We take up this success story.
Villeroy boch mettlacher platten.
The newly developed tiles were called the mettlacher tile mettlacher platten.
Eugen boch s idea of producing a ceramic fl oor mosaic for the fi rst time was an unbelievable success.
The mettlacher platten are an essential part of the success story of the villeroy boch brand.
In fact many of the machines were designed by boch himself.
The recurrent theme and visual highlight of the collection is the ceramic pattern known as mettlacher platten.
1800 tals såssnipa av fajans med tunn blomranka i blått underglasyrtryck skoklosters slott 93452 tif 5 616 3 744.
In 1809 boch bought the former benedictine abbey in mettlach on the river saar where he set up a very modern and extensively mechanised system for tableware production.
Mettlacher platten as an element of design the mettlacher platten are an essential part of the success story of the villeroy boch brand.
Villeroy boch bought the factory merzig by the saar river in 1879 as the company was again in great need of expansion.
The merzig factory developed into the world s biggest production plant of tiles.
Eugen boch s idea of producing a ceramic floor mosaic for the first time was an unbelievable success at the time and made the tiles and the brand known worldwide.
The first factory in europe only manufacturing tiles opened in 1852.