavy ribs all over	a bunch of pampas or artificial branches, or empty as an ornament
Ribbed teardrop vase	17 cm, Ø 9.4 cm	slim teardrop, narrow opening	a few stems or pampas held close together
Wavy	18.4 cm, 9.1 cm wide	tall and narrow, shifts sideways in a soft wave	a few light stems on a narrow shelf or windowsill
Large ribbed vase	17.6 cm, Ø 14.4 cm	round body, smooth below, ribbed above, opening approx. 7 cm	pampas as a statement on a sideboard or on the floor by an armchair
Bubble	14.3 cm, Ø 13.3 cm	two stacked spheres on a ring base, wide mouth	a low, full bunch on a sideboard or side table

Beige Hiku vase in a ribbed bottle shape with a single dried twig, on a wooden console table — Hiku, 17.6 cm: in a bottle shape one twig is enough. See the product →

Beige Bubble vase made of two stacked ribbed spheres, with one thin dried grass stem, on a wooden sideboard — Bubble, 14.3 cm: low and round, for a sideboard or side table. See the product →

Height and proportions: how tall should the stems be

A rule of thumb from floristry, not a law: an arrangement usually looks balanced when it is about 1.5 to 2 times as tall as the vase, measured from the table top to the tip of the tallest stem.

Small vases, 9.6 to 12.4 cm, such as the small Japandi vase or Shizu: a total height of roughly 15 to 25 cm, short grasses or a single sprig.
Tall slim vases, 17 to 18.4 cm, such as Wavy, Twisted or the ribbed teardrop: roughly 25 to 35 cm, and only a few light stems.
Wide vases such as Bubble, Luna or the large ribbed vase: go for fullness rather than height.

Before you buy, check the space. On a bookshelf, the gap to the shelf above limits the arrangement more than the vase does, so a 12 cm vase often works better there than an 18 cm one. Weight matters too: Wavy weighs under 30 g and is made for a few light stems, while a heavy bunch sits better in Luna or Bubble, both well over 200 g.

A single vase or a set with a tray

A single vase is the right call when you already have a spot and a style in mind. Our single vases come in ten colours, so you can match a wooden shelf in oak or set an olive vase against a white wall.

A set makes sense on a coffee table, a console or a windowsill, where loose objects quickly look scattered. The tray pulls everything into one arrangement, and every piece in a set comes in the same colour: beige, white, black or grey.

Beige Japandi set: vase with a slanted opening, ribbed LED tealight holder and oval ribbed tray on a wooden sideboard — Vase, tray and LED tealight holder in one colour. See the product →

Two beige ribbed vases of different heights on an oval ribbed tray on a round wooden coffee table — Two vases, 12 and 9.6 cm, on one tray. See the product →

The vase set with tray and LED tealight holder combines the Shizu vase (12.4 cm, slanted opening) with an oval tray of 19.7 × 12.3 cm and a ribbed holder, 7.8 cm across, for an LED tealight. The holder is for LED tealights only, and the tealight is not included. The set of 2 vases with an oval tray puts a 12 cm and a 9.6 cm vase side by side on the same tray, for depth without any styling effort. More ready-made combinations are in our Sets collection.

Care: what these vases like and what they do not

Keep them away from heat. PLA softens above about 55 °C, so not on a radiator, not on a windowsill right above one and not in a hot car.
Clean gently. Wipe with a soft cloth, slightly damp if needed. No dishwasher and no hot water.

Important: our vases are not watertight. Do not pour water into them and do not use them for fresh flowers. They are made for dry arrangements only.

See all our Japandi vases and home decor

Questions we often hear

Can I pour water into the vase?

No. The vases are 3D printed in PLA and are not watertight, so water would leak out. Use them for dried flowers, grasses, twigs and artificial flowers only.

Are the dried flowers included?

No. You get the vase or the set in the colour you choose. The plants in our photos only show possible arrangements, and the LED tealight for the set is not included either.

Which colour suits a Japandi interior best?

Beige, white, grey and oak are the safest base. Olive and chocolate add warmth, and black works as a single contrast piece. The sets come in beige, white, black and grey.