Ulla Procopé (1921 – 1968) Finnish Ceramicist
2023-05-26
Ulla Procopé (1921 – 1968) was a Finnish designer and ceramicist. She studied at the Taideteollinen Korkeakoulu, Helsinki, to 1948.Read More →
Maiolica tin-glazed earthenware, a product of the Renaissance
2023-01-09
Maiolica is a tin-glazed earthenware that was produced during the Renaissance in Italy. The name comes from Majorca, the island from which, in the 15th century, a lot of Hispano-Moresque tin-glazed pottery was brought into Italy. The technique of covering with a tin glaze earthenware was similar to that used elsewhere in Europe for delftware and faience.Read More →
Arzberg Porcelain – prestigious German design
2023-01-06
Arzberg is regarded as one of the most prestigious porcelain design houses in the world. The definition of good design. Arzberg combines aesthetics, functionality, and durability.Read More →
Porsgrund Porselænsfabrik, the largest Porcelain factory in Norway
2023-01-04
Porsgrunds Porselænsfabrik is a Norwegian porcelain manufacturer. For more than 130 years, it has supplied the Norwegian market with crockery and ornaments in porcelain. From 1930 to 1980, Porsgrund was one of Norway’s leading design companies, and they received both national and international design awards.Read More →
Blue-dash charger – Design Object
2022-06-30
Blue-dash charger is a large circular earthenware dish made in England (especially Bristol and Lambeth) in the late 17th century and early 18th. The name derives from the dashes of blue around the rims.Read More →
Dante Gabriel Rossetti (1828 – 1882) British painter and poet
2021-11-06
Dante Gabriel Rossetti was a British painter and poet. He was born in London. He studied drawing with Cotman and, in 1848, with Holman Hunt. Read More →
Imperial Porcelain Factory, Saint Petersburg
2021-02-20
The Imperial Porcelain Factory is a manufacturer of hand-painted ceramics in Saint Petersburg, Russia, also known as the Imperial Porcelain Manufacturer (IPM). It was founded by Dmitry Ivanovich Vinogradov in 1744 and has been sponsored by the Russian tsars since Empress Elizabeth. Many still refer to the factory, the Lomonosov Porcelain Factory, by its well-known former name.Read More →
Thumbprint dish made by Archimede Seguso
2021-02-01
Black glass dish, hand-blown in opaque black, half of the rim folded inwards, indicating a large indentation of the thumb. It is known at the ‘Thumbprint’ dish.Read More →