Ceramic Workshop
Handmade porcelain lampshades
According to traditional methods, the lampshades are made of ceramic with great care and by hand in a workshop in Berlin / Wedding.
www.manufactory-berlin.de
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7093 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7093](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7093-595x744.jpg)
After the mold is carefully removed,
the fragile blank can be peeled off
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 6960 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 6960](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-6960-595x744.jpg)
The lampshades are fired, glazed and
finally fired again at 1250 degrees.
They consist of the very translucent
Soft porcelain Mont Blanc.
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7036 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7036](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7036-595x744.jpg)
First, a mold made of plaster is made.
After this has dried, it is completely filled with porcelain casting mass.
The plaster withdraws moisture from the mass and after a few minutes a fine, ever thicker wall forms. The excess material is poured off.
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7020 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7020](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7020-595x744.jpg)
By hand, small bumps
are carefully reworked.
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7079 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7079](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7079-595x595.jpg)
Ceramic Workshop
Handmade porcelain lampshades
According to traditional methods, the lampshades are made of ceramic with great care and by hand in a workshop in Berlin / Wedding.
www.manufactory-berlin.de
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7036 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7036](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7036.jpg)
First, a mold made of plaster is made. After this has dried, it is completely filled with porcelain casting mass.
The plaster withdraws moisture from the mass and after a few minutes a fine, ever thicker wall forms. The excess material is poured off.
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7093 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7093](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7093.jpg)
After the mold is carefully removed,
the fragile blank can be peeled off
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7020 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7020](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7020.jpg)
By hand, small bumps are carefully reworked.
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 6960 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 6960](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-6960.jpg)
The lampshades are fired,
glazed and finally fired again at 1250 degrees. They consist of the very translucent Soft porcelain Mont Blanc.
![1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7079 1200 x 1500 px RGB 300 ppi Keramikwerkstatt 7079](https://gantlights.com/wp-content/uploads/2018/07/1200-x-1500-px-RGB-300-ppi-Keramikwerkstatt-7079-1200x1200.jpg)