The art of porcelain

Lladró: The Story of a DreamThe story of Lladró is the dream-come-true of three brothers Juan, José and Vicente Lladró with a passion for porcelain. In 1953 they fired their first creations in a Moorish kiln they built in the courtyard of the house where they were born, in Almàssera, a small town on the outskirts of Valencia in the midst of fertile orchards.

Today, all Lladró creations are produced at the City of Porcelain, very close to that first workshop. The brand has approximately 1,000 employees, several associated companies abroad and a select network of its own boutiques located in some of the world’s major cities, including New York, Beverly Hills, Moscow, Tokyo, London, Beijing, Hong Kong, Shanghai, Singapore, Delhi, Mumbai, Madrid, Barcelona and Valencia. In addition Lladró also has approximately 2,000 points of sale in over 120 countries all over the world.

Managed by Juan Lladró and his daughtrers Rosa and Ángeles, Lladró has never lost sight of its origins in spite of its international reach. It is a global company, but it is also a creative workshop that is able to define its own aesthetic universe and ensure a level of quality endorsed by the prestige of its creations.

With a longstanding tradition and solid reputation in international art porcelain, since its beginnings Lladró has always explored contemporary styles while remaining faithful to its roots at the same time.

Juan Lladró and his daughters Rosa and Ángeles.

Juan, José and Vicente, founders of Lladró.

When Ideas Take ShapeAll Lladró pieces are handmade in the brand’s headquarters in Valencia, following an entirely handcrafted process that has never stopped innovating both in its decorative techniques and in the style of pieces.

This excellence in the creative processes would not be possible without an incredible team of accomplished artists, who contribute their expertise and know-how to achieve the desired technical and artistic quality. From the initial sketches to the firing in the kiln at high temperatures, each step in the process is made by expert sculptors, ornamentation artists, painters and other artisans who work very closely with the Lladró family. The result are pieces in harmony with the sensibility of men and women from all over the world.

Quality is another major feature in the company’s culture, whose commitment is to ensure the owner of a Lladró work that the piece has been carefully elaborated down to the tiniest detail. And to enjoy the piece for many years, Lladró has created the Lladró Assurance ProgramTM which gives the owner of one of our creations totally free assurance against breakage.

Lladró porcelains are the result of a meticulous process of creation which is particularly striking for its handcrafted elaboration, its quality and its pursuit of excellence.

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The Utmost Expression of Lladró WorksHigh Porcelain is the concept that sums up the maximum expression of Lladró work. A category consisting exclusively of pieces exemplifying, with the maximum level of excellence, all the values of expressiveness, beauty and technical perfection the Lladró family has always instilled into its creations.

High Porcelain pieces are handmade in a special workshop at the City of Porcelain by the finest artisans. High Porcelain pieces are handmade creations of great artistic and technical complexity. Each of these creations strives to take the expressive possibilities of porcelain to its limits, through the use of ideal techniques and processes. This makes each High Porcelain creation an exercise in virtuosity and a demonstration of mastery.

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The High Porcelain collection is the result of the constant drive to improve, that has always motivated the Lladró family.This collection is the expression of the heights an expert in porcelain can reach.

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Lladró is continuously evolving and is the expression of the good things of life. That is why its creations are appreciated both by men and women all over the world.

Art without BoundariesLladró porcelain is an expression of universal values. In addition, this creativity, which revolves around shared emotions, enriches both parties, the brand and lovers of the brand. Indeed, one of Lladro’s values is its capacity to address the traditions and spirituality of the most disparate cultures with great sensitivity. Every sculpture has been conceived from a sense of profound admiration for the traditions that are both rewarding and a challenge for its artists.

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Lladró PorcelainThe most instantly recognizable Lladró creations are classical, stylized glazed porcelain pieces decorated with soft colors. Lladró has garnered international prestige thanks to its elegance and exquisite attention to detail, particularly in the faces of its creations.

One of the most outstanding features of Lladró works are its flowers, handcrafted one by one, petal by petal, following a process which bestows the flowers with their own unmistakable style.

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Lladró’s extensive catalogue offers infinite variations of a unique work, including its porcelain and gres classics which have earned it international acclaim.

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New Aesthetic Paths

Lladró has never stopped exploring new forms, and the result of this evolution is creations in new styles and finishes which sit easily alongside the classics. A good example is Lladró keynote creations: sculptures of more synthesized lines which are endowed with a heightened symbolism, where the use of matte porcelain painted in white or of black gres underscores the strength of the modeling.

Another example are the pieces from Re-Deco. This collection has come up with a hitherto unseen vision of the brand’s classic pieces thanks to a new focus on the decoration. Particularly worth underscoring are figurines redecorated with platinum or golden lusters which are applied following an entirely handcrafted process. The combination of matte and glazed finishes both for porcelain and luster adds original textures that fit in to perfection with contemporary interiors.

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True to its innovative mission, Lladró is constantly searching for new aesthetic paths in harmony with the spirit of 21st century homes.

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Lladró GresGres is a warm and vigorous ceramic material, which recreates the colors and textures of the earth, giving the sculptures a highly natural look. Enamels used for decorating the sculptures never crystallize identically in the kiln and, as a consequence, produce infinite, unpredictable chromatic variations that make each piece different from the next.

