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Designer Boch frères keramis ceramic factory

The Belgian ceramics company Boch Frères Keramis, later also known as Royal Boch, has a significant history in ceramic design.


Foundation and Early Years:


  1. Founded in 1841 in La Louvière, Belgium, by the brothers Eugène and Victor Boch, along with their brother-in-law Jean-Baptiste Nothomb.


  1. The Boch family had a long tradition in ceramics, dating back to 1748 when François Boch (founder of Villeroy & Boch) started a pottery company.


  1. Won a gold medal in 1847 at the Belgian Industry Exhibition.


  1. In 1860, they began producing polychrome (multicolored) pieces.


The arrival of the French ceramist Charles Catteau as artistic director in 1906 marked a turning point.


  1. Catteau and his team created more than 2300 numbered designs and around 550 different shapes.


  1. He experimented with glazes, colors, and firing processes to achieve unique and striking finishes.)

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