The creative department of the MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory — the MEISSEN Atelier — combines 315 years of craftsmanship with contemporary design. This is where the brand’s creative impulses take shape: from new collections and product worlds to exceptional artistic editions and collaborations of international relevance.
At the MEISSEN Atelier, designers, artists, and the manufactory’s master artisans work closely together to translate MEISSEN’s cultural heritage into a modern design language. Our collections combine iconic craftsmanship with contemporary luxury, creating objects distinguished by exceptional artisanal excellence and emotional radiance.
The MEISSEN Atelier also stands for creative partnerships with international brands and cultural players. Collaborations with companies such as adidas, Supreme, and BOSS open new dialogues between craftsmanship, art, fashion, and contemporary culture, helping make MEISSEN tangible for new generations.
Here, porcelain is lived not only as a traditional craft, but understood as a cultural medium for innovation, expression, and modern aesthetics. With respect for history and a consistent gaze toward the future, the Atelier shapes the future of MEISSEN as an international luxury brand with an exceptional creative identity.
As Creative Director, Lena Hensel is responsible for the creative direction of the MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory. With a refined sensibility for the balance between tradition and innovation, she opens up new perspectives on one of Europe’s most significant cultural brands.
Together with the design team of the MEISSEN Atelier, she shapes the development of Table & Dining collections, Fine Art masterpieces, interior objects, and creative concepts.
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Maximilian Hagstotz stands in the great tradition of Meissen porcelain sculpture and interprets it with an independent, contemporary signature. Trained under Jörg Danielczyk, he developed a refined sense of form, surface, and expression.
His artworks appear as compelling personalities with an individual presence, uniting tradition and innovation in an expressive balance.
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Zhuoyu Hou has been working as a product designer at the MEISSEN Porcelain Manufactory since 2016. With her artistic expertise and Chinese cultural roots, she contributes distinctive impulses within the tradition-rich manufactory.
Plants, animals, and moods of light continually inspire her to develop new design ideas and form the basis of her artistic engagement with Meissen porcelain.
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The MEISSEN artist’s sculptures are as diverse as the history of the Porcelain Manufactory itself. From expressive animal figures to figural groups, her works always carry a deeper meaning and open up new perspectives on “white gold.”
Her aspiration is to make every figure something special and to create content that touches and inspires.
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The Colombian artist and designer David Torres grew up in Bogotá in the environment of his parents’ porcelain manufactory, bringing him into contact with craft, sculpture, and modeling at an early age. His artistic interest centers on the historical, aesthetic, and cultural dimensions of porcelain and ceramics.
Since October 2023, David Torres has been working as a Product Designer at the Meissen Porcelain Manufactory.
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After completing her training as a “flower painter of rich decorations” at the Meissen State Porcelain Manufactory and working in this field for several years, she studied at the Academy of Fine Arts Leipzig. She initially worked as a designer in the field of “fine-ceramic transfer printing.”
Since returning to the Porcelain Manufactory in 2016, her field of work has included implementing designs by the MEISSEN design team as well as customer commissions. For her, the full spectrum of traditional aesthetics and contemporary design on the special material of porcelain is essential.
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