Ninety-one brand guides to the pots and pans — cast iron, copper, carbon steel, stainless and enamel — and where they are made.
Cookware brands often sell on material and origin, and many still make their pans where they began. These guides look at each maker and where its cookware comes from, with honest caveats where the record is thin.
Made where they began
Turk has hot-forged iron pans in the Sauerland since 1857; Fissler, family-owned, has made cookware in Germany since 1845; Demeyere is still made in Belgium; Samuel Groves, established in 1817, still makes cookware in England; Agnelli has made aluminium cookware in Italy since 1907; Scanpan casts at its own factory in Denmark; and Noda Horo has made enamel in its own Tochigi foundry since 1934.
Revivals and owners
American makers such as Field Company, Stargazer and Butter Pat revive lighter, smoother cast iron cast in the USA; Butter Pat is now part of YETI. Ballarini, an Italian maker since 1889, is still made in Rivarolo under the Zwilling group. Several guides cover traditional crafts — Nambu iron, Thathera kansa, Zhangqiu woks — with cultural care.
How to use these guides
Each guide covers who owns the name today, where the products are made — by the maker’s own account and, where it differs, by other sources — and the brand’s visual identity. A company’s description of itself is attributed to the company, and where a business has closed we say so plainly. The table at the end gathers the essentials.
Kitchen design icons
Alessi, Smeg, KitchenAid, Le Creuset, Bialetti, Iittala and Georg Jensen.
- Alessi — The red wordmark, the ‘dream factory’ that commissions star designers, Starck’s Juicy Salif, Graves’ bird kettle, and the 1921 Omegna founding.
- Smeg — The rounded lowercase wordmark, the retro FAB fridge, pastel colour, the ‘Smalterie Metallurgiche Emiliane Guastalla’ name, and the 1948 founding.
- KitchenAid — The custom wordmark, the trademarked stand-mixer silhouette (Egmont Arens’ 1937 Model K), Empire Red, the Hobart origin, and Whirlpool ownership.
- Le Creuset — The serif wordmark and flame emblem, the enamelled cast-iron cocotte, the ‘Flame/Volcanic’ orange, sand-casting, and the 1925 founding.
- Bialetti — The ‘omino coi baffi’ mascot, the octagonal aluminium Moka Express (1933), Alfonso vs. Renato Bialetti, and the 1919 Piedmont founding.
- Iittala — Timo Sarpaneva’s heritage red ‘i’ (retired in the 2024 rebrand), the Aalto Vase, Kaj Franck’s anti-throwaway ethos, the 1881 founding, and Fiskars.
- Georg Jensen — The dotted-oval silver hallmark, the silversmith-sculptor founder, Johan Rohde and Henning Koppel, the 1904 founding, and Fiskars ownership.
Cookware and appliances
Zwilling, Staub, Vitamix, Ninja, SodaStream, OXO and Breville.
- Zwilling — The 1731 Solingen twin mark, forged knives, the premium-vs-value logo tiers, the Zwilling Group brands, and Werhahn ownership.
- Staub — The 1974 Alsace origin, the matte-black enamel interior, the self-basting La Cocotte, the Grenadine red, and Zwilling ownership.
- Vitamix — The 1921 Barnard origin, the 1949 pioneering infomercial, pro-grade high-performance blenders, family ownership, and honest caveats.
- Ninja — The SharkNinja/Euro-Pro origin, viral appliances like the Foodi and CREAMi, the 2023 NYSE listing, and a bold black-and-metallic look.
- SodaStream — The 1903 British origin, ‘get busy with the fizzy’, the CO2 refill model, the sustainability angle, and PepsiCo ownership.
- OXO — The 1990 Sam Farber origin, the arthritis-inspired Good Grips, universal design, the ambigram name, and Helen of Troy ownership.
- Breville — The 1932 Sydney origin, the name portmanteau, the Snack ’n’ Sandwich Toaster, premium espresso machines, and the Sage brand split.
American and DTC cookware
Lodge, All-Clad, Our Place, Caraway, HexClad, Made In and Great Jones.
- Lodge — The 1896 South Pittsburg origin, the Blacklock foundry fire, factory pre-seasoning since 2002, family ownership, and honest caveats.
