Porcelain connects
Porcelain is deeply rooted in Weiden. It stands for industrial history, craftsmanship and a long tradition of table culture. For generations, porcelain has created work, shaped identity and connected the town with national and international markets. The special exhibition Porcelain Connects focuses on these connections and sees porcelain as a medium of exchange between people, regions and cultural practices.
The Weiden-based companies Seltmann and BHS Tabletop with their Bauscher and Schönwald brands are at the centre of the exhibition. Their products are just as present in everyday life as they are in professional use in the catering, hotel and communal catering sectors worldwide. Selected objects, series and ensembles will be on display, illustrating the extent to which function, design and industrial production are intertwined and how the demands on porcelain have changed over the course of time.
The presentation leads through different levels of perception. Individual pieces are deliberately shown in isolation in order to make form, material and design legible. In contrast, there are table settings that show porcelain in use and allow its social dimension to be experienced. The result is a multi-layered picture of a material that mediates between regional roots and global presence, combining tradition and contemporary design.