VietNamNet Bridge - After 10 years of research, artisans of Minh Long I Company have successfully made a unique product - porcelain flowers which are priced for thousands of US dollars.

These flowers are made from clay and burned at 1,380 degrees. Artisans spent about a week to make it.

Each design is worth thousands of US dollars and these products are only sold for close customers.

It took artisans years to find out the clay format to make these thin petals.

Mr. Ly Huy Sang, deputy general manager of Minh Long I, says being burned at high temperatures, thin petals are easy to break, be melted or deformed due to the heat. “It took us ten years to find the solution to prevent this.”

Minh Long is also successful in finding glaze blending and burning techniques to keep the color of the petals in high temperature.

Besides porcelain flowers, Minh Long I also launched another unique product: pens with a body made from porcelain and a nib made from 24K gold and platinum. The patterns on the pen body are drawn manually and they appear very beautifully after being burnt in high temperature.

Such as pen is made in one month and its price is more than VND 100 million ($5,000). According to Mr Sang, in the world, there are only three manufacturers of ceramic pens, including one in Germany, one in Japan and his company. However, Minh Long’s pens are burned at a temperature of 1,250 degrees Celsius, up to 450 degrees higher than the two other companies. The most special character is the patterns that are drawn in high heat. Customers have to place orders and wait for a month to have a ceramic pen.

VNE