De+Candelaer

The Candelaer is a small ceramics factory, located in Delft in the Netherlands since 1975. The pottery is made in the traditional way hand-painted Delftware and polychrome pottery. The building on Church Street is mainly visited by tourists. The Candelaer annually attracts about 25,000 visitors. The property has a cornice and facade profiled below puibalk. It is recognized as a national monument. Around the year 1600 there are potteries in Holland and in various other places, which also produce majolica. This tin-glazed earthenware finished product is originally from Italy and Spain, and reached from Antwerp Holland. It is the world-Delft will be developing a new product based on this known as Delft Blue. In the 17th century, large amounts of blue decorated porcelain was imported from China in Holland by the Dutch East India Company. Also in Delft you will find the eight companies that compete in a competition who's porcelain is stronger from this whiter and thinner porcelain. A number of Delft artisans refine their raw materials and their baking and frosting-technique. This creates the Hollants Porcelain or faience. The blue-white version along with the multicolored polychrome, are wonderful examples of the excellent craftsmanship and the rich imagination of the Delft potters of that time. Unfortunately English competition and poor economic situations caused by wars and internal strife, most companies began to close in the 18th century but De Candelaer still stands today.