PORCELAN

TitlePORCELAN
BrandROSENTHAL
Product/ServicePORCELAIN ROUTER VASE
Category F01. Consumer Products
Entrant KOLLE REBBE Hamburg, GERMANY
Idea Creation KOLLE REBBE Hamburg, GERMANY
Credits
Name Company Position
Sascha Hanke Kolle Rebbe GmbH Executive Creative Director
Rolf Leger Kolle Rebbe GmbH Executive Creative Director
Simon Jasper Philipp Kolle Rebbe GmbH Creative Director
Florian Ludwig Kolle Rebbe GmbH Creative Director
Laura Gorny Kolle Rebbe GmbH Account Manager
Ferdinand Povel Kolle Rebbe GmbH Art Director
Haiko Meyer Kolle Rebbe GmbH Copywriter
Martin Lühe Kolle Rebbe GmbH Production Manager
Ricarda Brieden Kolle Rebbe GmbH Agency Producer
Katrin Grün Kolle Rebbe GmbH Art Buying
Christian Hilfinger Kolle Rebbe GmbH Editor
Alexander Hildenberg Kolle Rebbe GmbH Editor, DoP
Dirk Weyer Dirk Weyer Studios Photographer

The Campaign

Even the most beautifully appointed homes usually has one unavoidable flaw: an ugly plastic router with flickering lights and a mess of cables collecting dust in a forgotten corner. To rid beautiful homes of these unsightly devices, we developed PorceLAN – a vase that turns a standard router into a classy design element.

Creative Execution

PorceLAN works like a conventional modem router with the technology concealed in a flower vase made of premium porcelain. Therefor we constructed PorceLAN in a multistage firing process. The body comprises two elements that are elegantly joined by a seamless magnetic lock. While the top part of the vase can be removed and is reserved for flowers, the bottom part conceals the technical equipment so it is completely out of view. No plastic, no flickering and flashing – nothing like a conventional router. The only clue to the technology within is the unusual shape of the vase, which is inspired by the well-known symbol for wifi. PorceLAN was made in a 31,1 cm tall table vase and a 55 cm tall floor vase.

Indication of how successful the outcome was in the market

PorceLAN was sold exclusively in Rosenthal stores and in the Rosenthal Online Shop and it was an instant hit with the target group – the first series of 500 vases sold out within just a few weeks. During the campaign, the number of Rosenthal fans on Facebook rose by 21%. Due to the popularity of PorceLAN on blogs and forums Rosenthal receives requests from customers all over the world. And most importantly, thanks to PorceLAN, Rosenthal was not only able to bolster its position as an innovative leader among porcelain manufacturers, but also succeed in creating the most stylish way to connect to the Internet at home.

With PorceLAN, Rosenthal’s rich heritage for tradition and innovation could come to life in a single product. This product innovation opens Rosenthal to a new, young target group that has traditionally shown more interest in technological innovations than in traditional porcelain.