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Hollandschewaaren

In 1602, the V.O.C. (Dutch East India Compagny), imported Chinese white porcelain with beautiful blue decorations. The Dutch were taken with this porcelain. It quickly became very popular and a highly desirable commodity. The making of a popular Dutch variant started in Delft, a small city in Holland, and therefore called 'Delft Blue'. Until this day Delft Blue is world famous. Today, Holland produces Delft Blue all over the world; production even went back to China, where it all once started. Some Delft Blue has lost touch with its glorious history and feeling, therefore, HOLLANDSCHEWAAREN re-designed Delft Blue to restore the old feeling with a new look. Annemarie Jetten: "There is to many mass production among tourism and typical Dutch presents are mostly a pain for the eye. I'll try to find a way through it, by making a product with a sense of humor..." Surf for more information to http://www.hollandschewaaren.nl/