In 1976 in recognition of over 300 years and to distinguish its unique and exquisite wine the Pieroth family revived an old tradition.
Naturally occurring Cobalt in local sands used to make the glass, turned the glass bottles blue. Today embossed with the Pieroth family crest the bottle is recognised and found on the tables of wine lovers in over 20 countries known simply as the Pieroth Blue.
Pieroth started as a small family winery in the Nahe region of Germany in 1675.
The Burg Layer Schlosskapelle vineyard is the flagship estate of the Pieroth family.
This beautiful Kabinett wine is soft and elegant. The bouquet has a fresh slightly floral nose, accompanied by subtle green apple, white peach, honey, tea and lime flavours. Light bodied and well balanced, with lively fresh acidity makes this the ultimate white wine for all occasions.
Made by Hutschenreuther in 1982 exclusively for Pieroth.
Children who play chess develop the ability to concentrate for extended periods, think ahead and solve problems. They learn to win and lose graciously.
The M V Anderson Chess Collection at the Victorian State Library has been a valuable resource for Australian players for more than half a century.
With over 13,000 volumes, the M V Anderson Chess Collection is the largest chess collection in the Southern Hemisphere. Chess resources include books on strategy, chess in film and art, novels featuring chess, the history of chess and overviews of openings such as the Sicilian Dragon, Complete Hedgehog and more.
The collection is recognised by the Oxford Companion to Chess (1992) as one of the three largest public chess collections in the world, the other two being the J.G. White Collection in the Cleveland Public Library and the Van der Linde-Niemeijer Collection in the National Library of the Netherlands.
The M V Anderson Chess Collection is based on the personal collection of Magnus Victor Anderson (1884-1966), a Melbourne accountant and keen chess player. Initially Anderson started his collection as a player’s working collection, but as his collection grew he also began to collect the early chess works that now give his collection such historical depth. In 1955 Anderson offered his chess books to the then Public Library of Victoria. At that time he had a collection of about 1,500 books. Anderson himself looked after the collection – he added to it, catalogued it, and answered requests for games. By the time he died in 1966 the collection numbered over 6,000 volumes.
The M V Anderson Collection has its own place within the Victorian State where reading and study is possible, with chessboards provided for assistance. More than a thousand, generally recent, publications are on display but older books, journals, chess columns and tournament bulletins are easily accessible on request, although some rare books are only viewable with supervision. Chess game sets and open access books from the Chess Collection are available in the La Trobe Reading Room.
The Melbourne collection is also well funded. Recent books and magazines are added frequently; the library buys most chess books published in English and major works in other languages.
The Library has two large chess outdoor chess sets that are set up on decal boards outside the library on the forecourt from 10am to 5pm. Chess on the forecourt was established in Summer 2014 to provide an alternative space to engage new players.
A range of glassware by emerging designer Roman Kvita was the result of the NextGen project in 2013 to discover fresh talent.
My inspiration came from the most simple geometrical shape, the sphere. As I developed my idea, I was excited by the way spherical shapes play with light to make striking refractions.
The SPHERE collection received the Red Dot Design Award in 2015, in recognition of its outstanding design.
Lisa Keller design of wildflowers for Kahla porcelain.
Wildflowers design on Five Senses porcelain designed by Barbara Schmidt.Kahla Blau Saks – Indian blue – Strawflower Pattern The strawflower pattern is an undisputed classic of porcelain. The manufacture of Blue Saks was started by Kahla in 1844. The cobalt blue lines of the strawflower patterns are manually stamped.
Official commemorative china celebrates the marriage of Prince Harry and Ms. Meghan Markle on 19th May 2018 at St. George’s Chapel, Windsor Castle.
The exclusive design in white and cornflower blue has a monogram of the couple’s initials at its centre, tied together with white ribbons and surmounted by the coronet of Prince Harry.
Royal Wedding Official Commemorative Plate. Diameter 22.5 cm.
Royal Wedding Official Commemorative 350 ml Mug. 10 x 9 x 12.5 cm including handle.
Commissioned exclusively by Buckingham Palace, this English fine bone china is entirely made by hand in Stoke-on-Trent, England using traditional methods unchanged for 250 years.
