Vase Mickey

The silhouette does all the work. This is a decorative vessel whose profile resolves into the most recognisable head in animation, two circles riding above a wide curve, so the shape announces itself from the other side of a room without needing a single line of surface detail. It is an ornament first, at home on a mantelpiece, a bookshelf or a hallway table. Dried stems, wheat, pampas and long grasses suit the proportions, as do pens and brushes, and it is perfectly happy standing empty as a piece of sculpture. A two-file set, and an easy gift for a Disney-leaning household. It has the useful quality of reading as decor first and fan item second, which is why it gets printed for people who would never actually ask for a character figure.