Situated at the crossroads of several French regions, between Lorraine, Haute-Saône and the Vosges, La Rochère is one of the last bastions of the glass-making tradition.

Drawing on the surrounding natural environment, La Rochère Crystal and Glass Works was founded in 1475 on the edge of the forest that provided the wood for stoking the furnaces and the ferns whose potassium-rich ashes assist the fusion of glass.

Silica was extracted from the sandstone soil. Lime was supplied fromthe limestone soil of the neighbouring Vosges region.

The harmonious blend of all these natural elements, assisted by a touch of alchemy, gave birth to Crystalline.

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