improve it or discuss these issues on the talk page . learn how and when to remove these template messages a major contributor to this article appears to have a close connection with its subject . it may require cleanup to comply with wikipedia s content policies particularly neutral point of view . please discuss further on the talk page . april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message this article relies largely or entirely upon a single source . relevant discussion may be found on the talk page . please help improve this article by introducing citations to additional sources . april 2015 the topic of this article may not meet wikipedia s notability guidelines for companies and organizations . please help to establish notability by citing reliable secondary sources that are independent of the topic and provide significant coverage of it beyond its mere trivial mention . if notability can not be established the article is likely to be merged redirected or deleted . find sources duravit news newspapers books scholar jstor free images april 2015 learn how and when to remove this template message learn how and when to remove this template message duravit ag type incorporation industry sanitary ceramics bathroom furniture shower trays and bathtubs whirl and wellness systems shower toilets and accessories founded 1817 headquarters hornberg germany key people prof. dr. frank richter ceo thomas stammel dr. reinhard k. volk revenue over 380 mill . euro group revenue to third parties 2013 number of employees 5 700 2013 website http duravit.com duravit ag founded in 1817 and headquartered out of hornberg germany is primarily a manufacturer of porcelain bathroom fittings . duravit is notable for having employed prominent designers such as philippe starck sieger design eoos phoenix design frank huster christian werner and matteo thun for its product lines . in recent years the company has diversified its scope to include other products . history edit duravit plant in hornberg founded as a small earthenware factory by georg friedrich horn in 1817 in the black forest duravit did not begin to produce sanitary fixtures until the early 20th century such as sinks bidets and toilets . in the 1980s the product line was expanded to offer bathroom accessories . the 1980s and 1990s were also characterized by various corporate acquisitions including ceramique de bischwiller in 1991 misr tech in 1999 and a partial stake in laufen . this period also saw the further growth of product lines including the introduction of bathroom furniture . in 1994 duravit opened a new modern plant for the production of sanitary ceramics . 1 duravit s expansion continued in the first decade of the 21st century with the establishment of subsidiaries in turkey india and china . the duravit design center in hornberg designed by philippe starck was also completed during this time . the brand is currently available in over 100 countries . factory sites edit there are production facilities at several locations in germany and abroad hornberg schenkenzell and mei en in germany and in bischwiller france cairo egypt istanbul turkey chongqing china bizerte tunisia and tarapur india out of the country . 2 references edit company overview on bloomberg businessweek retrieved october 2014 information from duravit website retrieved october 2014 retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title duravit & oldid 735138775 categories companies based in baden w rttemberggerman brandsbathroomshidden categories wikipedia articles with possible conflicts of interest from april 2015articles needing additional references from april 2015all articles needing additional referencesarticles with topics of unclear notability from april 2015all articles with topics of unclear notability navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial pagespermanent linkpage informationwikidata itemcite this page print export create a bookdownload as pdfprintable version in other projects wikimedia commons languages deutsch edit links this page was last modified on 18 august 2016 at 20 46 . text is available under the creative commons attribution sharealike license ; additional terms may apply . by using this site you agree to the terms of use and privacy policy . wikipedia is a registered trademark of the wikimedia foundation inc. a non profit organization . privacy policy about wikipedia disclaimers contact wikipedia developers cookie statement mobile view