ÉDITION BLEUET
With the “Édition Bleuet,” KPM is launching four products featuring the same design: a light, airy blue cornflower motif adorns the To-Gocup, the “ Cadre ” vase, the Vide-Poche, and an artfully decorated bust of Empress Luise.
STRICTLY LIMITED TO 25 PIECESBUST OF QUEEN LUISE
The cornflower, as simple and unassuming as it may seem, was Queen Luise’s favorite flower—she wove wreaths with her children, and her grave was adorned with fresh flowers by Frederick Wilhelm. Reason enough for KPM to render the blossoms with nearly transparent brushstrokes on the iconic bust of Louise by Johann Gottfried Schadow, which immortalizes the “good queen” with a sensitively rendered face.
STRICTLY LIMITED TO 100 PIECESTO-GO cup
And because the flower was seen as a symbol of change and progress during the Romantic period, the large-scale bloom with its almost flowing leaves remains relevant today: from Classicism to the Secession—a style-defining “ decor ” for all time.
POUR AND GARNISH
The individual parts produced by casting are assembled (garnished) with paste-like porcelain mass. When garnishing, work must be carried out quickly so that the parts do not dry out. Seams are neatly plastered. Finally, the finished product is worked over again with brushes and sponges so that any irregularities disappear.
GLAZING
The bust is dipped by hand into a vat filled with glaze. The absorbency of the blank and the dipping time determine the thickness of the glaze layer and its distribution. If the product design calls for unglazed areas—as is the case with the “ biscuit porcelain ” (here, the drapery and neckline of the dress)—these areas are carefully covered by hand beforehand with wax or a special varnish.
"Goodness is not always recognized,
but that is no reason to stop being good. This is and will always be my guiding principle."
Queen Louise of Prussia
IN MASTER PAINTING
After firing, the Luisen bust is given the limited "Édition Bleuet" adornment in our master painting studio: the cornflower, Queen Luise's favorite flower. Bringing the blossoms to life with almost transparent brushstrokes on her portrait.