Black is the Mofo at full confidence. A foot-wide matte ceramic planter is already a decision; in black it stops pretending otherwise. The pot reads as a dark, solid mass, and the plant hanging out of it looks brighter for the contrast.

It's the largest in Chive's range: 12 inches across, 7 deep, heavy on its cord. One holds a corner without help. Load it with a big pothos and the leaves catch light the dark ceramic swallows. The name came from the studio, from the word people use when something works after a run of things that didn't. This worked.