http://luelstudio.com/wordpress Professional Ceramic and Porcelain Repair and Restoration. Free Estimates. Tue, 22 Jul 2008 23:43:56 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Luel Restoration Studio - Home  Greetings,  A lot of our clients ask us about the ceramic and porcelain restoration classes that Luba conducts a few times a year, depending on Luba’s availability and on how many people sign up. A man from Chicago called yesterday and wanted to buy a How-To-Restore ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/07/ceramic-and-porcelain-restoration-classes/ Luel Restoration Studio — Home  China, originally referred to a ceramic dinnerware coming out of the country of China, was particularly fine and exceptionally white. China is a ceramic product but of a very fine quality and it should more accurately be called porcelain. The Chinese perfected porcelain by using kaolin, a ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/06/china-restoration/ Luel Restoration Studio -- Home Meissen Porcelain is created by Germany's premier manufacturer of fine porcelain tableware, giftware and hand-painted porcelain. They have been in continuous operation since 1710 in the town of Meissen, fifteen miles northwest of Dresden, Germany. Today, they produce more than 175,000 items from about 200,000 different forms ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/04/meissen-porcelain-repair-done-with-care-and-artistry/ Luel Restoration Studio -- Home  In general, conservation is usually the work antiquities of museums and archaeological digs. Conservators do work on repairs, but they primarily focus on documentation, research, and repair methodology that does not obviously alter the item's appearance. Ceramic restoration can employ all of the above, but the emphasis ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/03/ceramic-restoration-or-conservation/ Luel Restoration Studio — Home   Your porcelain plate or antique breaks into several pieces ... what to do?! Do not glue it yourself! Some of the most irreparable harm for a ceramic or porcelain repair is done by the owner. You should be aware that some glues are impossible to remove. This ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/03/porcelain-repair-do-not-glue-it-yourself/ Luel Restoration Studio — Home   A subject close to our hearts is of course, porcelain, and "A Cup of Light," is a great novel written around the topic of the intricacies of Chinese porcelain and the world of imitators and smugglers. It's not a new book, published in 2003, but you ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/03/chinese-antique-porcelain-fiction/ Luel Restoration Studio — Home   Putting aside the very real sentimental value of a special family Hummel figurine, we will focus here on the monetary value of a Hummel piece. Of course, if you're not sure what you have, you will need to determine if your Hummel figurine is authentic. The best ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/03/why-try-hummel-figurine-repair/ Franz Goebel began making his porcelain in Germany in 1876. After being establishing the company in the porcelain industry, Goebel's son expanded the products they offered, expanded their markets to include America, and changed the company name to W. Goebel Porzellanfabrik. Fast forward to the 1930s with the world in ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2008/03/hummel-figurine-history/ Luel Restoration Studio www.luelstudio.com Greetings! So you're a ceramic collector or want to be one, and interested in the care and conservation of ceramic items. Or maybe you've inherited items that have a great sentimental value and want to know how to protect them. Before we talk about ceramic restoration and conservation, ... http://luelstudio.com/wordpress/2007/12/ceramic-restoration/