On Thursday I attended the opening of the exhibition "Viennese Variations" at the Augarten Porcelain Museum. The exhibition presents the works of two German porcelain artists. Gudrun Gaube’s decoration of Augarten porcelain is inspired by the first period of Vienna porcelain, the Du Paquier era (1718-1744).
The Augarten Porcelain Manufactory was founded in 1718 and is famous for the delicate and graceful shapes of its porcelain. On this cup you can see the Augarten Castle where the manufactory has been residing since 1923 and where today there's even a porcelain museum. By the way, even today the porcelain is produced and painted by hand.
Here's to a beautiful and long summer! I took this photo two years ago at the summer party of the Augarten Porcelain Museum where they served some special summer drinks. Don't ask me which ingredients this cocktail contained, I just remember that it was very good.
Click here to view thumbnails of all participants in the theme day.
Yesterday I was at the opening of the exhibition "Swinging Teatime" at the Augarten Porcelain Museum. The exhibition shows unpublished designs and original porcelain from the 1950s and provides also an insight into the general stylistic feel of that period.
