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Mysteries of the Abandoned

And the answer is, "Well, could you doany better?" And Gretsch says,"Well, I happen to bea...

And the answer is, "Well, could you do
any better?" And Gretsch says,
"Well, I happen to be
a pottery designer and I can do better." [narrator] Gretsch was hired
to design a new style
with modern appeal and an ergonomic shape. He called his concept
Form 1382. And it is an entire set
of tableware that's designed
to look harmonious together, and it becomes the classic
German middle-class tableware. [Alicia] The fact that
you could buy
individual pieces to make your own set
kind of democratized
porcelain, it made it something
that everyday people
could buy, and it was no longer something
just for the elite

Full Transcript

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And the answer is,
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"Well, could you do any better?"
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And Gretsch says, "Well, I happen to be a pottery designer
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and I can do better."
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[narrator] Gretsch was hired to design a new style with modern appeal
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and an ergonomic shape.
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He called his concept Form 1382.
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And it is an entire set of tableware
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that's designed to look harmonious together,
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and it becomes
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the classic German middle-class tableware.
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[Alicia] The fact that you could buy individual pieces
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to make your own set kind of democratized porcelain,
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it made it something that everyday people could buy,
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and it was no longer something just for the elite.
Duration
54 seconds
Views
44
Timestamp in Movie
00:38:14
Uploaded
Jul 08, 2025
Season
9
Episode
12
Genres
documentary
Production
Mosfilm

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Movie Summary

The world's most incredible engineering projects are revisited to uncover why places full of mysteries and untold secrets are now abandoned ruins.
S09 • E04 In 2008, he was once again charged - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
In 2008, he was once again charged
S09 • E09 [Sascha] Most of the occupiers moved into the Broadway cell block. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[Sascha] Most of the occupiers moved into the Broadway cell ...
S09 • E13 Many of Kreenholm's workers fell ill and died. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Many of Kreenholm's workers fell ill and died.
S09 • E18 [Meigs] Why go out and fish for 18 hours - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[Meigs] Why go out and fish for 18 hours
S09 • E05 [narrator] Written in cement are the words - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:14
[narrator] Written in cement are the words
S09 • E15 [narrator] Bulgaria was not going to take this lying down. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:12
[narrator] Bulgaria was not going to take this lying down.
S09 • E13 Corpses were being carried through Kreenholm in full view of the factory's population. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
Corpses were being carried through Kreenholm in full view of...
S09 • E19 [Hough] We have some evidence that shows - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:10
[Hough] We have some evidence that shows
S09 • E08 [Steven] The well-planned kill zone - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:18
[Steven] The well-planned kill zone
S09 • E04 That conviction was actually overturned - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:21
That conviction was actually overturned
S09 • E06 Corned beef was extremely important for soldiers during World War II. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:05
Corned beef was extremely important for soldiers during Worl...
S09 • E20 There were meeting rooms, reception chambers, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
There were meeting rooms, reception chambers,
S09 • E13 And it must have been grim, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
And it must have been grim,
S09 • E01 [Lynette] They tried to pound - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:15
[Lynette] They tried to pound
S09 • E09 [Katherine] Of course this is an isolated space. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:07
[Katherine] Of course this is an isolated space.
S09 • E17 He discovered that whereas normal air contains just .04% CO2, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:11
He discovered that whereas normal air contains just .04% CO2...
S09 • E14 They used this tool to move the mines and carry them to the pool. - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:06
They used this tool to move the mines and carry them to the ...
S09 • E06 Because it was easy to transport in their backpacks, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:09
Because it was easy to transport in their backpacks,
S09 • E19 [Landdeck] This eruption was most definitely - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:24
[Landdeck] This eruption was most definitely
S09 • E16 [narrator] With the guns at Fort Punto Christo ready, - Mysteries of the Abandoned 00:17
[narrator] With the guns at Fort Punto Christo ready,