NATURAL KALEIDOSCOPE Those who are out and about in the early hours of the morning, peering over fences into other people's gardens or strolling barefoot across the damp grass on their own terrace, coffee in hand, delight in the multitude of shapes and kaleidoscope of colours that transform flower beds into three-dimensional works of art. You want to bury your nose in the flowers, gently caress the leaves with your fingertips or count them as you play ‘he loves me, he loves me not’. The porcelain table flowers, hand-painted or pure white, look as deceptively real as their natural counterparts. Every delicate detail, such as stamens or pistils, is carefully shaped. While in nature, the sun, location and care determine the appearance, in the factory it is the firing process that determines how the petals fall. After that, chrysanthemums, dahlias or roses simply bring joy – not just for one season, but all year round. |