Ceramic and glass design for architectural art: fountains, wall ceramics, sculptures and memorials from planning through to completion.
Dörte Michaelis, Dipl. Keramikerin
Neuburg (Vogelsang district), Mecklenburg-VorpommernNew on Amplifa
About the Workshop
Dörte Michaelis holds a degree in ceramics (graduated 1983 from Burg Giebichenstein Halle) and has run her own workshop with a courtyard gallery in Neuburg-Vogelsang in Mecklenburg since 1983. Her work covers the entire range of ceramic processes with porcelain, stoneware and clinker as well as, since 2012, stained glass and glass designs made from laminated safety glass or thick glass in combination with concrete and steel. She produces fountains, wall and floor ceramics, sculptures, benches, ceramic objects, tableware, memorials and sculpture trails for private and public clients. The range of services extends from project planning through design and execution to site management and completion. Clients include, among others, AIDA Cruises, Helios Kliniken Schwerin, Klinikum Greifswald, Wienerberger and New Apostolic Churches in Rostock and Wolgast.
- Site
- Neuburg (Vogelsang district)
- Processes
- Ceramic design (vessels, sculptures, fountains, floor and wall designs), Stained glass and glass design in laminated safety glass or thick glass, Architectural art: project support from planning/design through execution (where applicable site, Graphic art, painting, photography, Architectural art: planning, design, execution, site management through to completion, Ceramic work (porcelain, stoneware, clinker), Glass design (stained glass, laminated safety glass/thick glass with concrete/steel), Courses/workshops
- Materials
- Ceramics, Clinker, Porcelain, Stoneware, Glass, Metal, Concrete, Paper
- Founded
- 1983
- Industries
- Art in public spaces, Architectural art, Memorials, Churches, Public sector, Private clients
- 01
Planning and design
- 02
Execution (ceramics, glass, metal, concrete)
- 03
Site management (depending on the project)
- 04
Installation or completion of the project
Materials and Processes
Ceramics (porcelain, stoneware, clinker)
Base materials for vessels, sculptures, fountains as well as floor and wall designs.
Glass (laminated safety glass/thick glass)
Since 2012 used for stained glass and coloured or relief glass designs, architecture-bound or free-standing.
Concrete
Combined with glass or ceramics for sculptures and objects in public spaces.
Steel and stainless steel
Metal components such as wind chimes, substructures and object combinations.
Granite
Used, for example, in fountain and bench designs.
Location
Neuburg (Vogelsang district)
DEWorkshop with courtyard gallery
- Lot size
- One-off pieces and projects
- Materials
- Porcelain, stoneware, clinker, glass, metal, concrete
Works and Objects
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ceramic design (vessels, sculptures, fountains, floor and wall designs)Plastics | – | – | – | – | Porcelain, Stoneware, Clinker |
| Stained glass and glass design in laminated safety glass or thick glassPlastics | – | – | – | – | Laminated safety glass, Thick glass |
| Architectural art: project support from planning/design through execution (where applicable siteEngineering | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Glass, Metal, Concrete, Steel, Granite |
| Graphic art, painting, photographyEngineering | – | – | – | – | – |
Additional services
Reference customers
Career History
- 1978
Start of ceramics studies at Burg Giebichenstein Halle after receiving journeyman's certificate as a potter
- 1983
Degree completion and founding of the own workshop in Mecklenburg
- 1986
First public works: ceramic column Neuburg, clinker relief Mukran/Rügen
- 2002
Wall design and ceramic figures for the cruise ship AIDAVita
- 2012
Start of work with stained glass and glass design using laminated safety glass/thick glass
- 2020
Salzhaff sculpture trail in Stove with ten stations
- 2024
Play and memorial area at the Children's Centre Schwerin; wall relief for Helios Kliniken Schwerin