CERAMICS
FACTORY TOUR LIECHTENSTEIN
Schaedler Ceramics - Fashion Urns and Eggs
Is
Paris Hilton dead? No, that’s just an urban legend, probably
a rumor started by some website calculated to draw traffic to a story
about something else. Though, if the icon of young, frivolous, fashion
forward and style conscious American royalty had passed on to the paparazzi-free
zone of the great beyond, her ashes might reside in a pink heart shaped
ceramic urn, named for her. It’s not officially listed in a catalogue
but on a tour of the Schaedler Ceramics Company factory works in the
tiny royal principality of Liechtenstein, where you can find the model of
the company’s line of designer ceramic urns they privately refer
to as the “Paris Hilton” proudly on display, the pink heart,
along with the sleeping cat, pillow urns for pets, and art deco vases.
The
Schaedler AG Keramics company is the oldest industrial business in
the little country of Liechtenstein pinched between Switzerland and
Austria, founded by Philip Albert Schädler in 1836, originally
making tiles for the artfully beautiful stove heaters seen in many
19th century castle rooms and now in better homes. Later products developed
into Swiss fondue plates, hand crafted, hand painted earthenware dishes,
and the urns. Recent developments include a line of cups, glasses and
dishes called EM energy ceramic, with the pottery clay of sleek pastels
infused with micro-organisms intended to “vitalize food and water
with high vibration energy”. Hm – better than plastic fluorocarbons,
I suppose.
Also
on display, you’ll find the fabulous and fanciful Schaedler designer
eggs. Since 1987, artists from Liechtenstein have been creating valuable
art ceramic eggs inspired by the historic Faberge Eggs of royal fancy.
The eggs of whimsical design are produced in limited runs of 500 and
only available on the art market for three years. Check out the hand
grenade shaped egg! Around the shop you'll find ceramic tiles in the
form of Swiss Chocolate, and other whimsical oddities for this pottery
company with an imagination. After all when you work in a country with
a ruling prince, you have to be a little different.
The
Schaedler Ceramic Workshop in Nendeln, Liechtenstein, on the main road
between Schaan and Vaduz is open Monday to Friday from 8am to 5pm.
Visitors can look around the display rooms or take an informal tour
of the small facility for free. Watch artists hand paint dishes or
break the form molds to release the clay into 1,000 degree kiln-fired
designer shapes unique enough to make Paris Hilton proclaim “That’s
Hot!”. Maybe she could start her own line. © Bargain
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LIECHTENSTEIN POSTAL STAMP MUSEUM
HOFKELLEREI
WINERY & TORKEL RESTAURANT
SKI
AND WINTERSPORT MUSEUM
MALBUN – FAMILY HOLIDAY WINTER-SUMMER RESORT
