VIP Tours, Hungary's Herend Porcelain Manufactory Photo Gallery by Helen Betts at pbase.com

VIP Tours, Hungary's Herend Porcelain Manufactory

We went back to Herend for yet another a private tour of the manufacturing premises during Steph, Dan and Jola's visit to Budapest. The manufactory is fascinating and quite an impressive operation, and on this tour we saw some parts of the production process that we hadn't seen before. Herend prides itself on selling only handmade porcelain of the finest quality, and after seeing the pieces being created before our very eyes, there's no doubt that that's no exaggeration. We visited their showroom as well, which is open only to some foreign guests and international buyers. Finally, we finished up with a tour of the Herend Museum. For a look at the items in the Herend Museum, see https://pbase.com/helenpb/herend

Here is Herend's site in Hungary http://herend.com/en/ and in the States http://www.herendusa.com/index.php

NOTE: NEWER IMAGES (OCTOBER 2012) ARE AT THE BEGINNING

A most unusual commission, detail	A most unusual commission	Portrait painting	Bracing one's self
The smiling painter	Monumental task	Applying the design	Total concentration
The missing painter	Birds of a feather	Dragon in production	Bunny parade
Making bunnies	Piercing holes	Working with molds	Manufactory: On the pottery wheel
Showroom: The classic Victoria design	2nd VIP tour: fanciful casserole	Showroom: One of my favorites	Showroom: Opposites attract
Showroom: Bridal display	Showroom: Gigantic ginger jar	Showroom: Oriental plate	Showroom: Impressionist vases
Showroom: As far as the eye can see	Showroom: Imari design	Showroom, dolphins and flowers	Showroom: Picture platter
The real Herend Manufactory	The raw material	Attaching handles and vines	Detail work
Pots and more pots	Mold casting	The dragon man	Cutting (all those little holes)
Potter's wheel	Glazing before firing	Constructing the molds	Strict quality control
Painting butterflies	Painting figurines	Working under watchful eyes	Mixing paint
Six hours of work...	Monumental work on monumental vase	Private commission	Reproducing a sword
Master painter surrounded by his masterworks	Painting a Hussar	Full palette	Landscape master
Showroom: Crown of St. Stephen	Showroom: Ottoman/Persian figures	Showroom: Carnevale figures	Showroom: Personalized busts
Showroom: Out of the ordinary	Showroom: Floral vessel	Showroom: Unique chess set	Showroom: the elephant vase
Showroom: a line of vessels	Showroom: Cracked commission	Showroom: decorated statue	Showroom: decorative plate
Showroom: elegant but bold	Showroom: a piece with flair	Showroom: exquisite plate	Herend espresso machine at the coffee shop
Showroom: any shape	Showroom: any size	Showroom: any pattern	Showroom: endless variety

Jola Dziubinska		11-Nov-2012 14:23
Wonderful documentation, the tour was something special to me as I could see the whole process of making the porcelain items. Great gallery, Helen.V.

Mair�ad		04-Nov-2012 22:42
Great work documenting the beautiful work produced by Herend. So nice to see craftspeople and artists at work at a time when so much is mass produced. V

ac		04-Nov-2012 18:18
Very interesting and impressive gallery !

Frank Tran		04-Nov-2012 04:56
Beautiful collections! V+

Stephanie		30-Jan-2012 10:46
Wonderful tour of the manufacturing process and showroom! Your photos are gorgeous Helen! Herend should hire you as their professional photographer and pay you in porcelain! :) V

Paolo Peggi (aka Bracciodiferro)		03-Oct-2011 16:55
Excellent in all ways! BV Paolo

Zolt�n Balogh		03-Oct-2011 07:24
Very interesting Helen, lucky you!:) Great job, congratulations! V

Ali Majdfar		02-Oct-2011 17:29
Spectacular tour, thanks for sharing! ~V

Isabel Cutler		01-Oct-2011 20:13
Incredibly beautiful and technologically superior set of pictures, worthy of National Geographic. Kudos.

Yiannis Pavlis		01-Oct-2011 15:46
Very interesting Helen.

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