- All-Clad — The 1971 John Ulam origin, roll-bonded multi-ply metal, the pro-grade stainless cookware, Made-in-USA, and Groupe SEB ownership.
- Our Place — The 2019 founding, the viral Always Pan, the “bigger table” cultural mission, the pastel colorways, and honest caveats.
- Caraway — The 2019 Jordan Nathan origin, ceramic non-toxic cookware, the muted pastel colorways, magnetic storage, and honest caveats.
- HexClad — The 2016 Winer & Mecray origin, the laser-etched hexagon hybrid pan, the Gordon Ramsay partnership, and honest coating caveats.
- Made In — The 2017 founding, the four-generation kitchenware heritage, provenance sourcing, Michelin-kitchen adoption, and honest caveats.
- Great Jones — The 2018 founding, the Judith Jones namesake, the Dutchess Dutch oven, retro food-named colour, Pentagram design, and Meyer ownership.
Food storage
Tupperware, Pyrex, Rubbermaid, Joseph Joseph, Stasher, Bee’s Wrap and Brabantia.
- Tupperware — The 1946 Earl Tupper origin, the airtight burping seal, Brownie Wise’s party model, the 2024 bankruptcy, and honest caveats.
- Pyrex — The 1915 Corning origin, the Littleton baking story, the borosilicate-vs-soda-lime split, the capitalization myth, and honest caveats.
- Rubbermaid — The 1920 Wooster Rubber origin, the 1933 blue dustpan, durable household storage, the Newell merger, and honest caveats.
- Joseph Joseph — The 2003 twin-brothers origin, the glass-manufacturing backstory, colourful problem-solving housewares, and honest caveats.
- Stasher — The 2016 Kat Nouri origin, the platinum-silicone Pinch-Loc bag, the Shark Tank story, the S.C. Johnson acquisition, and honest caveats.
- Bee’s Wrap — The 2012 Sarah Kaeck origin, the beeswax-cotton wrap, the B Corp mission, the honeycomb identity, and honest caveats.
- Brabantia — The 1919 Dutch van Elderen origin, the iconic pedal bins, the design-and-durability reputation, sustainability, and honest caveats.
Kitchenware design
Smithey, Mauviel, Global, Kuhn Rikon, Stelton, Skeppshult and Rösle.
- Smithey — The Charleston maker’s satin-smooth heirloom cast iron, with honest caveats.
- Mauviel — The Normandy house’s professional copper cookware, with honest caveats.
- Global — The Japanese knife’s stainless, sand-filled design, with honest caveats.
- Kuhn Rikon — The Swiss house’s Duromatic pressure cooker and colourful tools, with honest caveats.
- Stelton — The Danish house’s Cylinda-Line and EM77 jug, with honest caveats.
- Skeppshult — The Swedish foundry’s hand-cast iron and beechwood handles, with honest caveats.
- Rösle — The German house’s stainless tools and Open Kitchen hanging system, with honest caveats.
The tool is the design
de Buyer, Fiskars, Falk, Balmuda, Dualit, Microplane and Ruffoni.
- de Buyer — The Vosges house’s carbon-steel, copper and stainless cookware, with honest caveats.
- Fiskars — The Finnish house’s trademarked orange scissors, with honest caveats.
- Falk — The Belgian house’s copper-bonded-to-stainless cookware, with honest caveats.
- Balmuda — The Tokyo maker’s design-led appliances and steam toaster, with honest caveats.
- Dualit — The British maker’s hand-assembled Classic toaster, with honest caveats.
- Microplane — The American maker’s photo-etched grater blade, with honest caveats.
- Ruffoni — The Omegna family’s hammered artisan copper, with honest caveats.
Material and colour
Emile Henry, Vermicular, Riess, Combekk, Neoflam, Eva Solo and Casa Bugatti.
- Emile Henry — The Marcigny house’s high-fired Burgundy-clay ceramic, with honest caveats.
- Vermicular — The Japanese foundry’s precision enameled cast iron, with honest caveats.
- Riess — The Austrian family’s colourful enamel-on-steel cookware, with honest caveats.
- Combekk — The Dutch maker’s recycled-metal cookware, with honest caveats.
- Neoflam — The Korean brand’s colourful ceramic-coated cookware, with honest caveats.