Not suitable for use in a dishwasher or microwave.
Royal wedding souvenirs date back to Queen Victoria’s wedding to Prince Albert in 1840.
Unusual and familiar features, symmetry and asymmetry, geometric and organic elements come together to form a new entity. Flowing lines invite touch. The grip of the handles is so comfortable – you do not want to let go.
The floating contours create an impression of porcelain and food blending into a perfect unity.
The deep and shallow ELIXYR bowls are very unusual. Their proportions are as asymmetrical as they are harmonious. The holder facilitates handling the dishes when serving and the spout pours sauces and salad dressings or is used as a resting place for the serving utensils.
Enjoy your soup, salad, pasta or dessert from this bowl – your hand will find a sure grip on the holding surface and if you like you could even eat standing up or lying down.
Designed by Barbara Schmidt, who studied design at the Burg Giebichenstein University of Art and Design in Halle and the University of Art and Design Helsinki. She has been working for KAHLA Thüringen Porzellan GmbH since 1991. She took on a leading role in the reorientation of the company. For her work she received more than 40 design awards. Since 2013, Barbara Schmidt has been Professor for Experimental Design at the Berlin Weissensee School of Art.
“For me, my work as a designer is like an imaginary dialogue: with the material, with the people involved in the realisation of my designs and with the prospective users.”
Küche Award 2007 Germany
iF Design Award China 2006 Hannover, Germany
Form 2006 Federal Arts and Crafts Associations of Germany
Good Design Award 2005 Japan
reddot award 2005 Design Center Nordrhein Westfalen
Form 2005 Federal Arts and Crafts Associations of Germany
International Design Award Baden-Württemberg 2005 Design Center Stuttgart
Elixyr Design 2 Go set 12 pcs
Since 1994, KAHLA Thüringen Porzellan GmbH has developed to become one of the most modern and innovative porcelain manufacturers in Europe. High performance kilns, isostatic presses, pressure casting machines for cups and time and energy saving processes contribute to KAHLA being able to offer the highest quality, the most innovative products and an outstanding design as well as value for money.
With the KAHLA pro Eco strategy, the company demonstrates a clear commitment to sustainability. A green quality seal vouches for porcelain made from natural resources and tested for harmful substances. It is made in Germany – fair and socially responsible.
Since its re-formation after the reunification, KAHLA invested around 30 million Euros in innovative production technologies to protect the environment, thus ensuring a way of production that conserves resources and reduces CO2 emissions. As part of the KAHLA pro Eco strategy, the company uses its own wells and conserves millions of litres of drinking water by treating industrial water. The company‘s own photovoltaic system generates green electricity from solar power, which is used for the production of porcelain. All production steps are carried out in Kahla, Thuringia, thus eliminating unnecessary transport and avoiding any associated emissions.
Heinrich Löffelhardt designed Form 2000 in 1954, for Arzberg. This design was conferred the coveted ‘Gold Medal’ by the international jury at the X Triennale 1954 in Milan.
To mark the 100th birthday of Heinrich Löffelhardt in 2001, the Federal Chancellery in Berlin was presented with an exclusive and specially created set of tableware and some new items.
Special edition of Form 2000 with golden rim and the vignette of the federal eagle provided in the late sixties for the Federal Chancellery.
Designed in 1931 by Hermann Gretsch based on Bauhaus principles, the round and restrained forms of Arzberg Form 1382 have endured as some of the best selling porcelain in the world for 80 years.
Hermann Gretsch made his intention clear when he said “Get to the heart of things” and then created the Form 1382. Gretsch’s maxim was the reason behind the Frankish porcelain manufacturer’s rise to become an international porcelain design brand and still remains Arzberg’s guiding principle.
“We can no longer afford to bring products to the market which bring no joy to customers after even a short while because they are impractical, dated or simply not modern enough” – such were the words of Dr. Hermann Gretsch, whose Form 1382 revolutionised the world of porcelain in the early 30s.
