Evolution Of Villeroy And Boch Cutlery in Dinnerware Company

Villeroy and Boch became the supreme dinnerware company it is today when the two rivals, Francois Boch and Nicolas Villeroy merged their two companies to form one company in 1836 in order to survive the competition. Today the company is world renowned for its future thinking designs of dinnerware, glassware and cutlery. Francois Boch originally started producing ceramic dinnerware - plates, cups and pots - in 1748 in the small village of Audun-le-Tiche, by hand. In 1809 he bought Benedictine Abbey and set up, designed and invented many production machines for use thereby laying the ground work for a transition from ceramics made manually to industrial manufactured dinnerware. In 1829 his factory in Mettlach invented a new type of dinner war called Porcelain Stoneware which is bright white and extremely hard.

Nicolas Villeroy started in dinnerware manufacturing in 1791 with his factory in Vaudrevaneg. His factory produced dinnerware using a copper plating system for serial production. Villeroy & Boch have achieved success for over 260 years through inventiveness, creativity and an entrepreneurial spirit. They offer a large range of products from their two main product sectors "Bathroom and Wellness" and "Dinnerware". You can visit the Villeroy And BochCutlery Discovery Centre in Mettlach, a walk through park, which costs $4.75 for the day to enjoy, you can see their cultural influence display as well as displays about what they envision in the future for "home and living".

One of the most popular displays is the Tableware World of Discovery which takes you into realistic settings of beautifully arranged dinnerware sure to inspire you. Or, you can take in The Museum of Ceramics which has a wonderful display of ceramics from the late Baroque period till today, including the chamber pots of nobles. But Villeroy & Boch, the company is not just focused on the past they have a well planned out strategy for the future. Their goal is to become the top lifestyle brand for all interior furnishings. They plan to offer architects and interior designers as well as end consumers, solutions for decoration and design under specific areas. The current "House of Villeroy & Boch" will be broken down to the following categories, "well-laid table" for dinnerware and cutlery, "single-source bathroom" for bathroom fixtures such as tubs and commodes, and the "tile for living-areas and the construction-project sector" for decorative tiles and other construction related material. Their exquisite products are of the highest quality and are designed to brighten the everyday lives of people through-out the world. The Villeroy & Boch brand stands for quality and style.