This is the oldest crystal making institution in Europe; it was founded in 1586 and is located in the heart of the M\u00fcnzthal forest, in Saint-Louis-l\u00e8s-Bitche. This is where the world’s finest crystal is produced, and since it was dubbed by Louis XV, in 1767, Saint-Louis has offered to the world its “art de vivre”. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Indeed, before 1767 the plant institution operated without being aware of the quality of its products. When Louis XV visited and showed his enthusiasm upon discoreving the unique crystal of Saint-Louis, he dubbed it and allowed them to adopt his royal status, in turn accompanying the company ever since with the same Saint-Louis.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Having signed by his hand the patent letter in Versailles, he confered to the manufactory the title of \u00abVerrerie royale\u00bb. King Louis XV granted it the status of official supplier of the Court, his coat of arms, his crown, and his very name! Saint Louis is indeed a tribute to King Louis XV!<\/p>\n\n\n\n In 1782, after the invention of the crystal formula by the Science Academy, the manufactory becomes an official ” Royal Crystalery…”<\/p>\n\n\n\n This marks the beginning of the French house’s history, around the same time when the French “art de la table” defines itself. This is because it is thanks to this company that the French “service bourgeois” was born in the nineteenth century, launching a trend that would later on become the norm for the best receptions on the planet: “During the nineteenth century it was of the utmost importance to own crystal. Nobody could’ve imagined dressing a table without crystal.”, explains J\u00e9r\u00f4me de Lavergnolle, CEO of Cristalleries Saint-Louis. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A true art that revolves around an exemplary know-how: “Saint-Louis is more than just a product. We must never forget that behind the crystal lies a worker, a furnace, a village and a forest.”. These are the words of Anne Lhomme, creative director of Saint-Louis. It is true that their know-how is emblematic; Saint-Louis has been orchestrating for centuries around the forest, the river, in this environment that still hosts the workshops. <\/p>\n\n\n\n A short production cycle years before it became a concept, the luxury of Saint-Louis is understood through the care that is brought to each production; before the crystal leaves the workshops, it will have been touched and manipulated by 28 different workers, over a course of 25 days. These rare pieces are thus made by master glass blowers and tailors, 11 of which are part of the Best French Workers. <\/p>\n\n\n\n Yes, each cut of Saint-Louis crystal is a separate story. Especially the iconic Tommy Glass.<\/p>\n\n\n\n There are few tableware objects that can be compared to the refined beauty and the individual nature of Tommy Glass by Saint-Louis. We owe this to Joseph Bleicher for his invention of the Tommy Glass in 1928.<\/p>\n\n\n\n![\"\"](\"http:\/\/www.icon-icon.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/09\/logo-cristal-Saint-Louis.jpg\"){kind=icon}
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