Flora Holland

1945 - 1980

Makkumer Aardewerk- en Tegelfabriek Tichelaars N.V. (1674-)

Velsen ( Potterie Kennemerland / Kennemer Pottenbakkerij / Kennemer Potterij / Kunstaardewerkfabriek Velsen) (1920-1942).
Founded by Mertens and Snel, who, before that, worked together at De Vier Paddenstoelen. Mertens would leave the pottery, to found his own pottery, De Zwing. Snel stayed at Velsen.
Designs in the constructivist style of "De Stijl".

Pottebakkerij De Vier Paddenstoelen N.V. (1920-1944)
Founded by Van Ham, Mertens, Van Muyen and Snel. After a year Mertens and Snel went away and founded Potterie Kennemerland (see Velsen). A few years later Van Muyen also went away, to found De Duinvoet where he would work together with Cor Alons. Van Ham would continue De Vier Paddenstoelen on his own.

Voorheen (= formerly known as) Gebroeders Ravesteyn / Faience- en Tegelfabriek Westraven (1907-1985), latterly renamed Groenekan.
Designs were used of, among others, C. Agterberg.

Plateelbakkerij en Pijpenfabrieken Zenith (1918?-1985)
Founded by A. van der Want, from the Van der Want family (also see Ivora). Sources are unclear about the exact founding date.
Designs of - among others - C. Agterberg and F. Meydam.

E. Estie & Co / Plateelbakkerij Zuid-Holland N.V. / Zuid Holland / P.Z.H. (1898-1964)
When the factory just started, designs of Rozenburg and De Porceleyne Fles were imitated. With the arrival of Christiaan van de Hoef at the factory, Zuid-Holland became one of the 'avant-garde' factories. Other designers at the factory were, amongst others, L.J. Muller and H.L.A. Breetvelt.
Artists who (occasionally) made designs for the factory were: C.L. Lanooy, Th. C.A. Colenbrander, Jaap Gidding, Jan Schonk, E. Wichmann, C. de Lorm, Theo Vos, Etha Lempke, Tjipke Visser, and others.

De Zwing (1927-1931)
Founded by Mertens (also see this list, De Vier Paddenstoelen and Velsen) after leaving Velsen. Mertens would, in 1932, start Potterie Mertens.