Villeroy and Boch

On Sunday we felt like a good, cheap schnitzel for lunch, so we ventured over the border to Mettlach on the banks of the Saar River. As it was, the schnitzel was cheap. For some, another attraction of Mettlach is the factory outlet of Villeroy and Boch. A non-attraction is the uneven cobblestone streets – Ingrid twisted her ankle.

We visited the Villeroy and Boch headquarters situated in the picturesque old abbey. The factory is now defunct as I imagine that production has been outsourced to China. I guess there is a small irony there.

The museum housed in the old factory is very impressive. We quite liked the delicate picnic sets in their exquisitely crafted travel hampers and trunks. Tupperware it wasn’t.

  

We were particularly taken by this flamboyant art nouveau his-and-hers vanity unit. Unfortunately, we don’t have a bathroom of sufficient dimensions to accommodate it.

There was an amusing reproduction of the table setting for the original Villeroy/Boch wedding. By the facial expressions of some of the realistic looking mannequins, I’m glad we were not invited.