SUSTAINABLE KPM PORCELAIN
WE HAVE ALWAYS COMMITTED OURSELVES AND OUR PRODUCTION AT THE HISTORIC MANUFACTURE LOCATION TO ECOLOGICALLY, ECONOMICALLY AND SOCIALLY RESPONSIBLE VALUES OF SUSTAINABILITY.
BUT HOW SUSTAINABLE IS KPM PORZELLAN ACTUALLY?
SUSTAINABILITY IN THE HEART OF BERLIN
The “white gold” from the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin is made from three natural raw materials - kaolin, feldspar and quartz - according to a secret recipe exclusively in Berlin. For us, sustainability is part of our brand DNA. Our raw materials come from European mining areas, so that we can do without long production and delivery routes.
HAND PICKED THROUGH GENERATIONS
Before a product receives the trademark, the cobalt blue scepter, it must go through numerous work processes and strict quality controls. For example, 25 people work on a white coffee cup for a total of 14 days. The cup is made in 29 steps and picked by hand ten times.
OUR ECOLOGICAL FOOTPRINT
In order to keep our ecological footprint as low as possible, we cooperate with parcel service provider DHL and energy supplier Vattenfall. This means that all shipments that leave the factory are CO₂-neutral. We offset the greenhouse gas emissions caused by transport and logistics with the help of climate protection projects.
4 SUSTAINABILITY FACTS FROM KPM BERLIN
Manufacturing with the environment in mind
Heat is generated during production - KPM Berlin knows how to use it: In cooperation with Vattenfall, the waste heat from production is fed into the Berlin district heating network. This ensures up to 150,000 hot Berlin showers a year!
Forms for eternity
Around 150,000 designs from the manufacturing history are stored, protected – and used in our mold archive. The famous classicist form KURLAND, for example, dates back to 1790 - it is still one of our most popular series. This results in a lifetime replacement guarantee.
From Yesterday Forever
All products are durable, on two levels: extremely robust thanks to multiple fires and up to 10-fold quality assurance. There are no seasonal products - all products are available from the launch date - with a lifetime availability 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 impressing with the highest quality and impeccable craftsmanship for over 260 years.
Manufacturing with the environment in mind
Heat is generated during production - KPM Berlin knows how to use it: In cooperation with Vattenfall, the waste heat from production is fed into the Berlin district heating network. This ensures up to 150,000 hot Berlin showers a year!
Forms for eternity
Around 150,000 designs from the manufacturing history are stored, protected – and used in our mold archive. The famous classicist form KURLAND, for example, dates back to 1790 - it is still one of our most popular series. This results in a lifetime replacement guarantee.
From Yesterday Forever
All products are durable, on two levels: extremely robust thanks to multiple fires and up to 10-fold quality assurance. There are no seasonal products - all products are available from the launch date - with a lifetime availability 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 impressing with the highest quality and impeccable craftsmanship for over 260 years.
OUR RAW MATERIALS
When producing our products, we are particularly concerned about treating nature with care. For us, sustainability is not a trend topic, but rather a living brand DNA. The raw materials we use come from European mining areas, so we can do without long production and delivery routes.
OUR COLORS
The color pigments used to decorate the porcelain pieces in our master paintings are mixed with natural oils. Experienced master painting artists mix powdery color pigments with natural oils such as lavender, anise and orange and, alongside detailed flower paintings, landscapes, vedutas and individualizations, bring to life an aromatic fragrance composition that lets the senses wander.
PERSONALIZE YOUR SUSTAINABLE KPM PORCELAIN
BYE, BYE PLASTIC...
Porcelain dishes have a much better balance in terms of water, resource consumption, climate change and health than disposable cups and even high-quality plastic variants. It has been shown that a porcelain cup has a better environmental impact after just the tenth use. Porcelain is also ahead when it comes to composition. The porcelain mass is made exclusively from a few natural raw materials and without chemical additives, so that there is no additional burden on the environment.
ENVIRONMENTALLY FRIENDLY THROUGHOUT THE DAY
In Germany, 7.6 million disposable plastic cups are thrown away every day - after only around 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 a large number of disposable cups and thus makes a visible contribution to reducing disposable waste.
* Source: German Environmental Aid
TAKE AWAY, PLEASE!
With the new set of KURLAND to-go box and to-go cup, breakfast, lunch and dinner can now be transported in a particularly stylish way. Ideal for take-away 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 classicist KURLAND relief made of cloth hangings, egg sticks and beads is a timeless classic - of course made by hand at the historic manufacturing location in Berlin -Tiergarten.
FILTER FEWER CAPSULES MORE
The history of the filter goes back about as long as the history of the porcelain manufacturer itself. So it's no wonder that KPM Berlin has developed a porcelain coffee filter that gains its aesthetics through function: It is double-walled and reduces temperature loss through the thermal effect when filtering.
I don't care about plastic!
Goodbye plastic! The production of disposable tableware, together with disposable cutlery and to-go packaging, uses over 105,500 tons of plastic per year throughout Germany.* So why not simply swap it out with a noble version of the currywurst bowl at your trusted snack bar?
* As of: 2018, source: NABU - Nature Protection Association Germany eV
I don't care about plastic!
Goodbye plastic! The production of disposable tableware, together with disposable cutlery and to-go packaging, uses over 105,500 tons of plastic per year throughout Germany.* So why not simply swap it out with a noble version of the currywurst bowl at your trusted snack bar?
* As of: 2018, source: NABU - Nature Protection Association Germany eV
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