Arts and crafts Hautes-Pyrénées

Cyril Larrouy took over his grandfather's workshop in 1995 with a passion and respect for wood. He is the guarantor of an ancestral know-how, and today he offers ever more innovative and creative products to meet the demand of the high-end packaging market. He supplies himself with wood locally and by using the nobility of this material as well as its authentic aspect, he creates in his workshop beautiful ranges of products: wooden perfume bottles, wine and champagne bottles as well as cases and boxes.

A graduate of Aubagne Ceramic School, Brigitte Fourty offers a fine selection of pottery, ceramics, raku (Japanese cooking technique) and tiled decorations. It combines land and wood and the results are amazing and beautiful. It also organizes leisure courses (discovery courses, training courses, raku creation courses), a real invitation to the work of the earth, for children and adults. The tour of his workshop is worth a visit!

As you cross the threshold, you will feel as if you are entering Goldilocks' house. It conceals unsuspected local treasures for gourmets and lovers of rural crafts: you will be seduced by this pretty wooded cottage. Everything breathes authenticity and simplicity. Beautiful goat, sheep and reindeer skins adorn the floor. You will be amazed by the wooden shelves filled with local and artisanal decorative objects (plates, pottery, trays, paintings) and local products (liqueur, cheese, jams...).

For five generations, the family business has perpetuated the tradition of working with Pyrenean fabric and weaving blankets. The production of woolen blankets and clothing comes from the flocks of sheep in the Toy country. All the steps of the manufacturing are done locally thanks to the traditional know-how, that you will be able to discover thanks to a visit of the workshop in summer, on Wednesdays. In the store, a large choice of blankets, quilts, plaids, coats, capes, jackets and blousons, berets and slippers is proposed.

The Alicanto workshop fabrique copper, brass or zinc, original and unique creations.

Tarbes is a city brimming with artistic talent, and one of the region's most renowned artists is Stéphanie VIGNAUX. She is a talented painter, specializing in oil painting. Stéphanie VIGNAUX offers a variety of oil paintings, from impressive landscapes to scenes of everyday life. Among her most popular works are "Du haut de la Sainte Trinité" and "C'était tous les jours Noël!". She is also available for custom commissions.