Whenever I’m at my friend’s house for social gatherings—whether they’re dinner parties or less kitchen-centric hangs—my eyes always gravitate toward her bright orange Le Creuset Dutch oven, which I consider to be the Rolls Royce of cookware. Part of my fixation comes from the fact that, since the 1920s, the brand has been forging undeniably beautiful, handcrafted objects in that eye-catching, signature color that only gets richer with age. In fa…