Duralex
Duralex is a French tempered glass tableware and kitchenware manufacturer located in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin in Loiret, France. Using a technique developed in the 1930s by Saint-Gobain, moulded glass is heated to 600 degrees Celsius then cooled very quickly, giving it an impact resistance that is twice superior to normal glass.
| Company type | Private |
|---|---|
| Industry | Glass |
| Founded | 1945 |
| Headquarters | , |
Key people | Antoine Ioannidès |
| Products | Tempered glass tableware and kitchenware |
| Revenue | 30.097 M € (2013) |
| Owner | International Cookware Group |
Number of employees | 220 (2013) |
| Website | duralex |
The Picardie tumbler and the Gigogne glass are two of the company's best-known products. The "Gigogne" glass is in the permanent collection of the Musée des Arts Décoratifs in Paris.
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 wide temperature swings without shattering.
The brand name is derived from the Latin motto dura lex, sed lex ("the law is harsh, but it is the law").