A little 70s nostalgia, in fired stoneware rather than plastic.
With its playful silhouette, bold colour and retro inspired feel, the Pillar brings instant character to your greenery. Inspired by an era of colour, creativity and self expression, its clean gloss finish makes it right at home in today's interiors. This is the smallest of the Pillar family: a desk, shelf or windowsill piece that takes a 90mm nursery pot.
Key Features
- Fired stoneware in a deep plum gloss glaze
- 11cm external height, 11cm internal diameter
- Sized for a 90mm nursery pot, so you can drop the grower pot straight in
- Straight sided pillar form that groups well with the Medium and Large
- Supplied without a saucer
Pure Standard
- Stoneware, not plastic. Potted list the material plainly: stoneware, a dense high fired ceramic. It is inert, it does not off gas, and it will never shed microplastics into your soil or your home. That is the reason we brought the range in.
- Built to outlive the trend. A stoneware pot is a decade long object, not a season long one. The most sustainable planter is the one you never have to replace, and this is the format that gets you there.
- Nothing added. No fragrance, no coatings, no plastic liner. There is very little in a glazed stoneware pot to react with, which makes it an easy piece to put in a bedroom or a nursery.
- Worth knowing before you buy. Potted publish the material, the finish and the dimensions, but not the country of manufacture, the glaze composition or the packaging. That is common right across the imported ceramics category rather than particular to this brand, and the Manufacturing Transparency and Packaging scores below reflect it honestly.
- Where we would like more. A published lead and cadmium free statement on the glaze would take the Materials score to a five.
Overall score:
| Category | Score |
|---|---|
| Materials | ⭐⭐⭐⭐☆ (4.5/5) |
| Sustainability | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3.5/5) |
| Manufacturing Transparency | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5) |
| Packaging | ⭐⭐⭐☆☆ (3/5) |
Care Instructions
- Wipe with a damp cloth. Skip abrasive cleaners and scourers, which will dull the gloss over time.
- Use it as a cachepot: leave your plant in its 90mm nursery pot, lift it out to water, let it drain, then drop it back in.
- Sit it on a felt pad or a coaster on timber and stone surfaces.
- Stoneware is hard wearing but it is still ceramic. It will chip if it is knocked against a hard edge.
Good to Know
- Potted do not state whether this piece is drilled with a drainage hole, and it is supplied without a saucer. We would use it as a decorative outer pot rather than planting directly into it.
- Glaze colour and surface can vary slightly between pieces. That is normal for fired ceramics, not a fault.
Product Details
Material & Construction
Stoneware, gloss glazed. Supplied without a saucer.
Colourway
Plum: a deep, warm purple gloss.
Specifications
- External height: 11cm
- Internal diameter: 11cm
- Finish: gloss, no saucer
- Suits: 90mm nursery pot
- Material: stoneware
- Origin: not stated by the maker
Our Take
A small straight sided column in a deep plum gloss, sized for the 90mm nursery pot most little plants come home in. Stoneware rather than plastic, so it has real weight on a shelf and will not go brittle and chalky in a sunny window. At this price it is the one you buy three of and then claim you planned the grouping.
Purely Organic
Good to know
Frequently asked
What is the Pillar planter made from?
Stoneware, finished in a plum gloss glaze. Potted publish the material for every pot in the range. Fired clay is inert, so it does not off-gas or shed microplastics into your potting mix.
What size is it?
11cm external height and 11cm internal diameter. It is sized for a 90mm nursery pot.
Does it have a drainage hole or a saucer?
It is supplied without a saucer, and Potted do not publish drainage detail for the Pillar range. We would use it as a decorative outer pot: leave the plant in its nursery pot, lift it out to water, let it drain, then drop it back in.
Is it plastic free?
Yes. The pot is fired stoneware with a glazed finish and no plastic components, which is why it carries our Plastic Free tag.
Can I use it outdoors?
We would keep it indoors. Glazed stoneware can crack if it freezes with water sitting in it.
How do I care for it?
Wipe with a damp cloth and skip abrasive cleaners and scourers, which will dull the gloss over time. Stoneware chips against hard edges, so lift rather than drag it.
