The brand, which evokes nostalgia and pride, hit its €5m fundraising target within hours and orders have soared

Duralex glasses are beautiful. They have clear “made in France” at the bottom. We bought a few colourful ones back to England when we visited France last year.

  • Kjell@lemmy.worldMEnglish
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    2 months ago

    I had to look where my glasses are from. I have Ikea (Swedish) glasses manufactured in Spain and Rosendahl (Danish) glasses manufactured in Turkey. I also have coffee cups from Rörstrand (Swedish brand but now owned by Fiskars (Finnish)) unfortunately they are manufactured in Indonesia.

    So even if I don’t have Duralex I feel like I’m at least supporting European brands. However, if I have to buy new glasses I will consider Duralex. The Picardie 25 cl looks nice and has a good size.

  • WFH@lemmy.zipEnglish
    11·
    2 months ago

    Oh man, so many childhood memories… they are the standard in every single school canteen and kids’ vacation center in France. Unbreakable and unchanged for generations.

    So many traditions around checking your “age” at the bottom of the glass. Usually the “youngest” or “oldest” had to fetch the communal pitcher of water.

    Truly BIFL if you enjoy their retro design.

    • Kjell@lemmy.worldMEnglish
      2·
      2 months ago

      Did you had the Duralex Empilable? I’m from Sweden and like in France we have the Duralex Empilable in all schools. I even think the lunch restaurant at my work have them.

      • WFH@lemmy.zipEnglish
        1·
        2 months ago

        I had to check the names on the website but YES OBVIOUSLY!

        Also the Gigogne is pretty common too.

        • Kjell@lemmy.worldMEnglish
          1·
          2 months ago

          I had no idea of the names until I searched for Duralex and found their Swedish website which listed the different models they have. Then I recognized it directly. I don’t remember that I have seen Gigogne before.