Design and Production of Customised Decorative Flower Vases for Modex Oil Company Shopping Centres in Ghana

Design and production of flower vases in a form of clay art has been in existence for so many years. Currently, they are practiced with much improvement and modern technology as compared to the ancient times. Flower vases are said to be for decorative purposes. Today, flower vases serve many purposes such as decorations, pen and pencil holders in the offices. Modex Oil Company, dealers of petroleum products and shopping centres does not have customized flower vases for decoration and beautification of the shopping centres. This study seeks to display and subsequent production of customized decorative flower vases for the company's shopping centres to enhance the beautification of the centres and solve some related problems. The technique used for the production is "throw and join" method. Washed clay was the main material used for the production. The "throw and pin" technique of production was very effective and efficient in the production of the flower vases. Experimental and Descriptive research approaches were employed. It is recommended that ceramists and other clay artists as well as students experiment with other materials and techniques in the production of flower vases to bring variety in the field of flower vases production.