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The largest manufacturer of stoneware pottery incorporating the unique stamping technique to handmade, hand-decorated tableware, pots, flowerpots, and figurines is Zakłady Ceramiczne “BOLESŁAWIEC” sp. z o.o. (The “BOLESŁAWIEC” Ceramic Plants Ltd). Zakłady Ceramiczne is one of the earliest and largest companies operating out of the region of Bolesławiec, located in southwest Poland.

 

Continuing the 700 years of their ethics and heritage, the ceramic masters of Bolesławiec have established Zakłady as the largest manufacture of handmade pottery in Poland producing about 2 million of their high quality pottery pieces annually with a multitude of domestic and international clients.

 

 

Zakłady takes pride in their patronage to the arts with every hand-formed and hand-decorated piece of pottery each possessed with its own individual character, which cannot be found in the unified forms of mass-produced pottery wares. Several of their famous products, those from the Signature Collection (the Artistic Unikat Series), are crafted and signed by a master potter who creates the piece from beginning to end. With their ingenuity, the company endeavors to create top quality Polish stoneware pieces with rich functional characteristics while upholding the original design spectrum. Each year new and astonishing patterns are forms are designed and exquisitely enjoyed.

 

A few of the companies noted achievements:

v     Winner of The 1848 Gold Medal at the London Fair—the largest world fair of the time!

In the category of Industrial Design in Poland:

v     Distinction: The “Good Design” Award of 1996, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2004, 2005

v     The 1996 “The Design of the Year” Award—the best distinction being admitted in Poland.

v     1996 & 1999 Gold Metals at the Poznań International Fair DOMEXPO

v     The Lower-Silesian Product Award

v     The 2002 “Lower-Silesian Key for Success” Award—for the finest Lower-Silesian manufacturing company employing more than 250 persons.

v     The “Best in Poland” Certificate awarded for lard-production pots.

v     The 2004 “Audience’s Hit” Award – “Polagra – Farm” in Poznań for the ceramic pots and the new collection of flowerpots.

v     The 2005 “Quality Design” Award for the full “BIRD” Design Set  bestowed by the Institute of Industrial Design

v     The 2005 “Hit Polish Product” Award in the USA for the “BIRD” Design Tea Set  bestowed by the Polish-American Chamber of Commerce in Chicago and by the Polish Trade Organization (representative and organizer in Poland).

 

As one of oldest and the biggest company in the Bolesławiec region, Zakłady Ceramiczne’s unique stoneware pottery is famous worldwide for their enchanting hand-finish and functional top-quality pieces each with its own exclusive attributes that are enjoyed from generation to generation.

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