Arts and crafts France

Founded in 1937 by Joseph Menuau, this joinery and cabinetmaking company specializes in both traditional joinery and the restoration of old buildings. In 2001, Mr. Richard, a former student of the Ecole Boulle, took up the torch and developed the business in the service of restoring the Loire region's heritage: private homes and public buildings, both listed and unlisted historic monuments. The excellent workmanship ranges from interior and exterior doors to gates, shutters, staircases, windows and solid wood interior fittings.

The Arrière-Cour workshop opens its doors to you into its wonderful, artistic and unusual world. Here, upcycling is king: Frank Stindel's team salvages everyday objects and turns them into original and unique decorative items: cupboards transformed into benches, chandeliers made of vinyl, telephones transformed into lamps... You can buy the objects on display, or bring your own knick-knacks which can benefit from an unusual makeover. The space regularly hosts exhibitions by local artists.

We liked the Bôcal, we were worried when we knew it was moving. When we walked through the door, we were reassured and clearly, we loved this new place. The manager has given her local arts and crafts store an atmosphere conducive to the discovery of pieces of furniture, accessories, decorative objects, lighting and jewelry. All items, except furniture, are from local designers. Claire's welcome is particularly pleasant and attentive. She easily distills her advice and talks about her artists like a friend.

It's a showcase for some fifteen local artisans, a concentration of original creations! In the store and garden, you won't know where to turn. There are gift ideas to suit all tastes and budgets. Inside, pottery, leather goods, jewelry, soap, hats, bags, paint, wooden toys, ceramics, glass flowers... Colours, materials and shapes delight the eye. Outside, you'll find unique sculptures. Every day, a designer takes it in turns to run the store, providing an opportunity to talk about his or her craft and passion.

This shop specialising in traditional Alsatian pottery has existed since 1860 and perpetuates the concept of offering a wide range of high quality objects. Sylvie and Kathia Lehmann, coming from a line of potters since 1888, have taken over the shop and thus preserve their family heritage. Culinary or decorative pottery, you will have the choice and for all budgets. Everything here is handmade in Soufflenheim and, if the family also evolves with the times, you will still find the most traditional pottery.

This Catalan weaving factory, located in Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans for more than 150 years, has kept the same weaving techniques. Les Toiles du Soleil are a worldwide success, in addition to the 8 stores in Japan, stores dedicated to the products of the Toiles are also established in Paris and New York ... a real success story in the Catalan. The factory cannot be visited, but for our greatest pleasure, the store in Saint-Laurent-de-Cerdans has been redesigned and enlarged. Other stores in Perpignan and Montpellier.

Even as a young man, Christian Leclercq was attracted to the artistic professions. He has been a master ceramist and Meilleur ouvrier de France for more than 60 years, and heads his company, which has been awarded the Entreprise du patrimoine vivant label. In his company: les émaux d'art de Longwy, the range of art objects is varied and is based on different classical or contemporary collections. An address rich in discoveries known by museums, enthusiasts, art lovers and collectors from Europe and the world and a different store that deserves your visit!

Run and animated by Bruno in the workshop and Esmeralda in management, the brand travels all over the country. Here, each billiard table is unique, reflecting the customer, his or her billiard game and the decoration of the room in which it will be installed. French, American, pool, mixed, it's all possible. Some creations inspire others and set trends. Bruno's cabinetmaking skills can also give new life to old pieces, and you can complete your billiard table with other matching furniture. Absi's has now set up its showroom in Aubière.

The candles are handmade, using carefully selected raw materials and sold through their own network. The perfumes come from the Grasse region and all meet the European IFRA standards. These candles in jars are available in more than a hundred scents. They also offer decorative candles, boxes and colourful perfume burners Too cramped, they are moving their production facilities and offices to the Naturopôle in Saint-Bonnet-de-Rochefort, the historic shop remaining in Charroux.

On Rue Saint-Romain, this framing workshop is also a print store. Here you'll admire magnificent views of Rouen, Dieppe, and Étretat by local artists from different periods. Some of the engravings are current, while others are much older, sometimes dating back to the ^18th century. You may not realize it, but Rouen is the most engraved city after Paris, due to its historical influence and monuments. A good opportunity to treat yourself to a beautiful representation of the city of a hundred steeples, or to give one as a gift.

