The exciting journey of our Meissen porcelain from the manufactory's own mine to the unique product also begins for our mugs in the small village of Seilitz, 12 km from Meissen. In what is probably the smallest mine in Europe, around 150 tonnes of the purest kaolin are extracted annually by just two miners. The white clay is the key to the significant brilliance of Meissen porcelain. With local feldspar and quartz, the raw porcelain mass that forms the basis of our MEISSEN mugs is created in a refinement process that takes months.

Constantly reinventing ourselves and going innovative ways with new creations, as with the versatile decorations on our mugs, is just as much anchored in the tradition of the manufactory as the constant reflection on its own rich heritage. Our mould archive also plays a decisive role in this. More than 700,000 moulds from over 310 years of the manufactory's history are preserved here, including the moulds for our popular mug.

All Meissen porcelains are created using one of three techniques: Turning, casting, moulding. The mug is lovingly handcrafted using the casting process. Always conceived and formed in individual parts, Meissen porcelains are finally given their final shape by embossers. With slip, the liquid porcelain mass, a great deal of skill and the right balance of pressure and dexterity, they assemble the handle and mug into our Icon Piece, the mug.

As the first trademark in Europe, the Crossed Swords have been our unmistakable trademark since 1722 and are also applied by hand to each of our mugs in cobalt blue underglaze painting. Since 1720, the Meissen manufactory has had its own colour laboratory where all onglaze and underglaze colours are produced in-house. This means that our mugs always experience a new presentation and interpretation through the diverse and brilliant decorations. Each colour is individually created in the colour lab, making our mugs one of a kind.