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BACCARAT
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In
1764 the King of France Louis XV granted the
bishop of Metz to create a glass making establishment in Baccarat,
which soon became the most prestigious crystal manufacturer worldwide,
with clients such as the maharajas of Rajasthan, the Imperial House of
Japan, the kings of Morocco or Arabia, the Tsars of Russia, the
President of the United States Franklin D. Roosevelt, etc.Passed down
over the centuries, the vocation of Baccarat is to innovate in the
fields of techniques and creation, focusing on constantly training its
elite craftsmen; glassblowers, cutters and engravers whose talent today
expresses itself with the same exacting standards of quality.
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The crystal works boasts the largest concentration of "Meilleurs
Ouvriers de France" (Best Workmen of France) in its field, with a
number of 26.
www.baccarat.fr
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Firmly rooted thanks to its exceptional
heritage, Baccarat's creativity is flourishing and exploring new
fields.
In 1993, the brand launched into fashion and created a line of jewels
followed by a collection of accessories and wristwatches. The creations
of famous artists inspired by the magic of crystal such as Georges
Chevalier, Andrée Putman, Ettore Sottsass, William Sawaya
are the cornerstones which helped build the Art-de-Vivre collections.
Three thousand permanent references and two new collections a year in
the jewels and home-decoration categories are displayed in its network
of 47 owned stores and points of sale worldwide. Baccarat is
perpetuating the image of a cosmopolitan lifestyle in the great French
tradition beautifully illustrated by its new House in Paris created by
Philippe Starck, opened in 2003.
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