This wall plate, painted by Christian Benjamin Olsen (1873-1935) for Royal Copenhagen, was a wedding gift for the Danish king. The entwined initials C and A refer to King Christian X and his wife...

This early wall plate from 1890 by Carl Frederik Liisberg (1860-1909) shows how this painter experimented with soft contours and blended colours. Bleeding of the painted image during the firing at...

Bing & Grøndahl artists Fanny Garde (1855-1928) and Effie Hegermann-Lindencrone (1860-1945) considered it important to retain as much control as possible, from the beginning to the end of the...

Royal Copenhagen painter Stephan Ussing (1868-1958) is known for his depictions of swans. This choice of subject is understandable: unpainted porcelain comes out of the kiln perfectly white, a feature...

This vibrant painting was created in 1895 by Emma Meyer (1859-1921). It depicts one of the women’s painting studios in the Royal Copenhagen factory, showing different stages of the decorating process...

In the products of Royal Copenhagen and Bing & Grøndahl, Nordic themes are never far away. In addition to the region’s tranquil landscapes and seascapes, the porcelain artists found much inspiration...

The switch to underglaze painting posed not only technical and artistic challenges but also a chemical one. At Royal Copenhagen, it was the chemical engineer, Adolphe Clement (1860-1933), who...

‘That little seamstress’ is how the renowned Coco Chanel was once disdainfully described by her contemporary Paul Poiret. He targeted her because she was a woman, but in fact he saw her has a major