Danish Ceramics

Most of us are familiar with Royal Copenhagen China, Danish modern wooden furniture or the heavy sculptured silver from Denmark, but few of us have a chance to see the variety of pottery created by the contemporary Studio Potters, ceramic artists who work in their studios or workshops.
Danish ceramics manage to seem primitive and modern simultaneously, and their scope and diversity are impressive. Danish ceramic is practical as well as beautiful. They are made to be functional, not just a pretty object for a china cupboard or a sculpture to exhibit.
Most ceramic artists from Denmark have served as artists in residence at one of the two leading ceramic factories; Bing & Grondahl or Royal Copenhagen. As it is a small country, most of the designers are familiar with each other’s work. There is generally a solid linear or geometric patterning in the design. Natural earth colours are used in blue or bluish-grey are favourite colours. The shapes are solid and simple classic forms.