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4 unusual facts about Zsolnay


Samu Pecz

He designed numerous buildings in the historicist tradition, often employing Zsolnay tiles to rich effect.

Vilmos Zsolnay

Pyrogranite is a ceramic building material that he introduced and that became popular with the architects of the Hungarian art nouveau movement.

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With Vince Wartha, Zsolnay discovered the eosin process that gives articles an iridescent glaze in multiple colors.

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As the director of the Zsolnay porcelain manufacture he introduced new materials and inventions into the manufacture of pottery and ceramics and led the company to world-wide recognition.


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