Delft blue emerges in late 16th century as an alternative to the expensive blue and white Chinese porcelain. Unlike Chinese porcelain, Delft blue is not made from Chinese clay, but of composite clays carefully painted and glazed. Another craft; genuinely Dutch. In the most successful period of Delft blue, there were dozens of active pottery factories. Over the course of centuries, almost all of them closed. For a long time Delftware was mainly purchased by international tourists. But, in more recent years, Delftware has regained its value in the Netherlands, especially because younger people love to enrich their decor with it.

Biscuit porcelain, bisque porcelain or bisque is unglazed, white porcelain treated as a final product, with a matte appearance and texture to the touch. It has been widely used in European pottery, mainly for sculptural and decorative objects that are not tableware and so do not need a glaze for protection.
Small figurines and other decorative pieces have often been made in biscuit, as well as larger portrait busts and other sculptures.

Rosenthal was founded in 1879 as a family business. The founder, Philipp Rosenthal, moved his porcelain painting business from Werl in North Rhine-Westphalia to Selb in Bavaria, where he was based in the castle Erkersreuth. In 1897,
Philipp Rosenthal founded the company Bauer, Rosenthal & Co.

George Zoltan Lefton, arrived in the United States from Hungary in 1939. His passion for fine porcelain turned from a hobby into a business when he founded the Lefton Company in 1941 in Chicago. Over the years the Lefton Company has produced numerous products that are highly sought after by collectors including, but not limited to, cookie jars, holiday items, figurines, teapots, jam jars, planters, pitchers, shakers, Red Hat pieces, wall pockets and head vases.

Ruscha-Keramik, founded in 1905 in Rheinbach by Georg Schardt,was originally named Klein & Schardt. Later, his son Rudolf Schardt took over the business and called it Ruscha (Rudolf Shardt). It was one of the leading factories in the ‘golden age’ of the ceramics, manufacturing masterpieces such as vases and wall tiles. In the 70s ceramics were designed with distinct lava glazes. Ruscha closed its doors in 1996.

Porcelain Factory Cortendorf, founded in 1890 by Julius Griesbach, mainly produced animal depictions. After acquisition by Goebel (today in Rödental) in 1973, numerous animal models created by Cortendorf like the kingfisher, were integrated in Goebel's product line.

The first and main factory of the Lego of Japan Ceramic and Porcelain Company was in Tokyo Japan, they started producing fine china and porcelain in the year 1901, and only closed down during the last two years of World War Two. The factory and the main administration office center was totally destroyed in the firebombing raids of Tokyo during World War Two. The Lego Ceramic plant was rebuilt after the war, and was very modern and attracted many talented employees. They hired some of the best artist and sculptures known in Japan during the years after the war