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Gustavsberg porcelain

Logo: gustavsberg.ru3

Swedish porcelain company

Gustavsberg is a Swedish porcelain company that originated in 1826. It broke up in the 1990s and was sold off in pieces, to the dismay of residents of the Gustavsberg area, but artisans continued producing ceramics and household porcelain in the Gustavsberg tradition.2 It was founded by Johan Olof Wennberg.1 It employed 600 people.1 It is part of Villeroy & Boch.1 Wikipedia text CC BY-SA 4.0

Last updated Oct 21, 2026.

Overview

1825Founded1

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Photo: Holger Ellgaard, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons4

Gustavsberg is a Swedish porcelain company that originated in 1826.2

Corporate structure

Gustavsberg porcelain is part of a group headed by Villeroy & Boch. 12 entities, 11 countries on record. Switch between the flow chart and the network, and select any entity to see its details.

  • Villeroy & Boch Mettlach, Germany
    • Gustavsberg porcelain Värmdö Municipality
    • brisath wille rxy xaend bxkh (prathesthiy) cakad (บริษัท วิลเลรอย แอนด์ บอค (ประเทศไทย) จำกัด) Subsidiary · Nong Khae, Thailand
    • MONDIAL SA Subsidiary · Lugoj, Romania
    • Ucosan B.V. Subsidiary · Roden, Netherlands
    • VILBOMEX S.A. DE C.V. Subsidiary · Ramos Arizpe, Coahuila, Mexico
    • VILLEROY & BOCH AUSTRALIA PTY LTD Subsidiary · Brookvale, Australia
    • Villeroy & Boch Gustavsberg AB Subsidiary · Gustavsberg, Sweden
    • Villeroy & Boch Magyarorszag Korlatolt Felelossegu Tarsasag (Villeroy & Boch Magyarország Korlátolt Felelősségű Társaság) Subsidiary · Hódmezövásárhely, Hungary
    • VILLEROY & BOCH, S.a r.l., Faiencerie de Septfontaines-lez-Luxembourg Subsidiary · Luxembourg, Luxembourg
    • Villeroy et Boch Societe par actions simplifiee (Villeroy et Boch Société par actions simplifiée) Subsidiary · Paris, France
    • wei bao mao yi (shang hai) you xian gong si (唯宝贸易（上海）有限公司) Subsidiary · Shanghai, China

Built from parent and subsidiary links from GLEIF, the Global Legal Entity Identifier Foundation (CC0); subsidiaries, stakes and holdings from Wikidata (CC0). Each entity in the chart links to its source.

The story

Founded by Johan Olof Wennberg in 1825.1

Leadership

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Subsidiaries and ownership

Parent company

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Timeline

  1. 1825Founded Founded1

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