Paste Mill

The production of the correct mix of kaolin, feldspar and quartz is an art that Porzellan Manufaktur Nymphenburg has refined over its 260 years. With its aspiration towards highest quality and purity, Nymphenburg still produces the paste by hand and does not, as is conventional practice, buy the semi-finished product in. The production process is complex and time-consuming. It takes around three years from the initial mixing of the porcelain paste to the end product. Pure kaolin from northern Europe, washed and checked in accordance with strict specifications by Nymphenburg, grey feldspar and opaque quartz of the highest quality from Norway are the basic components used for Nymphenburg porcelain. They arrive at Nymphenburg as a powder and are stored in wooden sheds before they are finally mixed according to secret formulas that ensure the smoothness so characteristic of Nymphenburg. The particular mix ratio produces a particularly hard and translucent porcelain. Which is actually wh