Rosenthal and VisibleWall –
patnership of manifacture and design
Rosenthal possesses a worldwide exclusively unique
tradition of artistic craftsmanship identified by cooperation with artists and
designers.
Under the leadership of Philip Rosenthal, the ateliers found in Selb (Upper
Franconia) became sought after partners of exemplary artists working on the
production of porcelain objects and editions.
Since August 2009, the company has had new owners –
providing the best conditions to re-immerse themselves again in the
core-competencies and joy of innovation of the leading European creators of
porcelain.
Contracted by, and in close association with VisibleWall, the porcelain peace sculptures of the Berlin Wall were developed in the manufactury and refined piece by piece towards end perfection. From the raw plaster form for the mould, to the double-furnacing process in modern ovens, via the work undertaken with porcelain-appropriate techniques securing the colourful screenprinting – about 100 steps by artisans are necessary to create the finished miniatures, before they can go on their way to the Collector.
The building-complex in Selb and Speichersdorf, in which the miniatures are created, are, by the way, the last buildings conceptualised by Walther Gropium in the 60s.
