This article examines the ways how the formation of the Japanese ceramic collection of Sir William Van Horne (1843-1915) in Montreal was informed by art dealers and the global market of Japanese ceramics in the late 19th to early 20th century. Van Horne’s dealers, based in Japan and the US,...

Globalization, the on-going debate -- The traditions - East Asian and Staffordshire Ceramics -- The Rise of Outsourcing UK ceramics -- The Impact of Far Eastern Outsourcing on the Marketing of UK Ceramics -- Outsourcing and its Impact on the Design Process -- Accentuating Place of Origin -- The...

This paper combines the pricing-to-market equation and the residual demand elasticity equation to measure the extent of competition in the export markets of ceramic tiles, which has been dominated by Italian and Spanish producers since the late eighties. The findings show that the tile exporters...