Spring is here and awakens in us the desire to redesign our home and bring fresh momentum into the flat with modern design elements. In the past year, the opportunity was taken to sort out and create order. In 2022, we are considering how our own four walls can become a place of well-being that acts as a cosy retreat and a source of inspiration at the same time. One decoration trend to fulfil this desire is the use of round design elements that bring cosiness and harmony into the room and express the desire for security and comfort.

Our designers can also empathise with this need and are constantly creating new porcelains that correspond to current life situations. A unique product designer in our house is Zhuoyu Hou. Her focus and passion is to perpetuate organic forms in porcelain. In doing so, she is constantly inspired by nature, which influenced her from an early age. Zhuoyu Hou grew up in a small village in China, where the biodiverse nature, the everyday utensils made of handmade natural materials such as bamboo, wood or clay determined life. Her dexterity and her artistic talent were thus laid in her cradle. To this day, the greatest thing for her is to depict the beauty of nature with all its facets in soft clay. With these first clay designs, Zhuoyu Hou is able to trace, reflect, pause and also - through conversations with other MEISSEN artists - shape the creations into beautiful porcelains that offer the viewer a practical use and at the same time a source of inspiration.