Bodum founder, Jørgen Bodum, began work on his version of the French press in the 1970s, but it was the acquisition of Melior-Martin in 1991 – a company that produced a dome-shaped French press – that led to the development of the classic CHAMBORD we know and love today. A true original, the CHAMBORD has a timeless design and is produced with the superior craftsmanship its devotees worldwide have come to expect.