Arts and crafts Nantes

Jérôme Baillet AKA Docteur Paper is an illustrator based in Nantes. He has been doodling since a very young age, and his favorite themes are cities, travel, architecture and urban planning. Whether in Nantes, Grenoble, Lille or Barcelona, he takes a fresh look at these cities with his own artistic flair. His work takes the form of one-off pieces and illustrations in a variety of media: paper, fabric, skateboard or even walls, as evidenced by his frescoes in Nantes. To name but a few, discover Ville imaginaire on one of the walls of the CHU or his fresco at the Beaujoire stadium. Then snap up one of his illustrations on his online boutique!

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.

Aïcha Alao has been verrier for ten years. It manufactures and restores any kind of stained glass glass with different glass qualities according to the budgets. It's easy, come and visit its beautiful wooden shop at the bottom of the garden, and place an order. Everything is possible, or almost, since it is you who choose and draw, with it, the room you will like: apply, column of glass, photophore, or vacuum-pocket, figurative or abstract, everything is conceivable, especially since his husband, cabinetmaker, can even join her for a successful artistic collaboration! The lighting and colour games certainly your interior, and you yourself, of this pride to have a unique and tailor-made piece.

Do you have artistic desires but no idea where to indulge them? Look no further, we've got the perfect address for you! In the lively Rue des Hauts-Pavés, discover Atelier Kôbô, run by Sophie alias Le Panda Volant! This atypical place, where everything is handmade, is both a workshop and a boutique where she sells her creations. And it's also where you can take creative and sewing workshops to perfect your art, with a competent and passionate teacher who will pass on her knowledge and passion. And who knows, maybe you'll discover other talents too? Hours of fun ahead!

Marie-Hélène SOYER, master craftswoman and winner of the Académie des Savoir-Faire, opened ATELIER ÉMAUX MÉTAUX in 2004. Her metal enameling work combines artistic, craft and manufacturing techniques to create enamel effects on steel and copper. Working for architects and designers, she also gives free rein to her imagination, inspired by folk art. A trainer of rare skills, she skilfully combines personal creations and commissions. Her workshop offers a wide range of outdoor and indoor creations, from signage to decorative objects.