“For me, it’s really important that a product can withstand the demands of everyday use. So it’s a bit of a tightrope walk to design functional yet emotional products with a personal touch. The interplay between interesting design and function must result in harmonious products which the end user wouldn’t want to be without – not least because they can identify themselves through these products.”

Born in 1969, Heike is a graduate designer, university lecturer and trained porcelain painter/décor designer. She has been head of Arzberg product development since 2006 and designed the forms PROFI and GOURMET.

"The function serves the design: the meaning of objects comes into the foreground. Find a new path. Turn back. Rediscover the value of the essence.”

This internationally renowned designer was born in 1937 and is the founder of Peter Schmidt Studios. As well as product design, Schmidt has also made a name for himself as a stage designer and culturist. In 2006, he designed the Form 2006 for Arzberg.

"A well designed shape should have an impact through its naturalness, be understood in its clarity and its simplicity and be as familiar as a good friend. My goal is not porcelain design for display in a glass display cabinet, but something for everyday use in the home.”

Hans-Wilhelm Seitz was born in 1945 and trained as a ceramics modeller and mould designer. As an independent porcelain designer, he has been creating designs for Arzberg since 1975 and designed the forms CUCINA and MOVE.

“Japanese tea philosophy was the starting point for the Teaworld design. Peace emanates from the smooth body of the pot – something many people are hoping to find in life’s everyday objects.”

Born in 1954, Ulrike is a graduate designer and owns her own design studio. She has worked as an independent designer with Arzberg since 1980.

“I wanted … to keep on remembering that we must never neglect the aesthetics of design…, that even a coffee pot can be viewed like a sculpture from every angle."

"To create a range, a design must first be there which is so good, it’s worth duplicating.”

After training as a modeller, Löffelhardt, born in 1901, worked as a freelance sculptor. He was appointed as artistic director at Arzberg in 1952. He created the Form 2000 in 1954 in his “Werkstatt für industrielle Formgebung”.

“We must demand that even crockery, coffee and tea pots are genuine, clean and essential in every detail.”

“We can no longer afford to bring products to the market which bring no joy to customers after even a short while because they are impractical, dated or simply not modern enough”

“Designing means finding the right form to meet life’s real needs.”

Dr. Hermann Gretsch was born in 1895. He studied architecture, passed his trade examinations and worked as a technical teacher and buildings inspector. During his time as artistic director with Arzberg, he designed the Form 1382.