LAB Plate 26 Set

Frederick The Great had two great passions: porcelain and dogs. His greyhounds were as charming as they were mischievous. He had elegant clothes made for them and spoke to them in French. In return, they soiled the canapés and curtains at Sanssouci Palace. And yet he would do anything for his darlings. The multi-award-winning Leipzig-based artist and comic book illustrator Anna Haifisch now brings Frederick’s capricious and delightfully pampered animals to life on the LAB Plate 26—once again as a humorous nod to history. Hasenfuß, Arsinoe, Superbe, and Thisbe get up to their mischief in delicate blue lines on a white background. When working with porcelain—much like with her preferred medium, paper—purity, whiteness, and hardness play a central role. “When an ink pen glides smoothly and wetly over a smooth surface, there’s nothing more satisfying for me,” the artist sums up. Note: In keeping with the artist’s vision, the designs in this edition were applied by KPM’s master painters using a hand-printing process, making them particularly durable and dishwasher-safe.