This Week's Top 5 Favorite 1stdibs Items: The Element of Water!

It's been raining down in Texas, so water and things to carry and contain water are on our mind. Water isn't an element often thought of when it comes to designing interiors unless it's a bathroom or kitchen, but this flowy element can have important impacts on a room when incorporated, either physically or metaphysically. Harness the strength and flexibility of this earth element by incorporating items that are reminiscent of water into your home, and you'll be feeling its effects forever.

1) Mid-Century Water Fountain
Sculptural and with a lot of "what's that, anyway" attitude, this great Mid-Century modern water fountain was functional at one time, but now serves more as a fabulous textural and sculptural piece in a room.
Price: $5,800
Dealer: Galere

2) Tiffany Favrile Iridized Blue Vase
Vases are for display, or for flowers, and sometimes contain water. And the fact that this vase is a fabulously rich, deep blue only helps the fact that it seems so water-like.
Price: $6,500
Dealer: Ophir Galley

3) Ritsue Mishima - "Frutto" Set of Three
These vases and vessels are made of Swank Lighting's favorite material: murano glass! Water-like in their shape and their opacity, we love the fluidity they represent, and the fact that they could even hold water in a display in a living room or dining room!
Price: contact dealer
Dealer: Hedge

4) Pair of Large Venini "Poliedri" Chandeliers by Carlo Scarpa
These huge and very expensive chandeliers might seem a far cry from simple, cool water, but follow our logic. Don't they almost seem like lighted waterfalls? The shape of the glass creates that illusion to us, and in that way these lights seem to represent the utter power that fast-moving, large volumes of water can possess.
Price: $32,308

Dealer: Francesca Martire

5) Tiffany Studios New York Favrile Glass Vase
We chose this piece due to its resemblance to seashells---not just in the soft, peach-colored irredescence, but also in the lovely ruffles shape of the rim. We think this piece would represent the wild tenacity of water in the sea.
Price: $450
Dealer: Macklowe Gallery

Don't forget to check out the rest of this week's listings from 1stdibs, where you can find more fabulous, one-of-a-kind show-stopping pieces, as well as a number of other great pieces!