#porcelain

#porcelain

Unlike plastic, which can warp at high temperatures, Feldspar porcelain retains its shape and color over time, making these pieces a timeless investment. The use of Feldspar porcelain in the manufacturing of this dishware is what makes it worth buying. Feldspar is often added to ceramics, alongside quartz and clay, to make the material stronger.

Potter and writer Edmund de Waal, a dark silhouette of neat workwear against the blinding white of his studio, is erupting with thoughts, all of them tumbling out of him at once. He is giving me a tour of the former gun factory on a London industrial estate gently disciplined into architectural calm. It has work stations for his staff (it's quite an operation); store rooms;

The robbers triggered the alarm at the Adrien Dubouche institute in Limoges early on Thursday. They smashed a window to gain entry, said a source, who asked not to be named. The museum said the gang made off with two particularly important dishes of Chinese porcelain dating from the 14th and 15th centuries and an 18th-century Chinese vase, all designated as national treasures. Police were told the haul was worth about 9.5m (8.2m).