Hand-painted Gift and Dinner Ware from Austria
Let Gmundner Keramik put balance in your life...

The line of hand –painted ceramic objects known the world over as GMUNDNER KERAMIK originates in the town of Gmunden on the shores of the Traunsee, one of the most picturesque sites in the alpine lake country of Austria.

History
The culture of the region has deep, Celtic roots which may account for the artistic inclination prevalent among its native population. For more than three hundred years, artisans of Gmunden have fashioned tableware and other household objects from the alluvial clay deposits found there, and have decorated them in colors and patterns that have become classics of the genre. During the last century, the individual artisans of Gmunden turned to more organized forms of manufacturing to produce the regions distinctive ceramic ware.

Patterns Stocked in the USA
(Click on any of the English Pattern Names to go to that  Pattern Page, showing some of the many pieces available in that pattern).

                                   
Green Stripe                 Yellow Stripe                 Blue Stripe                 Straw Flowers
Grüngeflammt              Gelbgeflammt               Blaugeflammt            Streublumen
Pattern 100                    Pattern 101                   Pattern 102                 Pattern 321

                                    
                    Deer                                 Rainbow                        Hunt
             Grüner Hirsch                Buntegeflammt                  Jagd  
                Pattern 324                    Pattern 103                    Pattern 435 
 

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The oldest and best known of the Gmundner patterns is the “Gruengeflammt” (Green Stripe); in fact, over the centuries, Green has become the defining color of Gmundner Keramik. 

As times and tastes changed, new colors and patterns were added: “Streublumen” (Straw Flowers), “Blau”- and “Gelbgeflammt”(Blue and Yellow Stripe) and the latest, combining all three Stripes, the décor “Buntegeflammt” (Rainbow), all of which are equally popular today.  The “Grüner Hirsch” (Deer ) pattern, inspired by Salzburg’s renowned Hotel “Goldener Hirsch”  has been a favorite among many American tourists to Austria.

The décor “Jagd” (Hunt) features bucolic hunting scenes rendered in the local style. This beautiful pattern was chosen to be used on stage in the 1998 Broadway revival of the musical “Sound of Music” to maintain the authenticity of the play’s Austrian heritage.

GK Landhaus LLC is committed to making these goods available to everyone who shares an appreciation for Austrian quality products. From their NY warehouse merchandise is shipped to stores and collectors all over the USA.

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Last modified: December 12, 2007