Duralex

Duralex International
Private
Industry Glass
Founded 1945
Headquarters La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, France
Key people
 Antoine Ioannidès
Products Tempered glass tableware and kitchenware
Revenue 30,097 M € (2013)[1]
Number of employees
 220 (2013)[2]
Website www.duralex.com www.duralexusa.com

Duralex is a French tempered glass tableware and kitchenware manufacturer located in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin in Loiret.[3] Using a technique developed in the 1930s by Saint-Gobain, molded glass is heated to 600 degrees Celsius, then cooled very quickly, giving it an impact resistance twice superior to normal glass.[4]

The "Picardie" tumbler and the "Gigogne" glass are two of the company's best-known products.[3] The Gigogne glass is in the permanent collection of the Paris Musée des Arts Décoratifs, Paris.[5]

The magazine This Old House called Duralex’s OvenChef glass baking dishes one of the best new home products of 2014, citing the dishes' ability to withstand large temperature swings without shattering.[6][7]

References

  1. ↑ Duralex International. RCS Orleans B 505 397 554, societe.com.
  2. ↑ Duralex : retour "verre" le futur, Vincent Vidal, Home Fashion News, December 2013
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 John Lichfield, "Duralex – the glass tumbler that would not be broken", The Independent, 27 January 2010.
  4. ↑ Kate Watson-Smyth, "The Secret History Of: The Duralex glass range", The Independent, 26 November 2010.
  5. ↑ "Gobelet Gigogne" - Centre de documentation des musées - Les Arts Décoratifs"
  6. ↑ "Duralex’s OvenChef Named to This Old House Best Products List - HFN"
  7. ↑ "Kitchen: Shockingly Sturdy Bakeware | The TOH Top 100: Best New Home Products 2014 | This Old House"

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