In 1830 Charles Christofle became the manager of a Jewellery Workshop which belonged to his wife’s family. Producing fine silver flatware and home accessories created by many famous artists and designers including Antoine Perrin, Man Ray, Jean Cocteau, Gio Ponti, Andrée Putman, Martin Szekely, Ito Morabito and Richard Hutten. Today the company is still owned by the Christofle family.