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I have a set of French Vereco (now Duralex I believe) dishes and bowls[1] from the 60s or 70s which I'm the third generation in my family to use and own. The t
by ginko 2y ago
I have a set of French Vereco (now Duralex I believe) dishes and bowls[1] from the 60s or 70s which I'm the third generation in my family to use and own.
The tempered glass is almost indestructible as well. I can only remember one time when one of them broke when I dropped it (like with Superfest it'd smash into a million pieces).
You regularly find similar Vereco glassware in thrift stores and flea markets. Mainly because it's almost indestructible. Mine are getting a bit scratched up by now so I'm considering getting new tableware but it's kind of hard replacing something that still works perfectly fine.
[1] Like this: https://l-art-copenhagen.com/products/526194 https://l-art-copenhagen.com/products/526194
- Agingcoder 2y agoThey’re widely used in school canteens for their durability - like pub owners in the article !
- morsch 2y agoYou can buy vintage Vereco glassware for 400 EUR/8 pc -- probably less in a thrift store --, or new Duralex glasses for like 40 EUR/12 pc. They're not fancy and they're not expensive. I've stopped doing the party trick of intentionally dropping them to show how sturdy they are because they do break sometimes and it's a huge mess.
- kergonath 2y agoDuralex glasses are impressively durable. I am not quite sure how they make them, but they bounce several times when dropped. I don’t recall them exploding in tiny shards either, but I may be misremembering. Incidentally. They seem to be close to bankruptcy (again) and to be looking for investors.
- orthoxerox 2y agoIt seems like everyone I know owns at least one piece from their Beau Rivage (swirly brown) set they bought in the 90's. And Auchan had a huge sale of them (the same pattern!) a few years back.