Nikko Ceramics

NIKKO Company
Native name
 ニッコー株式会社
Public KK
Traded as NAG: 5343
ISIN JP3669000006
Industry Glass & ceramics
Founded May 11, 1908 (1908-05-11)
Headquarters Hakusan, Ishikawa 924-8686, Japan
Area served
 Worldwide
Key people
 Akiko Mitani
(president)
Services
Revenue

JPY 12.8 billion (FY 2016)

(US$ 118.7 million) (FY 2016)
JPY 126 million (FY 2016) (US$ 1.1 million) (FY 2016)
Number of employees
 643 (consolidated, as of March 31, 2017)
Website Official website (in Japanese)

Nikko Company (ニッコー株式会社, Nikkō Kabushiki-gaisha) is a Japanese manufacturer of fine ceramics, known for its tableware products.

History

Nikko was founded in 1908 in Kanazawa, Ishikawa by Lord Maeda and local nobles. The Maeda lords especially fostered arts and crafts, and made of Kanazawa a cultural center like Tokyo and Kyoto. The firm was famous for their ironstone ceramics, but Nikko has broadened its output since the 1970s.

Western materials such as bone china were introduced and developed using Nikko’s own advanced technologies. Today all aspects of production from glaze formulation to mould making are manufactured in-house by Nikko’s team of craftspeople. The resulting pieces are some of the finest quality ceramics in Japan.

The Nikko porcelain factory in Kanazawa, Ishikawa Prefecture.

Products

Nikko tableware collections include the Sensu, Blossom and Macaroon ranges, as well as the Blossom Lighting design.[1]

References

  1. ↑ Bloomfield, Linda (2013). Contemporary Tableware. A & C Black. ISBN 978-1-4081-5395-6.
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