Flora Holland

1945 - 1980

Wolthera Hendrika Hofstede Crull /Thera Hofstede Crull (1900-1966)
Potter. Student of Bert Nienhuis. Starts her own pottery workshop "Den Ooyman" at the end of the 1920s.

Dirk Hubers (1913-)
Potter. Worked with Wildenhain and Groeneveldt.

Henrikus JanJansen van Galen (1871-1949)
Sculptor, designer of ceramics.
Worked for Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland, Goedewaagen, De Sphinx, Plateelbakkerij Ram.

Harm Henrick Kamerlingh Onnes / Kamerlingh Onnes /  (1893-1985)
Artist and ceramic artist. His work shows Asian, Egyptian and other cultural influences. Like the artist Karel Appel, the work of Kamerlingh Onnes possesses a childlike quality, that looks easy, but is not. In his work he has taken away the frills, leaving just a fine simplicity, which he uses to portray the essence of what, in his opinion, 'is'. He does this in a way that can only be done by great artists. He was one of the 'big names' in Dutch twentieth century ceramic art. Kamerlingh Onnes also had his own tile workshop.

Hildebrand Lucien Krop / Hildo Krop (1884-1970)
Sculptor and designer of applied arts (including ceramics). Krop worked as an independant potter / ceramic artist but also designed ceramics for ESKAF. Important Amsterdam School designer. Student of the sculptor John Raedecker and of Nienhuis. From 1916 until 1970 he was the official 'city sculptor' of Amsterdam. In this function he designed (amongst others) the decorative sculptures for many of the bridges in Amsterdam.

Sonja Landweer (1933-)
Important contemporary ceramic artist.

Christiaan Johannes Lanooy / Chris Lanooij /Chris Lanooy (1881-1947)
Potter, artist and designer of applied art (including ceramics).
Worked at Rozenburg, Zuid Holland, Brantjes and Haga. Experimented his whole life with glazes, amongst which, the 'reflet mettalique' (=metallic reflection) glazes. He found his inspiration in natural things: landscapes, colours of animals and flowers, etc. He worked together on some projects
with Altorf.

Bart Anthony van der Leck / Bart van der Leck (1876-1958)
One of the artists of the Dutch art movement De Stijl. Also designed a few ceramics.

Carel Adolph Lion Cachet / Lion Cachet (1864-1945)
Interior architect and important designer of applied art. He is best known for his Nieuwe Kunst furniture designs that have an elegant 'Arabian' feel to them. He also designed ceramics for De Distel, De porceleyne Fles, Goedewaagen and De Sphinx.

Johan van Loon (1934-)
Contemporary ceramic artist. This versatile, very talented and important modern potter makes abstract and figurative art, very often with a symbolic meaning. Structure and form are important keywords in his work.

Cornelis de Lorm (1875-1942)
Designer of applied art including glass and ceramics. Worked -amongst others- for Zuid-Holland.

Dr. Joseph / Jozeph / Jozef Mendes da Costa / Mendes da Costa (1863-1939)
Artist, sculptor, ceramic artist. One of the very best (or maybe even *the best*) of the Dutch ceramic artists that worked around 1900. His ceramic symbolic figurative work is meticulously sculpted. His early work is in earthenware, his later work is made of stoneware with salt glaze. Worked -among others - with Lambertus Zijl.

Floris Meydam (1919-)
Designer of ceramics and glass. Best known for his glass designs. Ceramic designs executed by Zenith, Flora and Regina.

Frank de Miranda (1913-)
Potter, writer, sculptor. His ceramic work was strongly influenced by Joseph Mendes da Costa.

Mobach family (1895-)
Throughout the 20th century the Mobach family has made earthenware with simple forms. From 1900 until 1910 Mobach produced earthenware in the -typical Dutch- sober, restrained variant of the Nieuwe Kunst style. In the 1950s and 1960s the younger Mobach's produced (among others) earthenware vases with white glaze and animal motifs. The Mobach family today makes ceramic art.

Leendert Johan Muller / L.J. Muller (1879-1969)
Artist, designer of ceramics and applied art. Designed for Zuid-Holland, often with motifs inspired by the Dutch art movement De Stijl.