Canister Jar / 10″ high, 6″ diameter / Stoneware / $125

The profile of grain elevators and barns against the prairie sky is a sight that lays bare human purpose across vast stretches of our state. Icons of the Midwest’s farming industry, these buildings endure the extremes of weather. Their angular silhouettes stand unadorned-dramatically contemporary and industrial in an otherwise pastoral environment.

Grain Elevator Vase / 12″ high / Stoneware / $175

Raised in the small community of Conrad, Iowa, Tyler Speicher has mimicked the clean lines of these same forms in his ceramic vessels and their glaze patterns. With the eye of a minimalist, he has formatted their outlines to the surfaces of functional stoneware.

House Vase Pair / Each 12″ high / Stoneware / $295 (set)

Speicher and fellow UNI graduate, Sarah German, have just set up their own working studio. The couple collaborate on many projects, but each maintains a distinctly personal style.

Oval Vase II / 6″ high / Stoneware / $125