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Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg Bowl With Fawn

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Manufacturer: Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg, Germany.

Designer: Hella Jongerius.

Location: Germany

Design Year: 2004

Color: As shown.

Size: 4.5"h x 9.25"w.

Material: Porcelain

The Product
With access to over 30,000 patterns and designs from Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg’s archives, Hella Jongerius combines traditional patterns and animal studies to create something wholly contemporary. Nymphenburg’s little lone fawn is dappled with a pink pattern originally used on the feathers of a guinea fowl figurine. Once a merely decorative doe, this fawn has been given a more functional role as part of this bowl in the "Nyphenburg Sketches" collection.

As part of Jongerius’ award-winning "Nymphenburg Sketches" collection, each piece displays a series of maker’s mark, simultaneously paying homage to the history of the company and craftspeople who worked to bring the piece to your table. Each piece displays the model number, thrower’s initials, figure former’s number, designer, decor number, painter’s number (figure), painter’s number (pattern) and polisher’s initials.

The Designer
Credited as one of the driving forces behind the new arts and crafts movement, Hella Jongerius marries unconventional materials and methods with tradition techniques to create a style that has captured the attention of everyone from Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg to flat-pack giant Ikea. Her unpretentious designs reveal a sense of humor, but also a great appreciation of craftsmanship and tradition.

The Manufacturer
Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg’s designs, techniques, and commitment manage to impress an increasingly cynical and technologically driven populous one tea cup at a time.

Located outside of Munich and operating from within the grounds of the Nymphenburg Palace, Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg has continually operated since it was established by the Bavarian Royal family in 1747. Harnessing the power from the canal, the manufactory has been operating from nothing but water power for over 250 years.

Artists of extraordinary talent, many Nymphenburg employees come from families that have been working on the palace grounds for generations. Each step of production is hands on, whether modeling, painting or polishing. The level of skill required to execute some designs goes beyond a typical apprenticeship: some pieces from the collection require artists to have upwards of 15 years experience before they attempt it.

In addition to producing traditional patterns and designs in the same style and manner they have been for centuries (none of Nymphenburg’s 30,000 designs is ever retired), the porcelain house has endeavored the talents of contemporary designers in recent years, such as Ted Muehling and Hella Jongerius, to create new lines.

With its storied history, veteran craftsmen, and reputation for unerring quality and vision, Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg continues its legacy as one of the most venerable porcelain manufacturer in the world.

Part Number	NYfawnbowl
Model Number	857
Regular Price Each	$2,229.00
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