AT THE FOREFRONT
Today, artistic collaboration with craftswomen, designers and artists is an integral part of our manufactory. This was not always the case, as fine, fragile porcelain, like so many other things, was long considered a male domain. Art as a profession? It was not until 1813 that the first woman was able to secure a place at a German art academy. On today's International Women's Day, pioneers such as the Frenchwoman Marie-Victoire Jaquotot, who painted a tea service for Napoleon, and the Roman Baroque painter Artemisia Gentileschi deserve special thanks. With verve and courage, they paved the way for all those women who today enrich the world of porcelain as a matter of course: for example, Luise Terletzki-Scherf with her more than 50 enchanting animal figures such as the hedgehog fish, Ruth Gurvich with her Lightscape collection reminiscent of origami, Hella Jongerius, who reinterprets old treasures, and jewellery made of gold and porcelain by Marla Aaron. | 
