Tischblume Iris Ludwig Schwanthaler The colourful birds adorn the

The colourful birds adorn the courtyard of the botanical garden and numerous other public spaces in Munich to this day

einer Ästhetik des Unperfekten verpflichtet

Jongerius selected eight designs from the manufactory's historical treasure trove of around seven hundred animal figures and placed them in simple bowls

Als größter Glücksfall für die Manufaktur erwies sich die Anstellung Franz Anton Bustellis im November 1754

This delicately curved spoon by US designer Ted Muehling shows that a spoon can look completely different

Tischblume Iris Ludwig Schwanthaler The colourful birds adorn theAs unique as their natural counterparts and without the use of moulds, these miniatures grow in the hands of the artisans. Careful shaping and joining of innumerable individual petals, fine filaments and delicate stems creates every flower. The firing determines how the petals fall, giving each flower its very own individual character. Large or small, hand painted or in pure white porcelain no two are alike.