Candle holder "Elephant", porcelain
Candle holder "Elephant", porcelain
Quick info
porcelain | gold decor | height 7.5 cm | Ø 8.6 cm
Detailed description
Candle holder "Elephant", porcelain
Candle holder made of fine porcelain with gold accents. Height 7.5 cm. Diameter 8.6 cm.
Producer: ars mundi Edition Max Büchner GmbH, Bödekerstraße 13, 30161 Hanover, Germany, [email protected]
Customer reviews
ganz besonderer Kerzenständer, sehr filigran
About Trevoly
Born in 1977 in Hamm, Germany, Döne Yurtcu initially trained as a Waldorf teacher after graduating from high school and worked as a teacher in Bochum for five years. During this time, she decided to pursue her true passion and become a designer.
In 2007, she began studying industrial design at the Folkwang University of the Arts in Essen. After graduating, she worked for several years as an in-house designer for "räder" in Bochum before working as a freelance designer in 2016. Six months later, Döne Yurtcu founded her own company called "Trevoly." Since then, she and her team in Bochum have been developing and selling interior products made of porcelain, enamel, leather, metal, paper and glass.
Awards: German Design Award for a "räder" product (wine cooler). A prize for form for a Trevoly vase.
Ceramic product made of kaolin, quartz, and feldspar.
Porcelain is formed by turning or pressing, and figurative objects are cast. Complex objects have to be cast in separated steps and sections, and then "assembled". After the moulding, the pieces are dried and undergo an initial firing at about 900°C. Next, the glaze will be applied and fired at temperatures between 1,240 °C and 1,445 °C. In renowned manufactories, the porcelain is painted by hand, with each colour being fired individually under strict temperature tolerances.
Porcelain was invented in China and became widespread in Europe from the 16th century onwards. The first European porcelain factory was founded in Meissen, Germany in 1710.
Other famous European porcelain factories include Fürstenberg, Höchst, Schwarzburger Werkstätten, Lladró, Nymphenburg, KPM, Augarten, Sèvres, Limoges, Royal Copenhagen, Worcester. Each factories label their products with their personal porcelain stamps to indicate their origin.