Johann Joachim Kändler: The Architect of European Porcelain Born in Fischbach, Germany, in 1706, Johann Joachim Kändler’s life was inextricably linked to the burgeoning world of Meissen porcelain. His early exposure to classical art and mythology—a legacy from his pastor father—would profoundly shape his artistic vision. He began his apprenticeship under Johann Benjamin Thomae, a prominent Dresden sculptor, absorbing not only technic…