Rosenthal

Rosenthal has been producing German porcelain since 1879, working with designers from Walter Gropius to Jaime Hayon and Patricia Urquiola to keep its catalogue rigorously contemporary. The tableware collections carried at Heal's cover dinnerware, glassware and vases in both classical and sculptural contemporary forms.

Rosenthal is a German porcelain house founded in 1879, with manufacturing still based in Selb, Bavaria. The body is a fine-grain hard-paste porcelain fired at high temperature, which gives the pieces their characteristic whiteness and resonance.

The house has a long history of designer collaboration, from Walter Gropius and Raymond Loewy in the 20th century to Patricia Urquiola, Jaime Hayon and Marcel Wanders today. Each collection is released under the designer's name, with full credit on the pack.

The classic white dinnerware is dishwasher and microwave safe across most of the range; the hand-painted and gold-detailed lines are hand-wash only, with specific guidance printed on the base of each piece. Read the care notes before first use.

Rosenthal sits at the upper end of mainstream European porcelain, alongside Villeroy & Boch and Meissen, with a stronger emphasis on contemporary design commissions than either. The result is a catalogue that spans traditional dining through to sculptural statement pieces.