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Trained as an apprentice in his father's workshop, Benoît Mijoule has become a master cutler in more than twenty years. The craftsman has created his signature Laguiole knife: the Tribal, a contemporary knife with clean lines that fits well in the hand. A master craftsman, Benoît Mijoule also offers six visits a day to his workshop throughout the year and customization, engraving on blades, springs or bees. He also organizes knife making courses upon reservation.

Christophe Lacaze, who has lived on the banks of the Lot for over twenty years, is a goldsmith whose talent is exported all over the world. Specializing in top-of-the-range knives, this artist chisels rare and precious materials -coral, mother-of-pearl, ivory, ebony...- to fashion knives, sometimes set with diamonds, emeralds and other stones, that rival the finest pieces of jewelry. His unique and exceptional know-how, his passion for creativity and elegance, will seduce lovers of luxury and beautiful objects.

In collaboration with the creators already present, the Eulalie d'Art centre, sometimes simply called La Grange, was opened in 2002. There, around a vast patio, workshops open to the public are distributed. Today, a ceramist and a jewellery designer work there... But creative expression is also present elsewhere in the town. Let's mention for example Yann, the glass blower, Laurent Reynaud, the manufacturer and creator of trailers... The Petite Ecole d'art completes the landscape by offering courses and workshops of various levels.

Joël Canitrot, the creator of the Couteau du Larzac, has taken over this beautiful 180^m2 space on the Place du Mandarous. In this showcase, dedicated to local crafts, this lover of the territory highlights the famous Sac du Berger, but also his own production. Since the middle of the 90s, Joël Canitrot, a blade collector and glove maker by training, has been making knives that can be recognized among thousands, thanks to the sculpted sheep's head that decorates their handles. The craftsman uses local wood species, present on the Larzac, or horn.

Denys is an authentic artisan forger; he recovers the ore, hematite (iron oxide), crushes it, grills it, reduces it to powder and extracts the iron by reduction. Then he forges the metal. Told in two lines, this represents five days of work to design a blade. His table knives, folding knives or straight knives are unique, just like his signature creations. The forged dragon knife, recognizable among a thousand thanks to its twisted handle entirely made by hand, is particularly appreciated for cutting the aveyronnaise sausage.

Right in front of C.R.E.A., from the place du Mandarou to the halls. A reputation of quality that extends beyond the department's borders for decades. The store is close to a century of existence and inside nothing has changed. The ancient charm of the wood skated is preserved. During the Christmas festivities, the large storefront of the store hosts a superb and huge animated showcase, entirely realized by the store owners.

A former restaurateur, Bernard Salinier specializes in plant-based recipes. Fruits, vegetables, mushrooms -and sometimes spirits- are a permanent source of inspiration for this magician of flavors, who interprets traditional recipes and invents new ones. His store now has around 200 references: jams, compotes, fresh fruit cocktails, syrups, chutneys, condiments, liqueurs, spreads... Among the best-sellers, the Marcillac wine jam. The gherkin spread is another very popular dish.

In this shop, the objects all have a soul and a beautiful history. Racine offers authentic Laguiole knives, made in Espalion in the workshop of Laguiole in Aubrac. The company, which has been awarded the Living Heritage label, works with natural materials, rare materials and precious woods to produce folding knives, kitchen knives, table knives and cutlery in the traditional way. The shop is also a reference in terms of decoration and tableware, thanks to a relevant selection and a clever staging.

This boutique, which has been proudly located in the city centre since 1889, has been run by the same family for five generations. Formerly simple hardware hardware, it offers a palette of items that would make it more attractive than a big Parisian store: gifts, art of the table, decoration, appliances, bricolage, light… the choice and sales surface are impressive, but above all the range includes a multitude of original objects.

In her workshop in Balaguier-d'Olt, ceramist Amélie Bonnet creates utilitarian turned stoneware pieces, fired at 1280°C. The craftswoman's creations feature elegant lines that emphasize the authenticity of the shapes. You'll find them in the Bois Bleu and Noir Satiné collections. A lover of sharing, Amélie Bonnet offers workshops and courses where you can get to grips with the material. The artisan potter also creates custom orders. These are unique pieces from which all the artist's poetry emanates.

