About Le Creuset®

In 1924, two Belgian industrialists, Armand Desaegner (a casting specialist) and Octave Aubecq (an enameling specialist), met at the Brussles Fair. The innovative pair decided to create a foundry that would enamel various cookware items.

In 1925, Desaegner and Aubecq launched Le Creuset, French for "the crucible." The men chose to locate the company in Fresnoy-le-Grand, Aisne, France, at the crossroads of transportation routes for the raw materials of coke, iron, and sand. This same year, the start-up foundry produced the first cocotte.

Le Creuset began to develop its product range: cookers, charcoal stoves, hot plates for electric cookers, and kitchen utensils. The company concentrated on its range of enameled cast-iron after World War II and became a major innovator of the time, becoming an international name in 1952.

As the world sped toward the close of the 20th century, Le Creuset further advanced in refined cookware introducing fondue sets, barbecues, and woks, as well as trendy and unusual cookware colors.

Today, after nearly a century of quality, Le Creuset is recognized by chefs worldwide for excellence in enameled cookware, plus its Screwpull® line of quality corkscrews and wine openers.