Crown and “DENMARK” in green, waves in blue under the glaze. Royal Copenhagen products now are manufactured in Thailand.ġ894-1900: Crown over reversed arch “DANMARK” over three wavy lines. Axcel sold Royal Copenhagen to Fiskars, a Finnish company, in December 2010. Royal Copenhagen became part of Royal Scandinavia, owned by Axcel, a private equity group. Royal Copenhagen acquired Georg Jensen in 1972, the Homegaard Glass Factory in 1985, and Bing and Grōdahl in 1987. Thorkid Olsen, Axel Salto, Mangus Stephensen, Nils Thorsson, and Gertrud Vasegaard. Leading designers working for Royal Copenhagen include Henning Koppel, Erik Magnussen, Gerthe Meyer, Leading designers are Kai Nielsen, Arno Malinowski, and Axel Salto.ĭanish design goes worldwide following World War II. The principles of Functionalism are reflected in the 1930s patterns. Gerhard Henning designed refined porcelain figurines.Ĭhristian Joachim and Thorkild Olsen created Art Deco dinnerware services. Patrick Nordstrōm developed a stoneware line. Christian Joachim and Harald Slott-Møller created porcelain services. In 1890, it opened a shop in Paris and in 1897 a shop in London. In 1889, Royal Copenhagen won a Grand Prix at the 1889 Paris World Exhibition. Aluminia, a faience factory, purchased the company in 1882 and shortly thereafter moved production to its Frederiksberg plant. When the Danish absolute monarchy ended in 1849, Royal Copenhagen had to compete in the free market. Arnold Krog, an architect, guided Royal Copenhagen between 18. Royal Copenhagen exhibited at the 1851 London World Exposition. Royal Copenhagen’s revival began in 1816 and was in full flower by 1821. Royal Copenhagen suffered during the Napoleonic period, especially when the British bombarded Copenhagen in 1807. Coffee and teas services and large vases were produced. Royal Copenhagen sought special commissions from clients. The Blue Flower pattern followed in 1799. It initially was commissioned for Catherine the Great of Russia. The Flora Danica blue fluted dinnerware with a floral pattern was introduced in 1790. A decision was reached to paint the majority of the porcelain blue. In 1779, King Christian VII assumed financial responsibility for the factory and referred to it as Royal Copenhagen (Den Kongelige Porcelænsfabrik).

The factory constantly struggled with inadequate raw materials, lack of experience, and firing issues.

The first product was a Blue Fluted dinnerware service for the Royal family. An old post office on Købmagergrade served as the first factory. In 1775, Frantz Heinrich Müller, a chemist, received a 50-year monopoly to produce porcelain from Queen Juliane Marie.

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