Bjorn Wiinblad Christmas Plates
There are three different series of Bjørn Wiinblad Christmas plates, all produced by Rosenthal. The series described here are the porcelain Christmas Gospel plates from 1971-82.
Dec 17
Denby Chevron
Denby's top designer in the 1960s and 1970s was Gill Pemberton, responsible for the creation of the iconic designs Chevron (Camelot U.S.), Arabesque (Samarakand U.S.) and Rondo amongst others. Gill was a standout student when she studied at both the Royal College of Art, (3 years) and Birmingham School of Art (4 years), before being spotted by Denby.
Dec 15
Nils Thorsson, Royal Copenhagen
Nils designed at least 5 of best known production ranges for Aluminia/Royal Copenhagen – Solbjerg (1930’s), Marselis (1950’s) Tenera (1960’s), Baca (1960's), Diana (1970's)
