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4 unusual facts about Zsolnay


Samu Pecz

He designed numerous buildings in the historicist tradition, often employing Zsolnay tiles to rich effect.

Vilmos Zsolnay

Pyrogranite is a ceramic building material that he introduced and that became popular with the architects of the Hungarian art nouveau movement.

With Vince Wartha, Zsolnay discovered the eosin process that gives articles an iridescent glaze in multiple colors.

As the director of the Zsolnay porcelain manufacture he introduced new materials and inventions into the manufacture of pottery and ceramics and led the company to world-wide recognition.


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