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Naturofantastic Collection

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Lladró Fragrances

Beauty and FunctionalityGo Hand in HandLamps, mirrors, bathroom fittings, exclusive dinner services or fragrances for the home… Lladró porcelain is a trend in contemporary interior décor. The brand is also consolidating its position in the lighting industry, while at the same time entering the bathroom sector with Lladró Bath. It is also becoming a staple on the dinner table with collections such as Naturofantastic. It is worth mentioning its collections of mirrors and fragrances perfume diffusers for the home.

Lladró porcelain is setting trends in home décor, offering new functional lines for the most varied interiors that bring beauty to the home.

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Design for Professionals

Our extensive experience enables us to respond to all kinds of decorative projects. The Lladró catalogue includes a series of lighting, mirrors, wall art and other decorative objects, all of them produced with Lladró porcelain. It also includes exclusive creations in High Porcelain and collections produced in collaboration with internationally prestigious designers.

These are works that blend in with the most diverse styles and are ideal as accessories for High Décor interiors.

If you are an architect or interior designer, do not hesitate to contact us, we will be delighted to offer you solutions for your decorative projects.

Lladró collaborates regularly with prestigious designers, who bring a different view of Lladró figurines while paying tribute to its values in a rewarding creative exchange.

An excellent example is the Re-Cyclos project, where renowned artists are invited by the brand to design original pieces with a new message and a new function from already existing elements of Lladró creations. The design studio from Valencia CuldeSac, the German designer Bodo Sperlein or the British design team Committee have signed Re-Cyclos collections with highly interesting creations that reveal unexpected and surprising new facets of porcelain.

Worth mentioning among the designers that collaborate regularly with the brand is the internationally acclaimed Spanish creative Jaime Hayon, who is also the artistic advisor of Lladró Atelier, and the designer of The Fantasy collection. This collection represents a perfect fusion between Lladró’s core themes and the magic of the unexpected this designer that is known for, in exclusive pieces which combine fantasy and innovation.

Lladró is at the forefront of porcelain thanks to the wide variety of its creations, and further strengthened by collaborations with cutting-edge external designers.

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Collaborations with International Designers

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Design Focused on Creativity

Lladró Atelier is a creative space which addresses specific projects by the brand’s in-house designers as well as new experiences in porcelain. Under the artistic guidance of the renowned Spanish designer Jaime Hayon, at Lladró Atelier the concept of the luxury of the handmade and the value of the unique is taken to new heights, thus fostering a whole culture of porcelain.

The new space fits in to perfection in a company like Lladró, which boasts a long-standing and firm commitment to the upkeep of artisan crafts and trades.The result of this laboratory of ideas are collections such as The Parrot Party, Metropolis and The Guest.

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As the heir to a thousand-year-old tradition, the brand accepts the commitment to maintain and promote this tradition both in The City of Porcelain and in exhibitions at museums and institutions all over the world.

A Shared LegacyApproximately 15,000 people visit The City of Porcelain every year to see its artists performing their work live. The tours of the workshops to witness the process of creation of Lladró works step by step are guided in several languages and must be booked in advance.

This City of Porcelain also includes the Lladró Museum, showcasing the most outstanding works in the brand’s Historic Porcelain collection art and the collection of the founding brothers. Works from these two collections are often requested for loans by museums and cultural venues all over the world to be exhibited in touring exhibitions.

Finally, as a result of its ongoing quest for new artistic paths, Lladró is an internationally recognized trend-setter in its field. Its most innovative proposals can be found on display every year at leading design forums.

Historic Porcelain collection at the Lladró Museum

Painting collection at the Lladró Museum

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Lladró Assurance Program

When buying most Lladró products, customers are offered assurance against breakage called LAP (Lladró Assurance Program) without any additional cost. If the piece assured by the Lladró Assurance Program is broken or damaged at any time, the owner of the piece can buy a new one at any Lladró Boutique or authorized retailer at 33% off the retail price at the moment of replacement. If, at the moment of replacing the piece, the product is no longer available in the brand’s catalogue and is already discontinued, the owner is entitled to purchase another piece of equal or lower price to the original broken piece.

Premiere of The Guest by Lladró Atelier collection in Tokyo (Japan).

Premiere of Rama&Sita in Gurgaon (India) introduced by Ángeles Lladró.

Rosa Lladró and composer Michel Camilo with a special edition of Jazz Trio during the Jazz Greats Event at Lladró Boutique in New York.

Lladró Events

Lladró events are held all over the world. These comprise everything from product presentations and openings of new boutiques to the highly popular signing events by a member of the Lladró family, and modeling demonstrations by the brand’s sculptors or flowers artists, as well as cultural exhibitions.

These events are usually attended by well-known public personalities and celebrities from the world of culture and high society. This is because Lladró creations are so widely admired and considered a sign of prestige and distinction.

Inauguration event of the traveling exhibition of Lladró pieces devoted to dance in the Bolshoi Theater in Moscow.

Always faithful to the brand, lovers of Lladró creations meet at events held by the brand all over the world.

Haute Couture fashion show of costumes inspired by the Lladró High Porcelain pieces in Beijing.

The brand’s events and the launch of new introductions as well as Lladró’s participation at trade shows and exhibitions are often covered by the media. Prestigious international décor, design and lifestyle magazines include articles on the brand which feature Lladró creations in decorative interiors.

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Lladró is the most outstanding contemporary art porcelain brand and one of the world’s most renowned Spanish companies.

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