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Bay Keramik

Bay Keramik was established in 1933 by Eduard Bay in Ransbach-Baumbach, in Germany’s Westerwald ceramics region. Its early output included terracotta animal figures and everyday wares. After the Second World War, the company resumed animal-figure production before broadening its decorative range during the post-war ceramics boom.

A change in direction in the mid-1950s brought new forms and Italian-influenced stoneware ranges. Designer Bodo Mans joined around 1959–1960, initially before taking a permanent position in 1962. He remained with Bay until 1975, developing an extensive body of work that helped shape the company’s mid-century identity.

Bay’s ceramics reached an international audience through accessible decorative wares offered in a wide variety of glazes. Lava-like surface treatments were particularly popular during the 1960s and 1970s, placing part of its output within the collecting field now known as Fat Lava. That term describes only part of Bay’s varied production, rather than a single pattern or glaze shared by every piece.

The company’s history also connects decorative pottery with domestic cookware. German trade reporting records the first presentation of the Römertopf clay roaster at the Hannover fair in April 1967. This launch should be distinguished from later patent or trademark claims; it is not evidence that Bay’s decorative-ceramics production ended at that point. Store norske leksikon dates the end of Bay’s production to 1998.

Read more about Bay’s history and Bodo Mans here and the 1967 Römertopf launch here.

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