Herend is filled with history, founded in 1826 in Herend, Hungary in the "porcelain city" the firm rose to the top in terms of the very best in luxury tableware. Herend have produced bespoke luxury lifestyle tableware for luminaries, including royal households in Europe and the Rothschild and Apponyi families. Among its clients, Queen Victoria of England, Franz Joseph Emperor of Austria and King of Hungary, Queen Elisabeth of Austria, Nicholas II Tsar of Russia, Lady Diana Princess of Wales, Akihito Emperor of Japan and Pope Benedict XVI, Otto von Habsburg and Jensen Button put their confidence in the taste and luxury artistry of Herend.

The name Rothschild is known the world over and is linked with wealth, luxury and affluence, since 1860 Herend have used the Rothschild pattern, comprising of a playful pair of birds. Now 150 years old, the pattern is celebrating its birthday. As a proud testament to Herend and their unique luxury porcelain artisanship, a bespoke piece, a one-metre tall vase with the superb Rothschild lifestyle pattern was highlighted at the largest porcelain trade show in Frankfurt.

Herend began life employing just a few craftsman and now employ almost one thousand individuals, who work together to create some of the very best, superb luxury handcrafted pieces for discerning clients, just as they have from the beginning.

While Herend remain in the factory in which they began life, the factory has been modernised and enlarged, the showrooms are world famous for housing some of the world’s finest luxury designs in tableware. Tableware stretching back over nearly two hundred years are housed here, where visitors to the showroom often spend an entire day marvelling at the artistry of the unique and spectacular one off designs.

Even though there is high competition in tourism, Herend welcome around 80,000 visitors annually to the "Porcelanium".

Operational since 1999 the Porcelanium is where visitors are able to see the magic of technology unfolding beneath the scenes, courtesy of trained professionals who reveal the secrets of Herend porcelain manufacturing.

Due to developments in the Middle Eastern countries, Herend designed the luxury crockery for which they are famed for some of the very best and most exclusive restaurants and luxury hotels.

Unique items have also been commissioned by Royal households in the UAE. Herend gain commissions from some of the wealthiest individuals in the world. The level of detail included in their luxury designs show why Herend is a must-have on the tables of discerning and distinguished clients all over the world. Herend tableware will have your guests complimenting you not only on your skills of hosting the perfect lifestyle dinner party, or the best luxury food, but also on your exquisite taste in tableware.

Herend luxury tableware sets your dinner table apart from the rest.

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