CONTRASTING DAYS  
Today even the last neighbors are returning from their holidays. Lights are burning again in windows all across the city, signs on restaurant doors are being flipped over and an "open" invites you to visit. After the time of retreat, the outside world pushes itself forward again like an innocent stray dog: charming, but quite insistent. Before we adopt it, we could take this Sunday to turn inward once more. A long walk through the crisp air to breathe deeply, followed by a tea ceremony for mindfulness, concentration and pause. Don't simply let the lightness of recent days slip away—preserve that slowed pulse and gather energy to hit the ground running. The Service Perl Schwarz is the perfect symbol for the start of the year: it unites the dark and mysterious with a platinum stripe on the horizon, while the inner surfaces lie before us as white as a blank page for new plans.

OUTLOOK

What are you looking forward to this year? A special trip? A new family member? A celebration, just because or for a special occasion? At the Porzellan Manufaktur, we can hardly wait to share new collaborations with you, send projects from the workshops out into the world, and welcome you to our spaces and gardens. We have big plans for the chapter of 2026 and look ahead to the coming months full of optimism and drive. The command is neither "sit" nor "stay," but rather "seek out the possibilities." We'd be delighted if you'd join us on this journey.