Figgjo (company)

[2] Following World War II, Figgjo expanded into industrial manufacture of earthenware, building a new factory plant that was completed in 1947.

[3] In the 1950s, new decoration techniques for silkscreen printing of patterns and applying colored slip to products made it easier to produce a large portfolio of popular and distinctive designs at scale.

[2] However, by the 1960s, the onset of international free trade in Norway forced Figgjo to change their operational strategy to stay competitive with imports.

[4] From 1956 to 1964, Figgjo collaborated with noted Norwegian freelance designer Hermann Bongard, who produced a number of successful tableware products for the company.

[5] Other notable designers who worked for Figgjo include Turi Gramstad Oliver, Inger Waage, and Kåre Berven Fjeldsaa.