For more than 2 centuries, this fabric-printing manufacturer has been creating refined, colorful tablecloths, napkins, tea towels and linens with stunning detail. Awarded the Entreprise du Patrimoine Vivant (Living Heritage Company) label in 2009, Beauvillé appeals for its French know-how and prestige. From classic to more modern and contemporary styles, there's something for every taste, to be discovered in the factory outlet at more attractive prices than elsewhere. A made-to-measure service lets you choose the length of your tablecloth.

Anduze has always been the pottery capital of the Cevennes. Famous for its vases with large garlands, inspired by Tuscan models of the Renaissance, the Poterie de la Madeleine once supplied many homes and adorned many parks and gardens. For the contemporary amateurs, here is the ideal address to get these pots of all sizes, often imitated, never equaled. You will be seduced by the classic models and the Lisa collection will not leave you indifferent with its contemporary XXL shapes.

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.

This artisanal espadrille and vicatana factory created by two local children proves that tradition is stronger than anything else. Athletes have run the Paris marathon with these espadrilles, the famous fashion designers have paraded their espadrilles models on their feet. The desire to make this vigatane evolve is permanent, creating new models for men and women, for children too, in heels, in more fancy colours, but always bayadères, with fabrics signed Toiles du Soleil, "the other lung" of Saint Laurent.

The craze for pottery having been more and more important these last years, the Poterie du Vieux Bac is now installed in Bailleul. The specialist in ceramic pottery has a space of 250 m² of store + 250 m² of warehouse. On the spot, you will find a store with products and material for pottery, ceramics, porcelain, glass... It is the only specialized store in the department. Many famous brands are offered. Beginner or expert, take advantage of our professional advice and guidance.

Built in the ^15th century, Adam's house, which takes its name from the statues of Adam and Eve that were once on the facade, is one of the most beautiful wood panelled houses in France. Today it houses an atypical shop on three levels, with works by more than 80 artists: globes, ceramics, compasses, watches... it is difficult to choose! You will also find tapestries, copies of famous paintings and several originals by Maricke. In the basement, the blown glass and cut crystal creations will leave you in awe.

Christian Boncour is not only passionate about the blues - he is the director of the Blues Station in Tournon - but he also handles wicker with dexterity and opens his basketry workshop to you, a place of exhibition, sale, training and education. At his place, you can follow a one-week initiation course or a discovery day during which you make a basket and leave with it, and even a professional training.

The small boutique presents the work of the potter Daniel Castel and his wife Geneviève. Decorative objects, crockery or jewellery, the shapes are in constant evolution, the teapots are made belly-up, the cone-shaped coffee pots are topped with a small twist. The play of enamel allows these two artists to vary the colours, while the fire of firing reveals crystals, produces cracks and nuances. A great mastery and what is needed of originality for this beautiful work. Gallery of rope jars exhibited next to the shop.

Famous for its rock, Dabo is also the land of glass and crystal. Charles Lehrer demonstrates his know-how in crystal and glass cutting, passed down from father to son for several generations. Glasses, decanters, vases, ashtrays, bottles, figurines, chandeliers, boxes of several parts... are all products manufactured by Charles Lehrer and available for sale. 100% handmade guaranteed manufacturing. In addition to the sale, the store also offers repairs, 3D decoration and, the most appreciated of all services, free customization of objects for any occasion (birthday, wedding, communion, etc.). Finally, individuals and groups alike will be able to admire the work and art of the crystal cutter through a free demonstration workshop. A family business that has not finished revealing all its secrets.... Let yourself be enchanted by the radiance!

Francis Beaumont is a cabinetmaker and thommessen of furniture. With its company, BEAUMONT FURNITURE, it offers a complete service in the design and decoration of your interior: tapestry for the renovation of your seats (traditional linen trim) and cabinetmaking for the restoration of your furniture. He also designs and carries out seats, joining his two know-how, to offer you original and especially unique pieces.

In the heart of the village, here is a real Ali Baba's cave! In addition to fine wines, liqueurs, spirits and rare alcohols from Provence and elsewhere, there are more than a thousand regional products collected by Laurent Leurs, such as natural and flavoured olive oils, flavoured vinegars, jams, honey, tapenade, nougats, calissons, olives, mustards, and other scented soaps. Composite baskets and gift vouchers are also great ways to offer a variety of pleasures. A great shopping address in short!

This boutique has a twin sister, to whom she owes her name, near the Cascades waterfalls. This is the cave of Ali wood wood. Inside, dozens and dozens of rays and many pieces where everything that can be made of wood is: cooking and presentation utensils, games, toys, miniatures, small decoration, pencil boxes, nails, drawers… For the pleasure of small and large. The last room is particularly devoted to decorative pieces made by jura craftsmen. And if you look for inspiration for a gift, a 100%-made company game in Jura from conception to realization, this is a good idea of remembrance.

