Since the 1980's Robyne Voyce and Rudolf Boelee became interested in collecting ceramics from the immediate postwar period. This interest led in 1993 to the acquisition of the Crown Lynn New Zealand name, which was the former trade mark of Crown Lynn Potteries Limited. Once known as the 'crowning' glory of the ceramic industry in New Zealand, offering a touch of elegance and perfection in a range of your choice, until it became yet another casualty of the deregulated nature of industry in New Zealand.