The Pillivuyt company is a French manufacturer of culinary porcelain dishes for the table and kitchen. Located in the geographic heart of France, Pillivuyt has produced porcelain since the year 1818! To this day, just about every restaurant and hotel in France uses Pillivuyt products. Features and benefits include, outstanding strength for durability and resistance to chipping, timeless designs in the classic French tradition, temperature resistance which allows dishes to directly from the freezer into a hot oven, microwave friendly, diamond-hard, pure white glaze is non-porous which resists stains and is easy to clean (dishwasher safe, too), lead and cadmium free and a large range of dish sizes.