Herend

The Herend Porcelain Manufactory is a Hungarian maker of hand-painted porcelain in the town of Herend near Lake Balaton. Vince Stingl founded the predecessor workshop in 1826. Since 1992 the company has been run as Herend Porcelain Manufactory, the legal successor of the earlier Herend Porcelain Factory.

What Herend makes

• Dinner services, coffee and tea sets with traditional painted patterns
• Vases, figurines and decorative objects
• Pieces painted and finished by hand in the factory

Ownership and positioning

According to the company, the ownership structure is unusual: employees hold 75 per cent of the shares. Herend sells through its own shops and online store as well as specialist retailers. Hand-painted porcelain is a premium product, so it suits special occasions and collectors more than everyday crockery. Anyone looking for a gift or an heirloom will find traditional patterns at Herend. Plain white tableware for daily use is the territory of other brands in this category.