A 92 parts set of ‘Blue Pheasant’ from Royal Copenhagen, late 20th century by Christian Joachim 
Speiseservice, Royal Copenhagen, Dekor Blue by Christian Joachim 
Aluminia faience three piece set with floral decoration by Christian Joachim
Christian Joachim was a Danish Ceramicist (1870 – 1943). Between 1889 he studied at the Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi, Copenhagen.
Between 1897 and 1900, Joachim made ceramics with George Jensen in a workshop outside Copenhagen. Between 1901 to 1933 worked for the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, where Arno Malinowski sometimes decorated his restrained neoclassical forms. In 1904 he became the director of the pottery Aluminia, Copenhagen; from 1922 to 1933 he was the artistic director of Royal Copenhagen Porcelain and Aluminia.
Awards
He received a grand prize at the 1925 Paris ‘Exposition Internationale des Arts Décoratifs et Industriels Modernes. In 1939, he was elected by the British as the Honorary Royal Designer for Industry.
Sources
Byars, M., & Riley, T. (2004). The design encyclopedia. Laurence King Publishing.
Our Partner Stores
Christian Joachim
Amazon Basics Design Products
You may also be interested in
Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts 250 years of education in the arts – Encyclopedia of Design
For more than 250 years, the Royal Danish Academy of Fine Arts (Danish: Det Kongelige Danske Kunstakademi) has provided education in the arts, playing a role in Denmark’s art growth. On March 31 1754, the Royal Danish Academy of Portraiture, Sculpture, and Architecture in Copenhagen was opened and given to King Frederik V on his 31st birthday.
Sourcebook of Scandinavian Furniture: Designs for the Twenty-First Century Paperback – Encyclopedia of Design
By Judith Gura With more than five hundred full-colour illustrations, a compendium of the best modern furniture from the Nordic countries. Scandinavia, comprised of five nations, produced some of the most popular furniture designs of the twentieth century, as well as the influential idea of “Scandinavian modern.”