The Gazelle Doesn’t Flinch
The Gazelle Doesn’t Flinch
Kimberli Roth with Royal Haeger, shot in New Mexico
Some pieces don’t ask for attention—they command it. The Royal Haeger Gazelle Vase is one of those pieces. Sculpted in the 1950s, it was never just decor. It was art pottery with backbone: a study in motion, muscle, and mid-century confidence. And now it’s part of the CLAY+CODA archive.
Shot barefoot in the backroads of New Mexico, Creative Director Kimberli Roth takes it out of the cabinet and into the wild. Holding it like a relic, not a prop. No tablescape. No manicured shelf. Just raw terrain, sharp lines, and a vase that still holds its own decades later.
Royal Haeger’s gazelle form was one of its boldest—angular, sculptural, unmistakably American. It was mass-produced, sure. But it wasn’t made to blend in. Neither is Kimberli. Styled in green mesh and brutalist pearls, she brings the gazelle back into motion.
This vase is already sold, but the energy sticks. At CLAY+CODA, we don’t just list artifacts. We show you how they move. How they live. How they can hold weight in a room without saying a word.
