Ivan Weiss

Over his extensive 42-year career at Royal Copenhagen, Ivan Weiss has cultivated an impressive range of ceramic expressions. Through the use of various shapes, decorations, and materials, he has crafted pieces ranging from delicate porcelain boxes to man-sized stoneware pots.

His explorations include overglaze, porcelain, earthenware, and stoneware. Ivan draws profound inspiration from Chinese and Japanese calligraphy, which is strongly shown in his creations. His works have been exhibited in numerous Danish museums and in museums worldwide.

Notable decoration assignments include projects for The Danish Center for Forest, Landscape and Planning.

Ivan Weiss' ceramics

Ivan Weiss, born in 1946, is a distinguished Danish ceramist. At the age of sixteen, he began his training as an overglaze painter at the Royal Copenhagen Porcelain Manufactory, from 1962 to 1966. Under the apprenticeship of artistic director Nils Thorsson, Ivan gained profound insights into the field of ceramics.

From 1970 to 1972, he continued his studies in Hagi, Japan, where he honed his techniques of throwing bowls and firing ceramics. Upon his return to Denmark, he was reemployed as a ceramist at Royal Copenhagen, continuing his collaboration with Nils Thorsson and creating ceramics in a dedicated studio until 2004. Since then, Ivan has worked as a freelance artist for Royal Copenhagen and served as a guest lecturer at the Danish Design School.