- Eva Solo — The Danish house’s functional Nordic design, with honest caveats.
- Casa Bugatti — The Brescia design house’s sculptural appliances, with honest caveats.
Iron and steel pans
Turk, Demeyere, Oigen, Netherton Foundry, Solidteknics, Agnelli and Field Company.
- Turk — The German maker whose iron pans are hot-forged from a single piece, made in the Sauerland since 1857.
- Demeyere — The Belgian maker of multi-ply clad stainless cookware, still made in Belgium.
- Oigen — The Iwate foundry casting Nambu iron pans and pots, made in Japan, with cultural care.
- Netherton Foundry — The Shropshire maker whose black-iron pans are spun, not cast, and made in Britain.
- Solidteknics — The Australian maker of seamless, single-piece iron and stainless pans, made in Australia.
- Agnelli — The Bergamo family house making professional aluminium cookware in Italy since 1907.
- Field Company — The American brothers reviving lighter, smoother cast iron, cast in the USA.
Stainless and pressure cookers
Cristel, Fissler, Silampos, Hawkins, Ballarini, Heritage Steel and Sori Yanagi.
- Cristel — The French cookware maker with the removable handle, over 90% made in its own French factory.
- Fissler — The family-owned German maker of stainless cookware and pressure cookers, made in Germany since 1845.
- Silampos — The Portuguese family maker of stainless cookware, made in Portugal since 1951.
- Hawkins — The Indian maker of the iconic pressure cooker, made in India since 1959.
- Ballarini — The Italian cookware maker since 1889, still made in Rivarolo, Italy, under the Zwilling group.
- Heritage Steel — The family maker of clad stainless cookware, manufactured in Clarksville, Tennessee.
- Sori Yanagi — The Japanese design-cookware brand whose stainless kettle and pans are hand-finished in Niigata.
Copper, aluminium and craft
Samuel Groves, Castey, Soy, P-Tal, Stargazer, Baumalu and Ambai.
- Samuel Groves — The Birmingham metalworks, established 1817, still making cookware in England.
- Castey — The Catalan maker whose cast-aluminium cookware is cast in a family foundry in Spain.
- Soy — The Istanbul workshop hand-hammering pure copper cookware, made in Turkey, with cultural care.
- P-Tal — The Indian brand reviving the UNESCO-listed Thathera kansa craft, handcrafted in Punjab, with cultural care.
- Stargazer — The American maker of smoother, lighter cast iron, cast as one piece in the USA.
- Baumalu — The Alsace maker whose solid-copper cookware is hand-shaped in France since 1971.
- Ambai — The Japanese design brand whose iron pans are made by craftsmen in Niigata.
Pans from three continents
Butter Pat, Matfer Bourgeat, Happycall, Nakamura Douki, Zhen San Huan, Zishta and Scanpan.
- Butter Pat — The Maryland maker of smooth, lighter cast-iron skillets, cast in the USA, now part of YETI.
- Matfer Bourgeat — The French professional house whose black carbon-steel pans are a chef’s staple, made in France.
- Happycall — The Korean brand of the hinged double pan; the company says its cookware is made in South Korea.
- Nakamura Douki — The Tokyo coppersmith whose tin-lined copper pans are made in Japan, with cultural care.
- Zhen San Huan — The Zhangqiu maker of hand-forged iron woks, made in China, with cultural care.
- Zishta — The Indian brand reviving traditional cookware crafts across India, handcrafted by artisan communities, with cultural care.
- Scanpan — The Danish maker whose non-stick cast-aluminium cookware is cast at its own factory in Denmark.
Enamelware, part 1
Noda Horo, Emalco, Kockums Jernverk, Falcon, Crow Canyon, Dansk and Cathrineholm.
- Noda Horo — The Japanese enamel house that has made vitreous enamel in its own Tochigi foundry since 1934.
- Emalco — The family-owned Polish foundry that makes enamel mugs and vessels by hand, not machine.
- Kockums Jernverk — The revived Swedish ironworks name making enamel and steel in its own Anderstorp factory.
- Falcon Enamelware — The British white-with-blue-rim icon, revived from a 1920s name, with its making undisclosed.
- Crow Canyon Home — The American splatterware enamel brand, with designer collabs and its making undisclosed.
