Arts and crafts Béarn

This house has an exceptional ancestral know-how, 4 generations have succeeded each other at its head since 1910! The Tissage Lartigue 1910 brand was created, according to Philippe Lartigue, "in total respect with tradition and in accordance with our time and its ecological concerns". To do this, Lartigue products are "raw from the loom" without any chemical treatment of the fabric. Here, the history of Basque linen is told, from tradition to the secrets of the seven stripes. The workshop is open to visitors for a discovery of the looms and seamstresses in action, a small bathroom corner and the collection that goes with it, a kitchen corner with a staging ... Manufacturing its pieces on site and benefiting from a unique craft know-how, the brand is unavoidable and largely exceeds the borders of the Southwest and France. The last weaver faithful to the Basque tradition, Lartigue 1910 offers a factory outlet dedicated to tableware and kitchenware, superb tablecloths and napkins, bags, cushions, kits for a surprisingly high quality decoration and fabric by the meter. A great success with now 6 stores : Ascain, Bidos, Bayonne, Biarritz, Espelette and Saint-Jean-de-Luz, and the obtaining in 2020 of the GI Label " Linge Basque " attributed to the companies which have a particular know-how and guaranteeing the origin of the linen produced in its workshops.

In this wooden case, artists and creators make their nest. These "Poulettes", gathered in an association (Anid'Art), give pride of place to local know-how and initiatives: raku hares, leather key rings, bookbinding, soaps, baby accessories, linen textiles, frames, cut paper hangers... Everything is made in small series or custom-made. Companies as well as individuals can place orders for personalized objects. Workshops allow you to learn certain techniques. Just a step away from the place de Verdun and the former king's garden, Haute-Plante, here is a pretty barnyard which will not pluck you! Beautiful creations within the reach of all the purses.

The beret: symbol of France abroad, it has crossed all fashions and eras. For 170 years, Laulhère has been developing its know-how in this field at the foot of the Pyrenees, the historical birthplace of the beret. The Basque beret is in fact a Bearnese beret, which was knitted by the shepherds of this region and felted in the water of the Gaves. The name would come from Napoleon III who discovered this flat headgear during a stay in Biarritz. In 1840, Lucien Laulhère founded a wool and cotton weaving factory in Oloron-Ste-Marie. Today, Laulhère is the only beret factory that makes its products entirely in France.

Carole Lévy Kerebel is a singular artist. After a 25-year career in the book trade, she returned to ceramics, which she had begun as a teenager. In 2012, she set up her own ceramics studio in her home, where she immersed herself in a comprehensive study of the material. Her path leads her to Japan, where she finds powerful inspiration. And so, for the past 10 years, she has been creating unique pieces: ceramic Kokeshi. They pay tribute, in a highly personal spirit, to traditional Japanese statuettes and the art of the kimono. Each piece is modeled in stoneware, polished, engraved, signed and smoked. Typographed clay is another facet of her work.