The Berl Neuwohner and Filip Waldmann Regional Factory of Tile Stoves in Lviv

Abstract

The article considers the history of the origin and development of the Regional Factory of Tile Stoves in Lviv, using the development of other ceramic institutions as a background. The owners of the factory have been identified as Berl Neuwohner, Neuwohner’s partner, Filip Waldmann (Waldman), and the Kubin, Brich and Korzeniowski company, which merged with the factory. The contribution of the current director of the factory, Oksana Chepurna, to the continuity of the factory work and the variety and quality of the production has been analyzed. The range of factory products, the stylistics and colors of the tiles, and their raw materials as well as use of factory products on the facades and interiors of Lviv buildings are described.