10018966 Hella Jongerius Designing the extraordinary

Designing the extraordinary

Der Brand entscheidet

Konstantin Grcic picks up on a specific detail from the process of porcelain production: All products from Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg that cannot be shaped on the potter's wheel are poured by hand from a liquefied porcelain mass called "slip"

painted entirely in white or with a fine jagged decor in black or 24-carat fine gold

The 10 cm high baby elephant is one of the manufactory's most successful models

10018966 Hella Jongerius Designing the extraordinaryThe employment of Franz Anton Bustelli in November 1754 turned out to be a tremendous stroke of luck for the manufactory. The artistic highlight of his body of work are, without a doubt, his sixteen characters from the Commedia dell'Arte. With these creations he depicts tense and humorous relationships. Each of these figures not only shows the role they play through their posture, but also make corresponding statements with their gestures.