{"id":181470,"date":"2025-11-06T16:49:10","date_gmt":"2025-11-06T15:49:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/?p=181470"},"modified":"2026-01-02T12:48:42","modified_gmt":"2026-01-02T11:48:42","slug":"luxus-magazine-duralex-the-100-french-made-glassware-that-is-as-durable-as-ever","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/luxus-plus.com\/en\/luxus-magazine-duralex-the-100-french-made-glassware-that-is-as-durable-as-ever\/","title":{"rendered":"[Luxus Magazine] Duralex, the 100% French-made glassware that is as durable as ever"},"content":{"rendered":"<h4>Taken over by some of its employees in 2024, the cult glassware brand of our childhood, founded in 1945, needed to replace its aging machinery and launch new models, both of which were essential for a return to financial stability. Its successful crowdfunding campaign aimed at the general public should help it achieve this.<\/h4>\n<p><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Who hasn&#8217;t read their age on a Duralex glass?<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>A leading player in tableware in France<\/b> and <b>proudly popular in the noble sense of the term<\/b>, the <b>factory in La Chapelle-Saint-Mesmin, near Orl\u00e9ans (Loiret)<\/b>, lives up to its tempered glass, which is <b>impact resistant<\/b>.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>The company, which became a SCOP (cooperative and participatory company) in 2024, has once again demonstrated this by <b>partnering with the crowdfunding platform Lita<\/b>. Calling for support for an 80-year-old Made in France company, <b>Duralex has managed to mobilize hearts and wallets well beyond the expected \u20ac5 million.<\/b><\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>This outpouring of solidarity brings <b>a glimmer of hope to a France<\/b> that saw its <b>industry devastated in the mid-1970s<\/b> and became a service-based society. Not to mention a preference for French-made products, which too often remains a pipe dream for consumers strangled by inflation and forced spending.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<h2>A tremendous outpouring of generosity<\/h2>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>Within the first 24 hours of the campaign&#8217;s launch on November 3<\/b>, <b>Duralex exceeded its target of \u20ac5 million<\/b>, reaching \u20ac18 million.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><b>In less than 48 hours<\/b>, the crowdfunding campaign with Lita, which was supposed to run until December 31, approached the<b> symbolic threshold of \u20ac20 million in investment commitments<\/b>. \u201cThat&#8217;s <b>four times more than the amount available<\/b>!\u201d says the company.<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/magazine.luxus-plus.com\/en\/duralex-the-100-french-made-glassware-that-is-as-durable-as-ever\/\">Click here to read the full article<\/a> on Luxus Magazine<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Featured photo: \u00a9 Duralex<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Taken over by some of its employees in 2024, the cult glassware brand of our childhood, founded in 1945, needed to replace its aging machinery and launch new models, both of which were essential for a return to financial stability. 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