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HaloVase, trademark, by Bowtie AeroBotanics

Where memory takes root.

A living memorial shaped by light, water and new growth.

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The reason

Some memories should not be placed in a cupboard.

When a beloved companion leaves us, their ashes often return in a small box — with no guidance for what comes next.

HaloVase was created as another possibility: a beautiful, living presence made to remain part of the home.

Daphy, a golden cocker spaniel, sitting on the couch with her eyes softly closed and her tongue out, her long ears full and bright - the photograph her family remembers her by, in warm, faded tones.

The beginning

It began with Daphy.

She was our girl — our cocker spaniel, our family and an unmistakable presence in our home.

When we lost Daphy, placing her ashes out of sight felt painfully inadequate. HaloVase grew from the need to remember her differently: through light, water, movement and a life that continues to grow.

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The object

A memorial, made living.

Handcrafted glass. Fine sea sand. A ring of white light. Clear water, visible roots and a single curly willow — the only plant a HaloVase is ever planted with.

Every layer, in order

  1. 01

    The memorial base

    A substantial pedestal, quiet and solid. It carries everything above it and holds the memorial within.

  2. 02

    The ashes, placed within

    Your companion’s cremated ashes rest inside the pedestal — enclosed, private and never on display.

  3. 03

    A covering layer of sea sand

    Fine, pale sea sand is laid over the ashes. It softens the light and keeps what is beneath it undisturbed.

  4. 04

    The circular white light

    A ring of pure white light sits within the base and rises through the sand. It is the halo the vessel is named for.

  5. 05

    The square glass vessel

    Handcrafted glass with clean vertical edges rests above the base, catching light along every corner.

  6. 06

    Hydroponic water and nutrients

    Clear water and hydroponic nutrients sustain the plant without soil. The water stays bright and legible.

  7. 07

    Aeration

    Fine bubbles rise continuously, keeping the water moving and the vessel quietly alive.

  8. 08

    The willow and its roots

    Willow roots hang suspended in the water and bare, twisting stems rise above the glass. Every HaloVase is planted with curly willow.

  9. 09

    The personalised engraving

    A name, dates or a short line, engraved into the front glass and caught by the light from below.

The cremated ashes remain enclosed within the pedestal, beneath the sea sand. They are not placed in the water and they do not surround the willow roots.

A finished HaloVase at home: a tall square glass vessel of clear water on a white cylindrical pedestal lit from within, thick willow roots suspended in the water, and bare curly willow branches twisting out above it against a white painted brick wall, beside a small painted portrait of Daphy.
A finished HaloVase at home, Daphy’s portrait on the wall behind it.

Photographed, not rendered

The first one stands in our own home.

This is a finished HaloVase: a white pedestal, a square glass vessel, water lit from beneath, and a curly willow rooting straight into it.

Daphy’s painted portrait hangs on the wall beside it. That is where all of this began.

Close view of the square glass vessel: tan willow stems and pale feeding roots suspended in clear water, lit from below.
Willow stems and feeding roots, held in clear water and lit from below.
The white pedestal of a HaloVase, with light rising out of the base and into the willow roots held in the glass above it.
Light rising out of the pedestal and into the base of the glass.

How it is created

Four quiet steps.

Every HaloVase begins with a conversation, not a checkout.

  1. 01

    Remember

    Share the name, story and engraving you would like the HaloVase to carry.

  2. 02

    Personalise

    Settle the wording for the glass. The planting is already decided — curly willow, in every HaloVase.

  3. 03

    Create

    Bowtie AeroBotanics handcrafts and prepares the individual HaloVase.

  4. 04

    Place and grow

    The finished piece becomes a living point of remembrance within the home.

How the ashes are placed - whether by us or with you - is confirmed sensitively and directly before anything is arranged.

Personalisation

Their name, held in the glass.

Enter a name to see how it sits on the front glass. Nothing you type here is saved or sent — it stays in your browser until you choose to include it in an enquiry.

Character limits shown here are provisional preview guides. Final engraving limits are confirmed before production.

This is an indicative preview. Final letter spacing and placement are set by hand.

DAPHYOUR GIRL, ALWAYS

Engraving preview. Name: DAPHY. Memorial line: OUR GIRL, ALWAYS.

The living part

A life chosen for the life remembered.

Curly willow — Also known as corkscrew willow

Every HaloVase is planted with curly willow. One plant, chosen deliberately, and the only one we use.

Willow roots in nothing but water — which is precisely what this vessel holds. Its bare stems twist as they reach, so the piece is never quite the same shape twice: it lengthens, thickens and turns while the light beneath it stays constant.

There is no plant list to work through and nothing to decide. The willow arrives already rooted, already growing.

Why willow

  • Roots in water alone, with no soil
  • A sculptural, twisting form
  • Bare stems, so nothing is shed into the water
  • Keeps growing, so the shape never settles
How a HaloVase is cared for
Bare curly willow branching out above the glass vessel in fine twisting lines across a white brick wall, with a painted portrait of Daphy hanging at the lower left.
Curly willow above a finished HaloVase, photographed at home.

The detail

Made to be lived with.

Not hidden away. Not made for a shelf in a forgotten room. HaloVase is designed to hold memory in the everyday spaces where love once lived — and still does.

A finished HaloVase at home: a tall square glass vessel of clear water on a white cylindrical pedestal lit from within, thick willow roots suspended in the water, and bare curly willow branches twisting out above it against a white painted brick wall, beside a small painted portrait of Daphy.
A finished HaloVase, at home
White light glowing upward through a layer of fine pale sea sand, each grain catching the light.
White light through sea sand
The corner edge of thick clear glass catching a thin sliver of white light.
Reflections on the glass edges
Fine air bubbles rising in a slow stream through clear water, lit from below.
Fine bubbles moving upward
Close view of the square glass vessel: tan willow stems and pale feeding roots suspended in clear water, lit from below.
Willow roots suspended in water
A name engraved into the thick front pane of the glass in fine, widely spaced uppercase letters, lit from below.
An engraved name catching the light
Air rising through the water around the willow roots, lit from below. Filmed on an ordinary afternoon, not in a studio.

Filmed at home

Thirty seconds of it, moving.

It plays quietly on its own while it is on screen, without sound. The two controls in the corner of the frame pause it and turn the sound on.

Begin

Create a HaloVase in their memory.

Tell us about your companion. We reply personally — there is no obligation, and nothing is confirmed until you are ready.

  • Every enquiry is answered by a person, not an autoresponder.
  • There is no rush and no obligation. Take the time you need.
  • Your details are used only to reply to you.

Pricing is confirmed individually during consultation.

Production timing is confirmed with you directly before any commitment.

Every HaloVase is planted with curly willow — the one plant we use, and the only one that suits the vessel. There is nothing to choose here.

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A quiet, dark living room at night. The square glass vessel rests on a low console, lit from within and holding curly willow, the only light in the room, its branches casting fine shadows on the wall.

A memory, still growing.