Of royal origin is the design that preceded Bergs Potter's Københaven pots. Similar models had already existed around the year 1860. They all came from the "Danish Versailles", as Fredensborg Castle in the north of the island of Zealand is still called today. Frederick IV of Denmark and Norway had the castle built between 1720 and 1722 as a summer residence and hunting lodge. A pottery workshop must have been part of the royal property. Steffen Berg, Bergs-Potter's second-generation managing director, found the historic planters by chance in a greenhouse of an abandoned nursery and was inspired to create a new edition according to his own, discreetly modernized design. The restrained scale decoration is particularly successful. We also appreciate these pots because the matching coaster, potted from the same clay, is included right away. Not only do both parts together create a harmonious overall picture - the coasters also help to use water more efficiently, as they collect excess water and keep it ready for later use. With the rather smaller pot sizes, this is an advantage that should not be underestimated, especially if the containers are placed outside on the balcony or on the terrace, where watering is required more frequently in warm summers anyway.

When Victor Berg inherited his ceramics business in Copenhagen in 1942, it was particularly important to him to make the everyday lives of his fellow human beings a little more colorful in gray times. In the words of the Danish poet Hans Christian Andersen: "Life alone is not enough, said the butterfly. You must have sunshine, freedom and a little flower." So Berg always kept a bouquet of vases and pots in his store and also added cut flowers to the range. The people of Copenhagen liked this - over the years, several stores in the Danish capital were added, and eventually also plant pots and planters based on his own designs. When Victor Berg's children joined the family business in the 1980s, they began to have their own ideas - initially inspired by historical models that they found all over Europe - molded in terracotta. To this end, Bergs Potter still works with traditional potteries in Tuscany, more precisely in Lucca, and now also in Portugal; a tradition that is now being continued with great dedication by the third generation of Bergs. The preferred material is the famous southern Tuscan Galestro clay, which is rich in minerals and is considered to be particularly frost-resistant. Once fired, even the unglazed terracotta can show shades of red and pink, gray and white - an appealing natural patina that only this clay possesses. Another advantage for the health of your potted plants: the carbonate and potassium salts contained in the clay ensure good permeability, which can have a particularly positive effect on the development of the root system.