The ARTelier de la Gartempe is Sylvie Edeline who offers courses and courses of painting, ceramic sculpture and calligraphy. Sylvie paints abstract landscapes, a kind of invitation to escape and reflection. And that's what it invites you to do if you decide to start the adventure. Trained at the National School of Decorative Arts in Limoges, she shares her passion with young people in the Vienna department and adults wishing to participate in the courses. Ceramic modelling, raku cooking, you will learn different modelling techniques (stretch, columbian, plate, blur, etc.). But Sylvie will also introduce you to the artist's book, notebook of notes, where his thoughts and plastic notions blend. Children's workshops are also possible. They can discover pictorial techniques, calligraphy, etc.

It was in 1978 that the Locronan art glass opened its doors. Under our eyes, Jean-Pierre Chevalier, master verrier, rolls, mould, cut, blows the glass in fusion to give birth to the transparent beauty of original parts: art and luxury staircase balls, sculptures, vases and cup, figurines, glasses, etc. All its original works are light, colour and grace. The artist is constantly adding new pieces every year. Also discover the Internet.

Les Poteries d'Albi created in 1891 is the reference specialist in glazed terracotta in France. Brick makers for 6 generations, they invite you to discover potteries of all styles, in clay or glazed, with warm colors typical of the South. The workshop offers more than 800 unique models that are presented in its showroom, entirely designed, created and manufactured here, by hand, and that we can already imagine adorning our terrace! The company has also developed the Clair de Terre brand, and offers custom-made products.

The origin of these knives comes from Tulle in Corrèze where an enthusiast opened his own factory of craft knives in 2004. He then made his first pocket knife, the Corrèze man who immediately charms the most demanding in cutlery, both for the work of the blade and that of the handle. All the pieces are entirely handmade, with attention to detail and disproportionate perfection. Each region to its knife, in Carcassonne is therefore Occitan: an original model with its olive handle adorned with the Occitan cross, symbol of Occitania, which now comes in various forms in a complete range. This know-how also extends to a wide range of table knives, each more beautiful than the last. They have been able to impose themselves on prestigious tables and delight great starred chefs. These knives are guaranteed for life. You will find a beautiful sample in the shop in the heart of the city of Carcassonne (Place Auguste-Pierre-Pont, very close to the basilica), where the charming Valérie will answer your most specific questions and will advise you in your choices. To complete your range wherever you are, connect to their website.

Stéphane Prévot studied drawing and applied arts at Loritz high school in Nancy. After his baccalaureate, he went to art school in Paris. After graduating, he worked in a workshop in the Lorraine region before setting up his own business in 1994. His main activity is the creation of custom-made stained glass windows as well as the restoration of stained glass. He opens his workshop to the public and gives demonstrations. He explains the making of the stained glass, the cutting of the glass, the decoration, the firing and the lead setting. The craftsman organizes training courses on the manufacture of leaded stained glass. The stained-glass apprentices can also buy equipment and raw materials for the realization of their own creations. Master and transcend your interiors by playing with light thanks to the multitude of colours created ad infinitum!

These master glassmakers, who have set up shop in a vaulted cellar nestled in a small interior courtyard, will show you their ancestral craft. For the pleasure of young and old, the workshop performs demonstrations of glass blowing. Open your eyes wide: the show is ma-gi-que! The master glassblowers manipulate the molten glass with a cane. They add oxides to the glass to color it before blowing it by mouth. Then they delicately shape it to create wonderful objects sold in the adjoining store.

Attin offers several options for gardening and DIY enthusiasts. Among the choices available is Gamm Vert, a garden center offering a wide selection of garden products. AUX FLEURS ET A MESURE is another option, located in Brimeux, just 5.6 km from Attin. They produce all types of floral creations and also offer a home delivery service. Nature Et Jardins, in Bréxent Enocq, is a quality garden center offering a variety of plants and garden items. Finally, Le Carrefour de la Fleur, in Montigny en Gohelle, is a garden center with passionate florists. These different options offer Attin residents and visitors to the town a wide choice for their gardening and DIY needs.

The shop offers a wide range of products made from donkey milk, some of which are Ecocert licensed. 13 varieties of soap, handmade by a soap maker from Ardèche, with original fragrances such as oatmeal, cinnamon, cucumber ... shampoos, creams for the face, toilet milks or shower, creams for the face or body ... and also discover the delicious candy. Because donkey milk facilitates digestion and is particularly rich in minerals and vitamins.

