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Duralex: How A Workers Cooperative Took Over An Iconic French Glassmaker

Duralex glass with visible logo, ​Duralex is famous all over the world for its unbreakable glasses: on the verge of bankruptcy two years ago, the company now looks at the future with hope.
Duralex is famous all over the world for its unbreakable glasses: on the verge of bankruptcy two years ago, the company now looks at the future with hope. Hubert Psaila Marie/Abaca via ZUMA Press

In Spain and beyond, Duralex plates and glasses have been part of the lives of different generations. So when workers of the French tempered glass manufacturer took over the emblematic company a few months ago, turning it into a cooperative to save it from bankruptcy, Spanish media took note.

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Bernardaud: How One Family Is Keeping The Art Of Limoges Porcelain Alive

An ​artisan at the Bernardaud manufacture checking a porcelain cup.
An artisan at the Bernardaud manufacture checking a porcelain cup for imperfections. Bernardaud/IG

While most of its competitors, crushed by competition from Asia, have closed their doors, this family company founded in Limoges in 1863 has never been doing so well thanks to to collaborations with artists and starred chefs, as well as some unexpected uses.

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