MEISSEN is the first porcelain manufactory in Europe and, shortly after its founding in 1710, started developing the first onglaze porcelain paints, which were to become groundbreaking in Europe. The manufactory's own on-site paint laboratory still stands for continuous research and innovation in the field of porcelain paints, resulting in MEISSEN’s unique repertoire of more than 10,000 paint formulas developed in its over 310-year history.

Designer Lena Hensel has devoted herself and her day-to-day work to the porcelain paints and formulas of the MEISSEN manufactory. The porcelain designer started as an in-house designer at the MEISSEN porcelain manufactory in March 2018 after successfully completing her master's degree in "Product Design and Applied Arts (Porcelain, Ceramics, Glass)" at Burg Giebichenstein, University of Art and Design Halle. Since 2020, Lena Hensel has headed the "Product Development" department.

Born in Berlin in 1980, she is an expert of porcelain paint and décor development. Her work encompasses products from MEISSEN’s Tableware collections as well as larger works for the Fine Arts department. "MEISSEN is a very inspiring place where a great deal is possible thanks to the unique tradition of craftsmanship. A place with an incomparable history, where people also work on new things with equal amounts of heart, energy and soul," says Lena Hensel.

Her artistic focus lies in the pattern designs of contemporary products as well as reinterpreting old objects. For Lena Hensel, paint décors are more fast-lived and versatile than sculptural design and are one of the ways to reposition oneself in today's world, to present oneself in a modern way and at the same time to reflect on the craftsmanship of the manufactory’s artisans. In her studio, Lena Hensel collects paints and decorative patterns using different techniques in order to experiment with them. In doing so, she aspires to go beyond classic patterns and further develop the manifold potential of paint design to ultimately create new products.