Ceramics workshop for handcrafted tableware, vases and ceramic items from Burgstall (Kronach).
Töpferei Burgstall – Edith Memmel
Burgstall (Kronach) · Sassnitz (Rügen)New on Amplifa
About Töpferei Burgstall
Töpferei Burgstall is a ceramics workshop in Burgstall in the district of Kronach, run by master ceramicist Edith Memmel. The workshop produces traditional and modern tableware such as beakers, mugs, bowls, plates, jugs, teapots, jars, egg cups and vases, as well as children's tableware and small ceramics such as drawer knobs. Established ceramic techniques are combined with newly developed glazes and engobes. Sales take place via the workshop's own shop, an online store, and events such as the annual artisans' market. In addition to production, the pottery offers workshops and events. A second craft business is located in Sassnitz on the island of Rügen. For the successful combination of craftsmanship and heritage preservation, Edith Memmel received, among other things, the Bavarian Heimat Prize.
- Site
- Burgstall (Kronach)
- Processes
- Pottery / ceramics production (tableware, vases, jars, teapots), Workshop shop / sales, Online store, Workshops / events (e.g. artisans' market)
- Materials
- Ceramic/Clay, Glaze, Engobe
- Founded
- 1980
- Industries
- Ceramic craft, Arts and crafts, Gift items
- 01
Shaping on the potter's wheel / hand building
- 02
Drying
- 03
Glazing and engobe
- 04
Firing
- 05
Final inspection
- 06
Sales (workshop shop, online store)
Materials and Techniques
Ceramic/Clay
Base material for tableware, vases, jars and small ceramics.
Glaze
Newly developed glazes for the surface design of the ceramics.
Engobe
Engobes for colored design in combination with traditional techniques.
Locations
Burgstall (Kronach)
DEWorkshop with workshop shop
- Materials
- Ceramic, glazes, engobes
Sassnitz (Rügen)
DESecond craft business
Product Range
Inside the production
Industries
Processes & technical limits
| Processes | Tolerance | Max. part | Weight | Lot size | Materials |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pottery / ceramics production (tableware, vases, jars, teapots)Ceramics | – | – | – | – | Ceramic, Glazes, Engobes |
Additional services
History
- 1978
Completed apprenticeship as a ceramicist
- 1980
Start of self-employment in the ceramic craft
- 1981
Master craftsman examination in Landshut
- 1991
Golden Medal of Merit in Craftsmanship in Bavaria at the IHM in Munich
- 1992
Innungsobermeisterin (senior master) of the Potters' and Ceramists' Guild of Bavaria
- 1993
Bavarian Heimat Prize for the conversion of a farmhouse into a craftsmen's courtyard
- 1999
Third Funding Prize of the State of Mecklenburg-Vorpommern