- Dansk — The Købenstyle enamelled-steel design icon by Jens Quistgaard, through a chain of owners to 2026.
- Cathrineholm — The historical Norwegian enamel maker behind mid-century Scandinavian design, no longer trading.
Enamelware, part 2
Emalia Olkusz, Cinsa, Metalac, Fujihoro, Smaltum, Kaico and Muurla.
- Emalia Olkusz — The Polish enamel works founded in 1907, still family-owned, with a complicated corporate history.
- Cinsa — The Mexican maker of peltre enamelware since 1928, made with national manufacturing.
- Metalac — The Serbian enamelware works making cookware in its own factories since 1959, publicly listed.
- Fujihoro — The Japanese enamel maker, behind Honeyware, with own foundries in Japan and Thailand.
- Smaltum — The Prague workshop that hand-enamels mugs and tableware on its own original motifs.
- Kaico — The minimalist white enamel line designed by Makoto Koizumi, made in Japan by its own claim.
- Muurla — The Finnish design house whose enamel leans on licensed Nordic characters, with its own quiet lines and undisclosed making.
At a glance: who owns the name and where it is made
Taken from each guide’s fact panel, as of October 2026. Ownership and production change; follow the link for sources and detail.
| Brand | Founded | Owner | Where made |
|---|---|---|---|
| Agnelli | 1907 (Italy) | See guide | Lallio, Bergamo |
| Alessi | 1921 (Omegna) | See guide | See guide |
| All-Clad | 1971 (Pennsylvania) | Groupe SEB | See guide |
| Ambai | See guide | See guide | Niigata, Japan (iron) |
| Ballarini | 1889 (Italy) | See guide | Rivarolo Mantovano, Italy |
| Balmuda | 2003 (Japan) | See guide | See guide |
| Baumalu | 1971 (France) | See guide | Baldenheim, Alsace |
| Bee’s Wrap | 2012 (Vermont) | See guide | See guide |
| Bialetti | 1919 (Piedmont) | See guide | See guide |
| Brabantia | 1919 (Netherlands) | Van Elderen family | See guide |
| Breville | 1932 (Sydney) | See guide | See guide |
| Butter Pat | idea 2013 (USA) | See guide | Cast in the USA |
| Caraway | 2019 (New York) | See guide | See guide |
| Casa Bugatti | 1923 (Italy) | See guide | Lumezzane, Brescia |
| Castey | See guide | See guide | Catalonia, Spain |
| Cathrineholm | Historical (Halden, Norway) | Defunct maker | Norway (historically) |
| Cinsa | 1928 (Mexico) | Not stated | Mexico (national) |
| Combekk | 2015 (Netherlands) | See guide | Breda |
| Cristel | See guide | See guide | Fesches-le-Châtel, France |
| Crow Canyon Home | Not stated (USA) | Crow Canyon (indep) | Not stated |
| Dansk | 1954 (Great Neck, NY) | Form Portfolios (2026) | Offshore (Asia) |
| de Buyer | See guide | See guide | Le Val-d’Ajol, Vosges |
| Demeyere | 1908 (Belgium) | See guide | Belgium |
| Dualit | 1945 (UK) | See guide | See guide |
| Emalco | Family firm (Poland) | Family (Brzozowscy) | Poland (handmade) |
| Emalia Olkusz | 1907 (Olkusz, Poland) | Family (since 2002) | Poland (own works) |
| Emile Henry | 1850 (France) | See guide | Marcigny, Burgundy |
| Eva Solo | See guide | Engelbrecht family | See guide |
| Falcon Enamelware | 1920s / revived 2011 (England) | Undisclosed | Not disclosed |
| Falk | See guide | See guide | Wespelaar |
| Field Company | ~2015 (USA) | See guide | Cast in the USA |
| Fiskars | See guide | See guide | See guide |
| Fissler | 1845 (Germany) | See guide | Idar-Oberstein, Germany |
| Fujihoro | ~70 years (Japan) | Fujihoro Group | Japan & Thailand |
| Georg Jensen | 1904 (Copenhagen) | Fiskars | See guide |
| Global | See guide | See guide | See guide |
| Great Jones | 2018 (New York) | See guide | See guide |
