Handcrafted tableware and ceramic art, fired in a gas kiln at 1260 °C.
Hörmannhaus Töpferei Christine Velte
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Teamwork – Pottery in the Hörmannhaus
Hörmannhaus Töpferei is a craft business in Immenstadt im Allgäu founded in 1993 by master potter Christine Velte. The company produces hand-thrown tableware that is dishwasher-safe and microwave-safe, as well as one-off pieces, objects and sculptures. The materials are clay and loam; the glazes, made from ground rocks with colouring oxides — including traditional iron and Shino glazes — are developed in-house. Production takes place on the potter's wheel through centring, pulling up and shaping, followed by glazing and painting work and a two-day smooth firing in the gas kiln at 1260 degrees in an open flame. The tableware is used among other things in gastronomy, for example at the Restaurant freistil and on the Alpe Gschwenderberg. The workshop, shop and the Obadoba gallery are located in the Hörmannhaus, built in 1757, on the Klosterplatz.
- Site
- Immenstadt im Allgäu
- Processes
- Throwing on the wheel (centring, pulling up, shaping), Glazing and painting of the biscuit-fired pieces (3 days before smooth firing), Smooth firing (firing duration 2 days, firing temperature 1260 degrees, gas kiln, open flame), Production of tableware (dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe), sculptures, Handcrafted tableware, In-house glaze development, Gastronomy tableware, Gallery of one-off pieces, objects and sculptures
- Materials
- Clay, Loam, Glazes made from ground rocks with colouring oxides (iron glaze, Shino glaze), Iron glaze, Shino glaze, Glazes made from ground rocks with colouring oxides
- Certificates
- Journeyman's examination (Chamber, HWK Swabia)
- Founded
- 1993
- Industries
- Arts and crafts/Ceramics, Gastronomy
- 01
Throwing on the wheel (centring, pulling up, shaping)
- 02
Drying and biscuit firing
- 03
Development and application of own glazes, painting (3 days)
- 04
Loading the gas kiln
- 05
Smooth firing at 1260 °C, 2-day firing duration
- 06
Cooling, kiln opening and quality inspection
Materials and Glazes
Clay
Base material for hand-thrown tableware, sculptures and one-off pieces.
Loam
Sculptures and gallery objects shaped from earth.
Iron glaze
Traditional glaze as already used in 16th-century Japan.
Shino glaze
Glaze originating from Japan that stands for openness and renewal.
Glazes made from ground rocks with colouring oxides
Developed in-house and collected in a basin when the bases are wiped.
Location
Immenstadt im Allgäu
DEWorkshop, shop and Obadoba gallery in the Hörmannhaus (Klosterplatz 3)
- Lot size
- Einzelstücke bis Seriengeschirr
- Materials
- Ton, Lehm, eigene Glasuren
- Gas kiln (firing kiln)
- Potter's wheel
Ceramic Products
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Throwing on the wheel (centring, pulling up, shaping)Kunststoff | – | – | – | Einzelstück | Clay |
| Glazing and painting of the biscuit-fired pieces (3 days before smooth firing)Oberfläche | – | – | – | – | Ceramics, Glazes made from ground rocks with colouring oxides |
| Smooth firing (firing duration 2 days, firing temperature 1260 degrees, gas kiln, open flame)Wärmebehandlung | – | – | – | – | Ceramics |
| Production of tableware (dishwasher-safe, microwave-safe), sculpturesKunststoff | – | – | – | Einzelstück | Clay, Loam |
2 Anlagen & Maschinen
| Machine | Manufacturer / model | Quantity | Working area | Year built | Site |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Firing kiln (gas kiln) | – | 1 | – | – | Immenstadt |
| Potter's wheel | – | – | – | – | Immenstadt |
Additional services
Reference customers
Craftsmanship Quality
Every firing is checked using the cone and the glazes; dense, dishwasher-safe and microwave-safe results are required. Unsuccessful pieces are reworked.
| Evidence | Immenstadt im Allgäu |
|---|---|
| Journeyman's examination (Chamber, HWK Swabia) |
History
- 1757
Construction of the Hörmannhaus in Immenstadt
- 1993
Foundation of the Hörmannhaus Töpferei by Christine Velte
- 2023
30th anniversary; Ruben Paul Velte passes his journeyman's examination as best in his class and receives the Bavarian State Prize 2023; winner of the creative competition "Die Gute Form im Handwerk" with "Nest of Bowls"
- 2024
"Bayerns Beste" award at the Maximilianeum in Munich
- 2025
Gina Berger becomes chamber champion 2025