Modern Thinking

Mr. Franz Chen is often invited by various organizations to share FRANZ’s success, including the NCCU College of Commerce in Taiwan. He was also invited to the porcelain capital of England, Stoke-on-Trent, to be the judge of an international porcelain competition - Future Lights – and to give a speech. Later, he was invited to the world’s top ranking university, Oxford University, to give a speech to enhance the interaction of Eastern and Western cultures.

NCCU College of Commerce Forum

Mr. Franz Chen was invited by NCCU College of Commerce to attend the “Leadership Thinking – Creating an Enterprise’s Lasting Competitive Advantage” forum to share his secrets to success.

Left to right: Prof. Sandra Dawson, former vice dean of University of Cambridge, Prof. Yeh-Yun Lin from NCCU College of Commerce, Mr. Franz Chen, CEO of Franz Collection, Prof. Sucheta Nadkarni from University of Cambridge, Prof. Christoph Loch from Cambridge Judge Business School, Prof. Tsung-Chi Cheng, Vice dean of NCCU College of Commerce

Future Lights

Mr. Franz Chen was invited to the porcelain capital of England, Stoke-on-Trent, to be the judge of an international porcelain competition (Future Lights),to give his professional opinion on the state of the industry, and to seek the future possibilities of porcelain.

Mr. Wilhelm Siemen, Director of the Porzellanikon – State Museum of Porcelain,

conducting a meeting.

Mr. Franz Chen, the finalists, and the jury

Ceramics and Its Dimensions

Mr. Franz Chen was invited to attend the Ceramics and Its Dimensions forum held at The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent. With the theme “Modern china: Building a Career in Ceramics,” he amazed his audience with the unique styles and colors of Franz Collection, the creation of Chinese culture, and the 3D printed miniature accessories.

Photo from: The Potteries Museum and Art Gallery Facebook

Mr. Franz Chen introducing the development of Franz Collection.

Mr. Franz Chen conducting the “Professionalism – Building a Career in Ceramics” meeting. 

University of Oxford

Mr. Franz Chen conducted a seminar at the University of Oxford, the world’s top ranking university. He also visited Oxford’s Ashmolean Museum, which was established in the 17th century. The Ashmolean is the first public museum in Britain and the world’s first universitymuseum.

Mr. Matthew Winterbottom, curator of the 19th century decorative arts, introducing the important porcelain works of the Ashmolean Museum.

Mr. Franz Chen gave a speech at the University of Oxford’s China Centre with the theme “Silk Road and Modern china: Doing Business in China And Other Asian Markets.”