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Thun 1794 (official name Thun 1794 a.s.) was a German and Czech porcelain manufacturer using the porcelain mark "TK". Originally founded in 1793/1794 as Thun'sche Porcellanfabrik and, after many restructurings, finally closed in 2024 after 230 years, [1] [2] it was the oldest and largest Czech porcelain manufacturer.
The new owners returned the name of the founder to the factory and today it is called Rudolf Kämpf and produces handmade porcelain under 3 trademarks: Rudolf Kämpf: premium-class porcelain; Leander: mass-market porcelain; Leander HoReCa: porcelain for hotels, restaurants and the service industry; Rudolf Kämpf mainly produces porcelain. [4]
JIESIA porcelain; the main manufacturer in the post-soviet region and the only bone china company in the Baltic States 1941: Figgjo porcelain: Sandnes: Norway: Figgjo is a trend-setting porcelain manufacturer for the professional kitchen (see www.figgjo.com) 1955 JEMA KERAMISCH ATELIER N.V. Maastricht: Netherlands: Jema Holland ceramic studio. 1969
Aynsley China, (1775–present) Belleek, (1884–present) Bow porcelain factory, (1747–1776) Caughley porcelain; Chelsea porcelain factory, (c. 1745, merged with Derby in 1770) Churchill China; Coalport porcelain; Davenport; Denby Pottery Company; Goss crested china; Liverpool porcelain; Longton Hall porcelain; Lowestoft Porcelain Factory
The impressive interior of the permanent exhibition, "Stories of Materials," offers visitors an excursion into the history and development of decorative arts in the disciplines of glass, ceramics, graphic art, design, metal, wood and other materials, as well as objects such as jewellery, clocks and watches, textiles, fashion, toys and furniture.
Jaroslav Ježek, nephew of the Czech composer Jaroslav Ježek, was born in 1923 in Podlesí near Příbram.Between 1945 and 1949 he studied Art Education under Professor Sejpka, Cyril Bouda and Karel Lidický at Charles University in Prague [3] but on the recommendation of Professor Eckert, of the Atelier of Porcelain and Ceramics (a department of the Prague Academy of Performing Arts) he ...
Hard-paste porcelain was invented in China, and it was also used in Japanese porcelain.Most of the finest quality porcelain wares are made of this material. The earliest European porcelains were produced at the Meissen factory in the early 18th century; they were formed from a paste composed of kaolin and alabaster and fired at temperatures up to 1,400 °C (2,552 °F) in a wood-fired kiln ...
Bohemian glass (Czech: české sklo), also referred to as Bohemia crystal (český křišťál), is glass produced in the regions of Bohemia and Silesia, now parts of the Czech Republic. It has a centuries long history of being internationally recognised for its high quality, craftsmanship, beauty and often innovative designs.