Two hundred and fifty years. The firm’s longevity is just as impressive as its high levels of expertise. The standards that Revol has guaranteed right from the start are only equalled by the modesty of its workers. This is the history, led by passionate artisans and punctuated by creative encounters, that we are celebrating this year.
Prior to the discovery of the marriage contract of founders Pierre Revol and Madeleine Carrier, the story had it that it was their son Joseph Marie who started the firm. The lucky young man was said to have had a lightbulb moment one stormy day in 1789 after seeing thick white mud flowing through the streets of his home town, along with the rain. This chance discovery of kaolin, the basis of ceramics, was said to have led to the opening of the factory.
