Our Selwyn House Mini Vases are available in mixed woods or a single black Ebonised Oak finish (mixed shapes).

Each piece vase is turned individually from a wide variety of woods. They’re a great way to own a little, unique piece of beautiful British timber.

Hole is always 16mm diameter.
Sold individually, dry use only. Designs will vary from those shown here.

If you’d prefer specific shapes or to discuss a mix of designs, just get in touch.

H 8-10cm, Dia 4.5cm

Selwyn House was formed by Sean Best and Ellie Smalls, who met studying Fine Art at Leeds Arts University.

Always drawn to making things, Sean bought a second-hand lathe and began teaching himself woodturning. An all-consuming obsession for understanding and working with wood followed, and after making the move back to Ellie’s home county of Derbyshire in 2017, they formed Selwyn House, combining their creative talents to create small-batch handmade serveware & homeware from the best British-grown timbers they could get their hands on.

All the wood used for Selwyn House pieces is exclusively from trees which have grown in Britain. Most wood is bought from small independent sawmills, who either manage woodland around them or buy directly from local tree surgeons. The wood is milled and air-dried at these sawmills for a minimum of 18 months before it even comes to the workshop. Working in small batches means they are able to source more unusual and characterful pieces of timber to work with and adapt designs to make the most of the wood.

For many of the turned bowls, the tree itself has been taken down by Sean and slowly air-dried in the workshop. By working from tree to finished piece the wood is carefully used to it’s maximum advantage and any wastage is kept to an absolute minimum.