Market: The steady Mediterranean climate of Southern California is ideal for indoor-outdoor living—and growing plants. From lush outdoor gardens to succulents lining sun-drenched windowsills, plants thrive in this sunny climate. And artists are busy making planters for them. The ceramic vessels here, created by four makers from the Los Angeles area, would bring a California vibe to most any setting.
By Shivaun Watchorn
February 14, 2025
Fleur Reboul’s terracotta donut planter and saucer set
Bari Ziperstein founded the ceramics company BZIPPY in 2008. The company now produces slab-built, “architecturally scaled” pottery in a studio in Los Angeles’s Sun Valley neighborhood in the San Fernando Valley region. The large scallop planter, 11.25 x15.25 x 15.25 in, is available in a whopping 37 glaze options. It’s pictured here in a color called Pam’s blue. / $1,492
From her studio in the foothills of the San Gabriel Mountains, Rami Kim hand builds household objects adorned with tiny expressive faces—“pieces that evoke joy and curiosity in everyday life,” she says. Pictured here in blue, Kim’s tripod mini face planter, 6 x 5 x 5 in., also comes in intense yellow and speckled white. / $165
Standing at a towering 19.5 inches, Fleur Reboul’s terracotta huge donut planter and saucer set (right) lives up to its name. Reboul, of Santa Monica–based FHAR Studio, coil built this massive planter and carved its dimpled texture by hand. “My artistic journey is deeply rooted in the fusion of cultures and the exploration of functional design and playful expression,” says the French-born ceramist. / $450
Detail of Fleur Reboul’s terracotta donut planter (pictured above).
Photographer and studio potter Lily King works out of Highland Park, where she has developed her porous “pecky” glazes. Her medium pecky white planter, 5 x 6 x 6 in., includes a drainage hole and two rectangular handles. Resembling a bucket or propane tank, the planter is a perfect home for a cactus—or anything else spiky, tough, or hard to handle. / $100
Shivaun Watchorn is associate editor of American Craft.
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