SUSTAINABLE KPM PORCELAIN
WE HAVE ALWAYS COMMITTED OURSELVES AND OUR PRODUCTION AT THE HISTORIC MANUFACTURING SITE TO ECOLOGICALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY.
BUT HOW SUSTAINABLE IS KPM PORCELAIN ACTUALLY?
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HEART OF BERLIN
The "white gold" of the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin is made from three natural raw materials – kaolin, feldspar, and quartz – according to a secret recipe, exclusively at our Berlin site. Sustainability is embodied in our brand DNA. Our raw materials come from European mining regions, allowing us to avoid long production and delivery routes.
HANDPICKED BY GENERATIONS
Before a product receives the trademark, the cobalt blue scepter, it must undergo numerous work processes and strict quality controls. For example, a white coffee cup requires 25 people to work for a total of 14 days. The cup is produced in 29 steps and sorted by hand ten times.
OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
To keep our ecological footprint as small as possible, we cooperate with parcel service provider DHL and energy provider Vattenfall. This ensures that all shipments leaving our factory are CO₂-neutral. We offset the greenhouse gas emissions generated by transport and logistics through climate protection projects.
4 SUSTAINABILITY FACTS OF KPM BERLIN
Manufacturing with an eye on the environment
Heat is generated during production – and KPM Berlin knows how to harness it: In cooperation with Vattenfall, the waste heat from production is fed into Berlin's district heating network. This provides up to 150,000 hot showers in Berlin each year!
Forms for eternity
Our mold archive stores, protects, and uses approximately 150,000 designs from the manufactory's history. The famous neoclassical KURLAND mold, for example, dates back to 1790 and remains one of our most popular series. This provides a lifetime availability guarantee.
From Yesterday Forever
All products are durable on two levels: extremely robust thanks to multiple firings and up to 10-fold quality assurance. There are no seasonal items – all products are available from the launch date – with a lifetime guarantee.
Sustainable porcelain in Berlin
The passing on of know-how from generation to generation plays a key role in shaping the sustainability of porcelain and ensures that KPM Berlin has been convincing with the highest quality and impeccable craftsmanship for over 260 years.
Manufacturing with an eye on the environment
Heat is generated during production – and KPM Berlin knows how to harness it: In cooperation with Vattenfall, the waste heat from production is fed into Berlin's district heating network. This provides up to 150,000 hot showers in Berlin each year!
Forms for eternity
Our mold archive stores, protects, and uses approximately 150,000 designs from the manufactory's history. The famous neoclassical KURLAND mold, for example, dates back to 1790 and remains one of our most popular series. This provides a lifetime availability guarantee.
From Yesterday Forever
All products are durable on two levels: extremely robust thanks to multiple firings and up to 10-fold quality assurance. There are no seasonal items – all products are available from the launch date – with a lifetime guarantee.
Sustainable porcelain in Berlin
The passing on of know-how from generation to generation plays a key role in shaping the sustainability of porcelain and ensures that KPM Berlin has been convincing with the highest quality and impeccable craftsmanship for over 260 years.
OUR RAW MATERIALS
A particular concern for us in the manufacture of our products is the careful use of nature. Sustainability is not a trendy topic for us, but rather a living part of our brand DNA. The raw materials we use come from European mining areas, allowing us to avoid long production and delivery routes.
OUR COLORS
The color pigments used to decorate the porcelain pieces in our master painting studio are blended with natural oils. Skilled master painters blend powdery color pigments with natural oils such as lavender, anise, and orange, creating detailed floral paintings, landscapes, vedutas, and personalized pieces, as well as an aromatic fragrance composition that captivates the senses.
PERSONALIZE YOUR SUSTAINABLE KPM PORCELAIN
BYE, BYE PLASTIC...
Porcelain tableware has a far better environmental impact than disposable cups and even high-quality plastic versions in terms of water consumption, resource consumption, climate change, and health. Studies have shown that a porcelain cup has a better environmental impact after just ten uses. Porcelain also has the edge when it comes to composition. The porcelain mass is made exclusively from a few natural raw materials and without chemical additives, thus reducing the environmental impact.
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY
Every day, 7.6 million disposable plastic cups are thrown away in Germany – after only about 15 minutes of use*. With the KURLAND to-go porcelain cup, KPM Berlin offers an environmentally friendly and stylish alternative for every day – handmade in Berlin. Each one replaces numerous disposable cups and thus makes a visible contribution to reducing single-use waste.
* Source: German Environmental Aid
TO GO, PLEASE!
With the new set of KURLAND to-go boxes and to-go cups, breakfast, lunch, and dinner can now be transported in style. Ideal for takeaway during your lunch break or a quick after-work snack.
Designed by KPM chief designer Thomas Wenzel, who also designed the iconic to-go cup, the box now also shows that the neoclassical KURLAND relief of cloth hangings, egg sticks and pearls is a timeless classic - naturally handcrafted at the historic manufactory site in Berlin-Tiergarten.
FEWER CAPSULES MORE FILTERS
The history of the filter goes back about as far as the history of porcelain manufacturing itself. It's no wonder, then, that KPM Berlin has developed a porcelain coffee filter that derives its aesthetics from its functionality: It is double-walled and, thanks to its thermal effect, reduces temperature loss during filtering.
I don't care about plastic!
Goodbye plastic! The production of disposable tableware, along with disposable cutlery and to-go packaging, consumes over 105,500 tons of plastic across Germany every year.* So why not simply swap it for a fancy version of the currywurst bowl at your favorite snack bar?
* Status: 2018, Source: NABU - Nature Conservation Union Germany eV
I don't care about plastic!
Goodbye plastic! The production of disposable tableware, along with disposable cutlery and to-go packaging, consumes over 105,500 tons of plastic across Germany every year.* So why not simply swap it for a fancy version of the currywurst bowl at your favorite snack bar?
* Status: 2018, Source: NABU - Nature Conservation Union Germany eV
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