Royal Copenhagen is a famous Danish design and is often used by the Danes as a present.

Royal Copenhagen was originally named The Royal Porcelain Factory and was founded in 1775. Back in 1774, Frantz Heinrich Müller managed to produce porcelain in Copenhagen in a laboratory located at Amagertorv which is not far from where you find the Royal Copenhagen`s flagship store today.

Early in the company`s history the starting to make their Blue Flutes Plain design, called Pattern No.1. Today you find still that each piece of porcelain has a "1" painted underneath and the brand is known as quality porcelain with lovely designs and hand-painted decorations. The concept has during the years been mixed with more modern design and is also today modern tableware being sold all over the world.

In all the years they have produced products with a deep respect for the history and traditions of craftsmanship, but never without renewal. If you are bringing back a Royal Copenhagen souvenir, you will be sure to bring a gift that can last a lifetime and a good example of the world-renowned Danish and Nordic design culture.

Origin of the name

The Danish name for Blue Flutes Plain is "Musselmalet", and it can be because of the fluted shape of a seashell, but the truth is it is based on chrysanthemum and cinquefoil motif and has long been associated with Denmark.

The Royal Copenhagen Flagship Store is in the centre of Copenhagen at Amagertorv 6, 1160 Copenhagen K.

Purveyor to the Royal Danish Court

Royal Copenhagen is a purveyor to the Danish royal court and has always had a close relationship with the Danish royal family. Dowager Queen Juliane Marie, the stepmother to the insane King Christian 7, eagerly supported the newly established Royal Porcelain Factory in 1775, and in 1781 they created a porcelain bust of her. She also had her dinnerware called Juliane Marie.

We can thank King Christian 7 for Royal Copenhagen's most famous dinnerware ever "Flora Danica".

Flora Danica was created in 1790-1803 and decorated with drawings of Denmark's flora. Christian 7 ordered it in production as a gift to Catherine the Great of Russia, who died before the set finished. The Danish court ran the Royal Porcelain Factory until 1868.

The Royal Copenhagen Flagship Store is in the centre of Copenhagen at Amagertorv 6, 1160 Copenhagen K.