Meet the ceramic brand leader: Bornego Group

Bornego Group is a family of European ceramic brands and factories, including Royal Goedewaagen, Royal Boch, Walkure, Dijkstra Friese clayware factory, Friesland Porzellan and Royal Tableware. MASTERS puts the spotlight on Royal Boch and Royal Goedewaagen. Text: Patrick Stoffer
Image: Bornego Group Bornego Group wants to create a positive and long-lasting impact. The brand leader in ceramics and pottery brings together heritage, craftsmanship, local identity and the unique experiences of the people who keep these practices alive. This happens at Royal Boch and Royal Goedewaagen, among others.

Royal Boch

The Belgian brand Royal Boch has been designing, producing and selling luxury tableware since 1841. Handmade pottery from famous designers such as Boerenbont, Kitchen, Vienne and Copenhague. Due to their style and simplicity, these items have become true classics. Each one is perfect for every moment and every kitchen. The luxury tableware is here to admire.

Royal Goedewaagen

Made with passion and care in the factory in Drenthe, where craftsmanship has been central for more than four centuries. Tradition begins as something new. A new direction, a new way. This also applies to Delft Blue and ceramics. A tradition that was created by the passion with which the brand operates. Royal Goedewaagen is one of the oldest pottery factories in Europe and has been producing Delft Blue and ceramics for more than 400 years. With an eye for innovative designs, traditional shapes and detailed craftsmanship: original, unique and a conscious choice for quality.

Royal Goedewaagen carries out every step of the production process in its own factory. They design things themselves and use their own moulds, cast and bake the clay themselves and dye and paint everything in their own studio. This saves a lot of transport kilometers and therefore also a lot of CO2 emissions.

At Goedewaagen they specialize in making custom miniatures. They released the first Delft Blue miniature of a historic building in 1932. Since then, they have made more than four hundred different Delft blue and polychrome miniatures for clients from all over the world. For example, Heineken received a miniature of their first brewery on the occasion of their 150th anniversary. Each miniature is designed by Goedewaagen with great attention to detail and painted by hand with great care in its own studio.