Porcelain manufactory "Herend" - elegance and splendor of luxury

A visit to the Herend Manufactory is an opportunity to touch the secrets of making elite handmade porcelain, revered all over the world.

Luxury Hungarian porcelain "Herend" is produced at one of the most famous European factories specializing in the production of elite porcelain. The manufactory is located in the town of the same name, which is 130 kilometers from Budapest.

The rich history of Hungarian manufactory began in the first half of the XIX century. The explosion occurred at the time when Fisher More became the owner of a small factory. His obsession and passion for experimentation, as well as his desire to improve technology, raised the level of production so much that the Herend porcelain was recognized as elite, and the factory was renamed the Imperial and Royal Privileged Porcelain Factory. This title made the porcelain "Herend" exclusive and gave the right to use the coat of arms of Hungary on products.

In 1851, at the World's Fair in London, this magnificent porcelain was awarded several awards, and Queen Victoria of England ordered an oriental-style set with butterflies and Chinese peonies. This decor began to bear the name of the great queen - "Victoria", and gained fame and recognition around the world. Later, the customers of the Herend were the Rothschild family, the Earl of Appony, the Earl of Esterhazy, the Kennedy family.

Currently, regular customers of the recognized manufactory are the Emperor of Japan, the Sultan of Brunei, the Royal family of England, the King of Thailand. Among the many fans of this exquisite porcelain, both aristocrats and world-famous actors and artists, for example, Paul Newman, Arnold Schwarzenegger, Celine Dion.

In 1999, a complex of buildings called Porcelanium was built at the Herend Manufactory, which includes a mini-manufacture, a museum, a luxury porcelain store, a restaurant and a cafe. Visitors to the complex have the opportunity to get acquainted with the history of the Herenda, various stages and processes of porcelain manufacture, a unique collection of porcelain masterpieces. They can try to make a porcelain rose with their own hands or paint one of the motifs of the most famous Victoria decor. After that, drink tea or coffee, as well as taste exquisite dishes served on the elite porcelain "Herend". The opportunity to purchase your favorite items opens in a large two-storey branded store-salon, offering more than 12,000 items in 350 different decors.