The French Flatware Brand That Gave Stainless Steel a New Life

If you’re like me, you probably take your stainless steel flatware for granted. Yes, those shiny metal objects that serve as tools for both cooking and eating, and grace our dining tables with high frequency. We rely so much on our flatware—maybe occasionally appreciate its appearance or utility—but do we ever stop to think of it as a product of great innovation?

But in 1948, when Guy Degrenne took stainless steel cutlery to the mainstream market, from the French town of Sourdeval, it was just that: innovative.

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