Made by: Paulina Janowicz, Aleksandra Leszczyńska, Rafał Mendowicz, Justyna Rybarkiewicz

Teacher: Daniel Wolski

IV Liceum Ogólnokształcące im. K.K. Baczyńskiego we Włocławku

Faience factories in Wloclawek. Faience Factory Reactivation. The process of faience production. Faience at home.

Faience factories in Wloclawek. Faience Factory Reactivation. The process of faience production. Faience at home.

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The history of Wloclawek faience factories dates back to the late nineteenth century.In 1873 the first faience factory was established .The products from this factory made the city of Wloclawek famous throughout Europe.At that time they started producing plates, bowls, sets of kitchen containers, breakfast and dinner sets and a large range of faience accessories.Numerous products were decorated with multicoloured floral motifs making them functional objects of art.There were four faience factories in Wloclawek. Two of them opened next to Kosciuszko Street, occupying the area where a shopping centre now resides.In addition, there were also such factories as Keramos and Cohn Brothers’ factory situated in the former barracks at Staszic Square.

The history of Wloclawek faience factories dates back to the late nineteenth century.In 1873 the first faience factory was established .The products from this factory made the city of Wloclawek famous throughout Europe.At that time they started producing plates, bowls, sets of kitchen containers, breakfast and dinner sets and a large range of faience accessories.Numerous products were decorated with multicoloured floral motifs making them functional objects of art.There were four faience factories in Wloclawek. Two of them opened next to Kosciuszko Street, occupying the area where a shopping centre now resides.In addition, there were also such factories as Keramos and Cohn Brothers’ factory situated in the former barracks at Staszic Square.

FAIENCE FACTORIES IN WLOCLAWEK

FAIENCE FACTORIES IN WLOCLAWEK

After the second world war the factory resumed its production of hand made and painted pottery.In the seventies, so-called "Włocławki" became popular, the original products of unique china patterns, designed by artists – painters.At that time, different competitions were organized for painters, which were an opportunity to demonstrate outstanding skills and artistic talents. This made it possible to carry out original projects.In this way, the most valuable collection of faience decoration was made.The old patterns in the "cobalt„ and "purple" delighted many people.Deep economic reforms were made in the late eighties and early nineties, and the great economic crisis meant that in 1990 the factory stopped producing its faience products.

After the second world war the factory resumed its production of hand made and painted pottery.In the seventies, so-called "Włocławki" became popular, the original products of unique china patterns, designed by artists – painters.At that time, different competitions were organized for painters, which were an opportunity to demonstrate outstanding skills and artistic talents. This made it possible to carry out original projects.In this way, the most valuable collection of faience decoration was made.The old patterns in the "cobalt„ and "purple" delighted many people.Deep economic reforms were made in the late eighties and early nineties, and the great economic crisis meant that in 1990 the factory stopped producing its faience products.

The year 1992 is the end of one phase in the history of Faience from Wloclawek. The area where the factory was situated underwent a gradual destruction.To stop this, Wloclawek City Hall sold the land of the factory to private individuals.New investors, shortly after receiving the land, began successive management changes that were unrelated to the original function of the property.In the same place, within a few years, many modern buildings appeared. Young people are very fascinated by the architecture of the existing buildings.

The year 1992 is the end of one phase in the history of Faience from Wloclawek. The area where the factory was situated underwent a gradual destruction.To stop this, Wloclawek City Hall sold the land of the factory to private individuals.New investors, shortly after receiving the land, began successive management changes that were unrelated to the original function of the property.In the same place, within a few years, many modern buildings appeared. Young people are very fascinated by the architecture of the existing buildings.

Faience Factory Reactivation:Faience Factory Reactivation:

  Grinding of raw materials Pouring the mass into the tanks and blending it Mass dehydration The process of obtaining a homogeneous mass Splitting mass into pieces in a vacuum press The formation of objects (manually or in the forms of gypsum) Drying and putting in special shells and then firing in special furnaces called kilns The process of hand painting The process of glazing Putting back in special shells and firing in furnaces at a temperature of about 1150 C degrees for 16 hours The process of cooling Transportation to sorting and packing rooms

  Grinding of raw materials Pouring the mass into the tanks and blending it Mass dehydration The process of obtaining a homogeneous mass Splitting mass into pieces in a vacuum press The formation of objects (manually or in the forms of gypsum) Drying and putting in special shells and then firing in special furnaces called kilns The process of hand painting The process of glazing Putting back in special shells and firing in furnaces at a temperature of about 1150 C degrees for 16 hours The process of cooling Transportation to sorting and packing rooms

The process of faience production:

The process of faience production:

Wloclawek has many varieties of faience.Although associated primarily with blue flowers, we can more often observe different kinds of faience referring to the folk designs of the past.In private homes of Włocławek dwellers, faience is not only the city's history and its culture, but also a living testimony that you can cultivate the traditions of each day, such as drinking coffee in a decorative faience cup and decorate festive tables with painted faience figures.  

Wloclawek has many varieties of faience.Although associated primarily with blue flowers, we can more often observe different kinds of faience referring to the folk designs of the past.In private homes of Włocławek dwellers, faience is not only the city's history and its culture, but also a living testimony that you can cultivate the traditions of each day, such as drinking coffee in a decorative faience cup and decorate festive tables with painted faience figures.