In Valady, Anne-Laure Bérodier opens the doors of her studio-boutique to artisans who, like her, are passionate about working with clay. Anne-Laure Bérodier makes her pottery in stoneware, and her creations are mainly turned. Her glazes are based on vegetable ashes, to which she adds rock powders such as chalk or kaolin. Alongside her culinary and decorative ceramics, Anne-Laure offers an astonishing collection of stoneware finials, made according to her current inspirations (or to order).

About ten kilometres southeast of Naucelles, on a farm in the countryside, Hervé Lorin is originally a wine collector. Old and vintage vintages are no longer secret for the one who has long animated a chronicle on the wine on the antenna of France-Inter. If most of its activity takes place throughout France and Europe, in its succession of cellars located in the basement of a aveyronnaise building of character, this science well listens to any amateur, novice or enlightened. He talks about these drinks with science and passion, but does not show signs of knowledge. For him, knowing a wine is knowing his land and the man who did it. He travels tirelessly through vineyards, discovers new talents and shares them. If its cellar contains most of the large vintages, it is open to any quality product (more than 20 000 references in stock). And as wine is a pleasure that must be shared, Hervé Lorin hosts 17 tasting clubs and publishes a quarterly «Vineyard sheet» where one follows his discoveries, to read it, we already taste the agreement of such wine and such cheese, the perfect cellar is built. This small newsletter is a perfect addition to the MAIL that this winery often has.

In Aveyronnais patois, lou barri means "the neighborhood". However, this cutlery, more than thirty years old, has crossed the borders. It must be said that the knives Antoine makes deserve to be seen. His secret? The use of traditional materials, of course, but also an unequalled know-how. The handles are made of olive wood, boxwood, juniper, ebony, thuja, bovine horn and even giraffe bone, mammoth rind or molar, abalone, for the Prestige range. In 2020, his daughter Elodie took up the torch by testing new materials.

The wooden storefront still has a retro feel to it, and the windows are filled with knives. The most beautiful are also the most classic ones, those with horn tip handles. The range is complete, it provides boxes of table knives, folding knives with only one blade, others with two and three pieces - punch and corkscrew. The blades are of several types, made of an excellent stainless steel or a traditional carbon steel which requires a little more maintenance but whose cutting quality remains unsurpassed.

Since 2011, Mickaël has been making all his knives, including creations (the Mezenc knife and the Crozillac knife, among others) in a workshop-boutique. The production consists of knives, daggers and wine steins made according to traditional rules, combined with steel, horn, wood and various materials (camel bone!) that make up an attractive palette. The craftsman offers manufacturing courses on reservation: a whole day to shape a knife and leave proudly in the evening with his creation.

Made in the factory according to the cutlery tradition that goes back to 1828, each knife of Forge De Laguiole bears the signature of their cutlers. About a hundred cutlers work daily in the factory to make unique pieces by hand. By taking the time to visit the workshop, you will discover for example demonstrations of knife assembly or the secret of wooden handles carved and shaped in horn, bone or even mammoth molar. A real trip back in time!

Le Couteau de Laguiole was one of the first companies in 1985 to revive the village's knife-making tradition. With a promise: "Each knife that leaves our workshop is a guarantee of our know-how". The company manufactures all its products, assembling and polishing each one by hand. The blades are also stamped with a bull, symbol of the Aubrac breed. In addition to the traditional folding models, the company also offers table knives, bread knives and cheese knives, and always a warm welcome.

Since 1830, the Rivière family, ceramic craftsmen who perpetuate the tradition of the Gallo-Roman potters of Gaufresenque, use, as they did, this grey schistose clay which rises from the slopes of Larzac. Thanks to this clay and their ancestral know-how, they shape bricks, tiles, slabs, tiles, then after glazing and firing, obtain real resplendent jewels. Naturally, on request, they will create shapes and patterns of your choice.

The name of this art workshop is included at first glance. The stone walls of the ancient tapestries, including the famous Lady in the unicorn, are exposed on the stone walls. This artisan workshop specialises in tapestries performed with stencil. This high-end work is inherited from a traditional artisan tradition, which is discovered through a video and through the visit of the exhibition. Heavy fabrics, very decorative, are presented as tables or used for the realization of objects such as cushions and bags.

Since 1997, this company has been using the wool of the Causse sheep in every possible way. The small company produces handmade mattresses like those of our grandmothers or Japanese-style futons - a mixture of wool and cotton or all cotton - quilted blankets and warm duvets in which we dream of snuggling up. All of these items are made from high quality virgin wool, which guarantees a perfect result. And to complete the picture, Au Fil de Laine also offers bed linen.