To enter Emmanuelle Baudry's home is to enter a magical universe where poetry and imagination unfold. She studied in Château-Chinon before moving to the Jura region and has always been fascinated by nature. And by drawing. This results in singular creations always unique since they are made on demand. Master of art, the artist works with wood and marquetry, from creation to restoration. Rewarded by great regional prizes, she is also a member of the jury of the Compagnons du devoir. A guarantee of talent.

Brod'Ouest brode for 10 years for prestigious customers such as Porsche, French football Federation, Lexus… If 95% of its clients are professionals, nothing prevents individuals from the their clothes and accessories of their first name. Would you like to personalize a bathrobe, your judo belt, your baby's doudou or your last Square Hermes? Are you professional and want to give identity to your staff's clothes? So contact Erik Amand, a patron of this small structure where a small team works in a space of 400 m 2, at the end of the road to Lorient. Here are two watchwords: quality and precision. It takes 10 € to get a name stitch. Unique in Ille-et-Vilaine and little competed in the great west, Brod'Ouest is the reference in its field.

If a prize was awarded to Mr. Abdelrazik, it would be the love of good work and craftsmanship. This small artisanal company where "there are only bosses" perpetuates unique know-how of rare excellence: Plating, foil, electroplating… for restoration or new. Chemical treatment of metals by use of bath (electrolysis) does not invent. So there's no training school, you form on the pile. Chrome for luxury cars, foil for great monuments, all internationally. Without direct competition and ahead of legislation, Mr. Abdelrazik is a professional and especially human success. The son David caught the virus. The torch will still shine for many years.

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.

No, there is no mistake in the title! Paulette Missonnier created a finger crochet technique 38 years ago and has developed nearly 70 different stitches. Thus, you will be able to discover or, and buy the clothes, decorative objects and other unusual pieces, all unique pieces, that this passionate woman makes on materials like angora, silk or alpaca. These are unique pieces but not series. Everything is possible or almost possible! Her fame extends far beyond our region and Mrs. Missonnier is listed in the World Book of Inventions - 1995 - in the Guinness Book of Records - 1995-1996-1997 - and was elected the best worker in the world in 2001! But the most important thing for her is to share her passion through exhibitions, fairs and schools. And it works perfectly. She also receives at the workshop and gives demonstrations at each visit. She has many press articles all over France.

Le 67 is the ingenious idea of Catherine Schaerrer, who has transformed a former woodcarving and gilding workshop into small studios that welcome and promote the work of artists and craftspeople. In keeping with the site's artistic vocation, she offers to welcome craftspeople and unite them around ethical values. At present, some forty artists, designers and craftspeople are grouped around a wide range of artistic disciplines. Inaugurated in 2010, this trans-disciplinary space is home to upholsterers, stone sculptors, gilders, enamellers and metal sculptors, photographers, decorative painters, street artists, painters, graphic artists, cabinetmakers, luthiers, textile designers, costume designers, shoe designers, design creators, illustrators and graphic artists all working together to create beautiful, sustainable and local objects. Le 67 is the place to make an original, local and sustainable purchase. Among the beautiful objects on offer: jewelry, hair accessories, lingerie... These include Kapoune's gender-neutral clothing creations, Muaje's handcrafted furniture, Sohem's bags and accessories, Dunes' porcelain, Cafékam's gold-leaf jewelry, O.Distortio's original earrings, Paulina Okurowska's mosaics, Huneak's 100% made-in-France sneakers... It's also a place where you can take part in workshops and training courses to create your own pouffe, follow a training course in leatherwork or take part in a parent-child ceramics workshop. Open to the general public, the site presents designers, each with their own dedicated site.

Contemporary stained glass windows made in the studio by Leo Amery using a very traditional technique. You can visit the adjoining showroom and treat yourself to a stained glass window to put on a wall, like a canvas. He studied and taught stained glass at the Central School of Art and Design in London. In 1995, he developed a new technique for presenting stained glass, which he called "stained glass relief", and he regularly exhibits his work in art galleries. Art lovers, do not miss this address.

After an accident ending his career as a plâtrier carreleur, Serge Rames did not let himself go: He decided to restore life to forgotten tools. All have belonged to people he has known, most come from family ownership. So, with the blade of an axe that his father used, he made the base of a catamaran, bêche turn into African masks. His creations are sold at reasonable prices, far from the summits often enjoyed by contemporary artists.

