Herman Sanders is geboren op 18 juli 1925 te Enschede. Als zoon van Albert Sanders en Dora Dröge groeit hij op aan de Stadsgravenstraat te Enschede. Zijn ouders hebben hier de bekende ijzerwarenwinkel 'de Ossekop'. Hij volgt een opleiding aan de Academie voor Beeldende Kunsten te Den Haag en 'Kunstoefening' in Arnhem. Zijn leermeesters zijn P.A. Nijgh en I. Valkema. Sinds 1948 tot 1984 is hij als keramist, ontwerper (de Sandelfo reeks) en plateelschilder werkzaam bij De Porceleyne Fles te Delft. Herman overlijdt te Delft op 3 september 2004.
Onderstaande, enkele werken van Herman Sanders.
Herman Sanders ( 1925-2004)
Herman Sanders was werkzaam bij de Porceleyne fles/Royal Delft.
Herman Johannes Hendrikus Sanders was born in the Dutch industrial city of Enschede on 18th July, 1925. Following school, he went to the art industries school in Arnhem, where he trained as a stained glass artist and later a painter. He joined Porceleyne Fles as a Delftware-painter in 1948 and in 1950 completed his training at the Royal Academy for the Visual Arts, in The Hague. Early in his time at Royal Delft he was allowed to experiment with decorations on Delftware. Sandelfo was the name chosen for a new style of Delftware designed by Sanders. Produced from 1957 to 1977, the grey and black decoration featured modern and abstract figures. Some of the model forms related to traditional blue Delftware, but the majority of Sandelfo models used contemporary forms.
In 1968 Delvert was introduced, remaining in production until 1976, and then again from 1991 to 1994. Designed by Sanders, the inimitable soft blue-green colour was distinctive, the decorations being patterns consisting of geometric angles, acanthus leaves, stalks, and fruit. The products were discontinued because of technical problems with the distinctive colour.
Sanders also designed a large number of unique pieces, often multicoloured, with meticulously detailed decoration. Along with other master painters at Porceleyne Fles he designed limited edition pieces beginning in 1979, which were very popular, especially with German customers. He retired from the factory in 1984 after a long career, always striving for perfection.
Onderstaande, werken ( de eerste 13 afbeeldingen) stammen uit de "Sandelfo" collectie