| Happycall | See guide | See guide | Company: made in Korea |
| Hawkins | 1959 (India) | See guide | India (three plants) |
| Heritage Steel | See guide | See guide | Clarksville, Tennessee |
| HexClad | 2016 (Los Angeles) | See guide | See guide |
| Iittala | 1881 (Finland) | Fiskars | See guide |
| Joseph Joseph | 2003 (London) | See guide | See guide |
| Kaico | Design house (Japan) | FORMLADY | Japan (own claim) |
| KitchenAid | ~1919 (Ohio) | Whirlpool | See guide |
| Kockums Jernverk | Revived name (Anderstorp, SE) | Independent (SE) | Sweden (own factory) |
| Kuhn Rikon | 1926 (Switzerland) | See guide | Rikon |
| Le Creuset | 1925 (France) | See guide | See guide |
| Lodge | 1896 (Tennessee) | See guide | See guide |
| Made In | 2017 (Austin) | See guide | See guide |
| Matfer Bourgeat | See guide | See guide | France (core lines) |
| Mauviel | 1830 (France) | See guide | Villedieu-les-Poêles |
| Metalac | 1959 (Gornji Milanovac) | Publicly listed | Serbia (own factories) |
| Microplane | See guide | See guide | See guide |
| Muurla | 1974 (glass) (Finland) | Not disclosed | Not stated |
| Nakamura Douki | See guide | See guide | Tokyo, Japan |
| Neoflam | See guide | See guide | See guide |
| Netherton Foundry | See guide | See guide | Shropshire, England |
| Ninja | See guide | SharkNinja | See guide |
| Noda Horo | 1934 (Japan) | Independent (JP) | Japan (Tochigi) |
| Oigen | See guide | See guide | Iwate, Japan |
| Our Place | 2019 | See guide | See guide |
| OXO | 1990 (New York) | Helen of Troy | See guide |
| P-Tal | ~2018 (India) | See guide | Punjab, India |
| Pyrex | See guide | See guide | See guide |
| Riess | See guide | See guide | Ybbsitz |
| Rubbermaid | 1920 (Ohio) | Newell Brands | See guide |
| Ruffoni | 1931 (Italy) | See guide | Omegna, Piedmont |
| Rösle | 1888 (Germany) | See guide | Marktoberdorf |
| Samuel Groves | See guide | See guide | Birmingham, England |
| Scanpan | 1956 (Denmark) | See guide | Ryomgård, Denmark |
| Silampos | 1951 (Portugal) | See guide | Oliveira de Azeméis, Portugal |
| Skeppshult | 1906 (Sweden) | See guide | Skeppshult, Småland |
| Smaltum | ~20 years (Prague) | Independent (CZ) | Czech (enamelling) |
| Smeg | 1948 (Guastalla) | See guide | See guide |
| Smithey | ~2015 (USA) | See guide | Charleston, SC |
| SodaStream | See guide | PepsiCo (2018) | See guide |
| Solidteknics | 2010s (Australia) | See guide | Australia |
| Sori Yanagi | See guide | See guide | Niigata, Japan (stainless) |
| Soy | 2010 (Turkey) | See guide | Istanbul, Turkey |
| Stargazer | 2015 (USA) | See guide | Lehigh Valley, Pennsylvania |
| Stasher | 2016 (California) | S.C. Johnson | See guide |
| Staub | 1974 (Alsace) | Zwilling (2008) | See guide |
| Stelton | 1960 (Denmark) | See guide | Copenhagen |
| Tupperware | 1946 | See guide | See guide |
| Turk | 1857 (Germany) | See guide | Sauerland, Germany |
| Vermicular | ~2010 (Japan) | See guide | See guide |
| Vitamix | 1921 (Ohio) | Family-owned | See guide |
| Zhen San Huan | See guide | See guide | Zhangqiu, China |
| Zishta | ~2016 (India) | See guide | Handcrafted in India |
| Zwilling | See guide | Werhahn Group | See guide |
Frequently asked questions
Is Ballarini still made in Italy?
Yes; our guide says Ballarini is still made in Rivarolo, Italy, under the Zwilling group.
Who owns Butter Pat cast iron?
YETI, according to our guide.
See also our kitchen knife and flatware and kitchen appliance brand guidelines.
Part of our Home & Kitchen brand guidelines. See also all collections.