François Siffre, worthy heir to a family tradition handed down through several generations, is now the only one to perpetuate the "old Montpellier" earthenware that contributed to the city's prosperity for nearly four centuries. Heir to the Fontcarrade workshops, he devotes himself to its perfection. He masters all earthenware techniques, from shaping, turning and molding to enameling. From tableware and medicine jars to earthenware panels, he has earned the coveted Living Heritage label.

A workshop that changes a little of what one can see elsewhere, because Jo Soussan likes to carve metal and especially steel plate to which it gives amazing shapes. After the gallery, you can also visit the artist's studio inspired by other artists.

Surrounded by lush greenery, a rustic house with exposed stones where objects come from local crafts. Several trades are represented and you can find ceramics, jewellery, leather objects and ceramic stoneware. In addition to these decorative and utilitarian foods, regional products including wines, liqueurs, honey, cakes, biological jams, nougat.

The Poterie de Cliousclat is a true heritage gem. Behind its listed façade lies a historic workshop where the art of pottery has been practiced since 1903. Here, potters shape local clay to reproduce the forms of yesteryear. It even houses a small museum displaying these treasures of the past. Becoming a cooperative in 2017, it employs five people and reaches beyond the borders of the département, exporting as far as New York. A pillar of the pottery revival in France, Poterie de Cliousclat also organizes the country's only Potters' Markets.

Lovers of fine tableware can't pass through Patrimonio without stopping at Julien Truchon's! This passionate ceramist trained in Burgundy, then in Japan, with potters practicing traditional wood firing, before taking over the workshop of his father, André. Today, Julien specializes in tableware, and his pieces can be found on the best tables in Corsica and on the mainland. In the store, superb installations set the scene for his ceramics with natural elements from the surrounding area. An inspired and inspiring artist!

In a th century studio, the workshop presents creations for original decoration and gifts. Here, baroque and design together, between loops of drapes and art of the table, wall vases and glass feathers…

Opposite the Leblanc Duvernoy museum, there is a store that must be discovered. A treasure trove for fans of minerals and lithotherapy, but not only. Sophie will give you a warm welcome and will advise you as closely as possible. She will also propose you her creations (jewelry, among others) and those of other artists. With many decorative objects, candles, etc., without forgetting the regularly organized meetings and esoteric workshops.

Created in 1974, on the site of a former farmhouse of the twelfth century beautifully restored - Domaine de Mestré - this traditional soap factory exploits ancestral know-how and factory, according to the method of marseille, the soaps with vegetable oils 100% no chemical additive. Copra or palm, olive oil, essential oil in their variety... The soap factory offers a good selection of toiletry products 100% plant, soap cut to the internet or cash for the shower in the bath foam and the shampoo via toiletries waters to the floral notes. In the shop, it is an explosion of flavours! A stroll here with pleasure. Allow around €9 for a soap of 100 G to olive oil (fern, lavender, thyme, pink...) or from €14 for 250 G. Soap to shave 50 G from €23.50. A water for the 15 ml. Passing through the region: the shop will seduce you. With classes ammunition? An online store, on the Internet, is available to buy the famous soaps from the Dauge family to you.

For 46 years, this workshop has been the only one in town! David Lambert took over from Mr. Pestel 5 years ago, and there's still a whiff of yesteryear as you enter the store. The trade has existed for almost 2,000 years, and it's quite exceptional to come across one (you can even see David at work behind the window!). For individuals, professionals and bibliophiles in general, he'll pamper your favorite works. Gilding on leather, ultra-careful binding, restoration, book protection - all done by hand!

Marie-Christine has been a painter for twelve years since she chose to make her hobby a craft. In his shop-shop the painting is everywhere: on the walls it has washed with lime, on the furniture it decorations on order, on the ancient objects to which it gives life but also on the crockery, the jours of the lamps, the fabric (curtain, table, store, cushion), wood, glass… for having studied a multitude of techniques, Marie-Christine adapts to each object the one that will be appropriate for it better.

Chantilly porcelain is one of the best-known and oldest in the country (it was created in 1725 by the Prince de Condé). Since then, many museums in France and abroad have included one of these marvellous soft Chantilly bodies in their collections. Here you'll discover reproductions of the Manufacture's historic decors, as well as contemporary versions. And if you're not particularly keen on the subject, the product ranges have been extended to include glasses and cutlery. Don't hesitate to take advantage of our attractive prices!