Michael Andersen & Son

We begin in the 19th century on Bornholm, Denmark (a small island in the Baltic Sea) with Michael Andersen & Son, Roenne, Bornholm (1890-). The factory was founded by the potter Jens Michael Andersen, who's 4 sons were all trained potters, working at the factory. At the beginning production was mainly of kitchen ware and models of works from associated artists, Greek vases and antiquated pots.
The oldest son Daniel Folkmann Andersen (1885-1959) was the most creative and artistic of the four and from 1905 he put his stamp on the artistic development of the factory. He introduced decorative animals and plants. Lead majolica glazes in 4-5 colors were employed, typical of the Art Deco style of the time. In the 1920s his brother Michael Ejner Andersen introduced the Majolica series "Dania" and "Kobolt", also in the Art Deco style. In 1935 Daniel Andersen's innovation "the Persia Technique" received the gold medal at the World Exhibition in Brussels.

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