Send us a message Request a call-back Send e-mail In case of any question, send us a message, and we will answer you in 24hours! This field is for validation purposes and should be left unchanged. Herend Experts Vienna Austria Weihburggasse SSL Security on the Site. All rights reserverd. These properties are mainly due to its content of mullite. It was a privilege to own it and it was an object of value for anyone who longed for rank and prestige.
Did you know? Porcelain was invented in China during the Tang Dynasty The first Chinese porcelain items were brought to Europe by medieval crusaders, where they soon became widely popular for their unique beauty. By the 18th century, most of the Chinese porcelain manufacturing secrets were revealed throughout Europe.
Porcelain production in Hungary started in the 19th century. Among the first forms were Hungarian folk figures. The glaze was initially greenish white, which was later changed to white. Herend products are made from hard-paste porcelain using a mixture of kaolin, feldspar and quartz. After cleaning, decorating and drying, the porcelain is first fired at degrees Celsius. The fired pieces are then immersed in a glaze and fired again, this time at degrees Celsius. While Herend Figurines have always been made in Hungary , their pattern designs were actually influenced by ancient China.
These figurines are distinctive because they feature a specific fishnet pattern originating from the fish scale patterns widely found on Chinese plates throughout history. How do these beautiful treasures come to be? The creation process is a fascinating one. The design of the more than two-meter-tall vase was made by the then artistic leader of the manufactory, Tibor Bruck. Three talented painters worked on the paintings for hours altogether.
The vase standing on an openwork base depicts the picture of the Parliament. After the jubilee exhibition, the result of the technical feat was placed in the Dome Hall for 10 years, and it was returned to Herend at the opening of the Museum.
Among the few art deco figures of Herend, we can mention the two Dancers , who reflect airy dance movements in a beautiful way. The most popular pieces of nude statues were made by Elek Lux. In , Herend left Fine Ceramics Works and became an independent company. Four years later, Herend received export trade rights and started building its own market. Significant and unique pieces were made in their studios.
He introduced the constructional possibilities of porcelain in the lates through personally designed and created examples at the large-scale construction works in Herend. After , designing in Herend was led by Imre Schramel, who was definitely one of the greatest, most excellent ceramists of the country.
He designed the porcelain series inspired by the Carnival of Venice perfectly reflecting the whirlwind of ladies and gentlemen in costumes and masks. Apart from the 25—40cm-tall plastics, Schramel also created one-meter-tall, huge plastics for the same theme.
Those being familiar with porcelain production find it obvious how much knowledge and experience is necessary to create such a tall, perfect, fine porcelain statue, still, laymen are fascinated by the sizes.
One of the highlighted masterpieces of the museum is the so-called baptizing pool. The manufactory decided to produce this object in September Their aim was to put a professional masterpiece to a highlighted point of the museum that represents all three cast-maker, potter, and painter professions and the work of the whole Manufactory well.
The antique piece, which can be found in the Museum of Applied Arts in Vienna today, was first introduced in Herend in , during a temporary exhibition. During the designing phase, they intended to create a double-wall product from 28 pieces in a way that most part of the surface could be decorated. The ready-made, good-quality white products were continually given to the painters. The workers of the white item production needed 1 year to create the Baptismal font which is cm high and 75 cm wide.
It has three main parts: an openwork, double-wall base, a middle openwork element and a lid with a foo dog. Its total weight is kgs. The visualization of the ornamentation was made by one of the master painters of the manufactory. The theme of the Baptismal font, or vase with a lid, if you like, is the four seasons. The ornamentation is in Oriental style, the conventional enlaced flower on the body is enriched with the details of the great paintings in the cartouche framed by golden scrolls.
The production was made based on the visualization mostly by porcelain painter experts or master painters who had the necessary professional experience.
Nine people worked on the ornamentation, sharing different tasks — for example, the drawing of the ornaments, coloring, painting the theme of the four seasons, icing, plating, etc.
The production, from the beginning of the decoration to the assembled product, took 2 months, including the careful, slow-heating burning of the delicate item. The handling of the vase required extra care from everyone who took part in the decoration, transportation, burning, assembling and quality assurance because most of the elements are delicate, heavy parts that need wide space.
In the official wedding present from Hungary to Prince William and Kate Middleton was a masterpiece made by the experts of Herend Manufactory. The piece dinner set is decorated with the Royal Garden ornamentation, the modern version of the well-known Victoria pattern.
The organizers of Formula 1 also thought of the porcelain of Herend first when they decided on the prize of the winners in Hungary. The winner of the race was awarded a vase decorated with the picture of Chain Bridge and the Buda Castle in the sunset. Constructors received a plate 52 cm in diameter, decorated with the same pattern.
The winners, the kings of air could rise the fierce bird of Herend, the noble bird of the country, the Hungarian turul up high. Herend Manufactory has been a partner of the oldest and most famous ball of Hungary since The Homecoming Queen gets a vase with Victoria pattern, while the runner-ups get smaller vases with Rothschild and Apponyi pattern from Herend.
At the beginning of the ball, ladies wear hearts made of Herend porcelain. The King of Thailand, Bhumibol Adulyadej received a Herend porcelain crest in in recognition of 50 years on the throne. Princess Diana, the first wife of Prince Charles, liked Herend porcelain, and bought several pieces of it. She collected the scaled, old Herend patterned figurines as well.
He gave a Herend figurine as a present, depicting a young lady on horseback, just like the Queen herself. It is given annually to a person who does a lot to preserve our national heritage and the cultural values of Pannonia.
In , the Hungarian Head of the State gifted a blackcock figurine made of Herend porcelain to the Japanese Prince, Akishino and his wife visiting our country. A present from the Manufactory to the owner of the horse as a sign of their appreciation. This lithophane picture depicts flowers of mallow plants which are being blown by the wind.
This masterpiece represents the cultural mission of Herend Porcelain Manufactory, namely that we should spread the values of Herend porcelain all around the world, then we should root these values in the fruitful soil.
Since all of us would like to leave our prints for others, for the future. The Manufactory has received several awards and there are certifications all around the wall.
All of them have been won by Herend over time. We are proud of Herend Porcelain Manufactory winning the brightest awards in the most significant exhibitions of the world. In Herend, we believe that porcelain produced in the Manufactory and not for mass production will be necessary in the future, too, because some kind of stability and constant values are part of high-quality lifestyle and maybe in the age of easily replaceable things, the reflection of the human spirit and handcraft on objects is still seen as a value.
The Mini-manufactory visitor center can be found opposite the Museum, where you can take a look at the secrets of how our wonderful porcelain items are made. In the cinema hall of the Mini-manufactory, you can learn about the phases of manufacturing porcelain that are also shown in practice by our colleagues in the potter and painting workshops. By creating Info-Budapest.
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