“If you’re such and expert on what a good terrine should look like, then go and make one,” Fritz Kreikemeier, director of the Arzberg porcelain factory, challenged the young graduate engineer Hermann Gretsch, who has criticised the fact that none of the terrines on the market allows the last remnants of food to be ladled out. Gretsch goes off and designs. And the result is convincing. Form 1382 marks the start of the Frankish porcelain manufacturer’s rise to become a successful frontrunner of modern and functional everyday porcelain.
This legendary design has become one of the absolute classics of modern industrial design. It is on display at the Museum of Modern Art in New York as one of the few porcelain exhibits. Even today, the best designers design for life. Arzberg porcelain is always functional and always beautiful: it is created to eat from, to serve food and celebrate. To touch and admire. To use and enjoy.
It is hardly surprising that many designers, architects and photographers so often serve their food on Arzberg porcelain. Most creatives prefer not to burden themselves with excessive decoration. They seek authentic beauty – both in their work and in their own life. In their circles, Arzberg forms a kind of cult: “Because the brand stands for the interplay between interesting design and functionality”, as head designer Heike Philipp puts it. And porcelain expert Helmut Sättler is quite clear: “Arzberg is not just about selling porcelain. It is about history, design and quality. Porcelain is not simply an everyday item for the dinner table – it is an expression of style, indulgence and joy in setting a table.”
The old barriers are levelled, the old gates torn down, around the whole city a park
When Goethe visited his native city for the last time in 1815, he encouraged the councilmen with the words:
“A free spirit befits a free city. It befits Frankfurt to shine in all directions and to be active in all directions.”
When in 1831 Arthur Schopenhauer moved from Berlin to Frankfurt, he justified it with the lines:
“Healthy climate, beautiful surroundings, the amenities of large cities, the Natural History Museum, better theatre, opera, and concerts, more Englishman, better coffee houses, no bad water and a better dentist.”
The Free City of Frankfurt on the Main was the seat of the Bundestag, the unofficial designation for the assembly of the sovereigns and mayors of the Monarchies and Free Cities which formed the German Confederation (1815–1866).
Friedrich Fröbel moved to Frankfurt-am-Main in 1805, where he took up a job in the building trade. In June 1805, Fröbel found employment in the local ‘model school’ in Frankfurt that was run on Pestalozzi’s principles of education. Fröbel felt that he had now found his true vocation. He wrote to his brother, Christoph:
It is as though I had been a teacher for a long time and was born for this profession; it seems to me that I have never wanted to live in any other circumstances than these (Lange, 1862, p. 533).
Contacts with the influential patrician family of the von Holzhausens in Frankfurt led Fröbel to travel to Yverdon in Switzerland in the autumn of 1806 to familiarize himself with Pestalozzi’s educational establishment. (The von Holzhausen family paid his travel costs.) Caroline von Holzhausen arranged to recruit Fröbel as the private tutor to her children. Between 1808 and 1810, Fröbel lived with his three young charges in Yverdon, where he acquired further training in Pestalozzi’s elementary method and also endeavoured to give the von Holzhausen children the best possible training and education.
One of the most respected families of the free imperial city Frankfurt since 1245, the Holzhausen family owned property, then far outside the fortified city of Frankfurt, which the family used for farming.
The Holzhausenschlösschen (Little Holzhausen palace) is a moated former country house built by the patrician Holzhausen family on their farm, then just north of Frankfurt. The present building was completed in 1729.
A memorial stone at the entrance, created in 1940 by Egon Schiffers, commemorates Friedrich Fröbel, a private teacher of the Holzhausen family from 1806 to 1808.
Founded in 1718, the Augarten Vienna Porcelain Manufactory is the second-oldest in Europe. Now as then, porcelain is made and painted by hand. This makes each piece unique.
The designs of Augarten porcelain have been created in cooperation with notable artists ever since the manufactory first opened its doors. Artists of all epochs have designed masterpieces. The “Viennese Rose” is a famous decoration from the Biedermeier period.
The Biedermeier period refers to an era in Central Europe between 1815 and 1848 during which the middle class grew and arts appealed to common sensibilities. It began with the time of the Congress of Vienna at the end of the Napoleonic Wars, and ended with the onset of the European revolutions in 1848.
