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Jean Népomucène Hermann Nast (1754-1817) Jean Nepomuzuccuez German Nast was the founder of the porcelain factory Nast.Nast was born in Austria, but died in Paris in 1817, creating one of the most famous factories of that time: in 1806 there was nothing better in Paris.

His business will become one of the largest and most prestigious in the capital at the beginning of the 19th century.He was a pioneer of the process of production of relief porcelain in a solid paste, developed innovative methods of applying gold to porcelain in a high bas-relief, improved the painting technique for porcelain, created new embossed jewelry, with the help of a chemist of Louis-Nicol Voklina, he developed new colors (including a malachiteThe glaze called viridian, or imperial green).

In 1810, Nast received two patents, the first on a mechanical process for a relief edging (rolled process).This patented process consists in the use of different widths of the wheels and patterns carved on them (such as water waves or plant leaves) to create a curb that creates the illusion of carving, and combines this jewelry with a beautiful gilding.Frisis drawn and stained with gold on porcelain is the first sign of the brand of the manufacture of Nast.The second patent was on the composition of a special pasta to create the same embossed friezes, as well as for curly medallions.