So delicate and yet so robust – the secret of how to make porcelain eluded the western world for a long time. Discovering the formula certainly required some intuition from the alchemists. Yet making the finest porcelain requires just three “ingredients” – feldspar, quartz, and kaolin. The secret lies in getting the proportions right!

The basic ingredients are white kaolin (from Czech Republic), feldspar (from Scandinavia) and quartz (from Germany). Depending on the way it is to be used, the paste is processed to achieve different properties. The thick liquid slip for making pieces that can be molded, may be used right away. The paste for flat pieces, such as plates, has to be ripened several months to achieve an ideal consistency. It requires a great deal of experience and special feeling to be able to determine the exact point when it is ready to use.