Zsolnay Porcelain
It lived its golden age at the turn of the century when
architectural ceramics shipped throughout the Carpathian Basin and its
ornaments and porcelain sets were successively honored at world exhibitions.
In the area of the factory, a new part of the town was created under the name
Zsolnay Cultural Quarter. The current owner of Zsolnay Trademarks, the Zsolnay
Porcelain Manufactory Zrt. also operates in this area.
Miklós Zsolnay founded the predecessor of the factory, the Zsolnay Hard Tile
Manufactory, from the equipment of the ruined Lukafa tile factory in 1852. The
lack of capital, development, and mechanization failed to compete in the market.
Vilmos Zsolnay saved the factory from the auction and turned it into the
world-famous factory.
Vilmos Zsolnay experimented with different types of clay and glaze until he
developed the former small factory into the country’s first artistic ceramic
factory. The factory was first recognized at the 1837 World Exhibition in
Vienna. The Zsolnay family has been constantly involved in improving the
quality of their products, expanding their supply and keeping in touch with
their costumers.
The plant has become such a part of the family life that they have also built their
dwellings on the site of the factory, which now houses exhibitions as part of
the Zsolnay Cultural Quarter.
source:
https://hu.wikipedia.org/wiki/Zsolnay_porcel%C3%A1ngy%C3%A1r