The Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin (KPM) is a manufacturer of fine porcelain products that has existed and produced in Berlin since 1763. It was founded by Frederick the Great and is based in what is now Wegelystrasse.
Recently, collaborations with luxury brands such as Bottega Veneta and Bugatti Automobiles have opened up new paths. In 2011, KPM, in collaboration with Bugatti, designed applications and interior details made of porcelain as well as a cobalt blue line decor for a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport "L'Or Blanc". In 2012, a Bugatti Veyron Grand Sport "Wei Long" with dragon motifs was created, also made of porcelain.
To mark the 250th anniversary of KPM in 2013, three major exhibitions in Berlin showed KPM porcelain art from two and a half centuries. The Bröhan Museum presented KPM porcelain between Art Nouveau and Art Deco under the title Lust auf Dekor. The exhibition KPM - Design, Use, Collect was on display in Charlottenburg Palace of the Prussian Palaces and Gardens Foundation Berlin-Brandenburg. In the KPM world, the special exhibition Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin 1763-2013 with 300 works of porcelain art from 18 private collections gave an overview of all the manufactory's creative periods.
Since 2014, the porcelain currywurst bowl has been a well-selling product, with 10,000 pieces produced per year.[4]
In 2016, the Royal Porcelain Manufactory Berlin Foundation was founded, which is primarily responsible for "art and culture as well as the further development in science and research of the cultural asset KPM Berlin"[11]. The board members of the foundation are Jörg Woltmann, André Schmitz and Ulrich Maas.
In 2017, the production of laboratory porcelain, which had been discontinued around the turn of the millennium, was continued: Chief designer Thomas Wenzel developed the so-called LAB Berlin series, which can be recognized by the chrome-green stamp and the lettering “BERLIN”.