Arts and crafts Canal du Midi

"Before I was a beautiful bucket, I was a beaujolais" could be the slogan of Culo, a small company that works for the planet through upcycling. The concept is simple, but we had to think of it: they recover wine bottles and transform them into trendy tableware: glasses, vases, trays, carafes. It takes no less than six stages to get the finished product, a lot of work and a product that looks great! Unique, eco-friendly handcrafted creations. It's time to do something for the planet.

Lots of poetry and creativity in this pretty dressing room. Stunning porcelain fixtures evoke the strawberry collars of yesteryear, natural tones combined with more rustic rope. On the shelves, colorful crockery. Cups and pitchers, recycled tea towels, soliflores or zazas, funny little z'animals! Welcome to this workshop-boutique on the first floor of a beautiful townhouse on the edge of the Salin. If you'd like to get your hands on ceramics, courses are also available. A world of passion that we love!

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.

La Cité potière is an associative ceramics store located in the heart of the city of Carcassonne. 21 artisan potters have joined together to make you discover their handmade clay creations. Each craftswoman uses a specific technique and clay. This store gathers various creations such as potteries, sculptures, jewels, decorative objects or tableware. Works made of stoneware, earthenware, and porcelain with different textures such as glazed earth, enamels on stoneware or raku firing.

Coming from his native England after 10 years at Sotheby's, Jenny laid his suitcases at Agde. In the heart of the region, she presents her numerous creations in a workshop located just a few steps from Les Halles. Gold with gold leaf and silver or simply painted, all pieces are made on a resin or plaster basis. Replicas of florentine mirrors or Art-Deco, sculptures, bas reliefs or Roman faces, it is often in history that the artist draws inspiration. Each will find a creation adapted to its budget since prices range from € 2 to € 130. An enchanting address.

Well known to the people of Sète, Francois Liguori's workshop produces contemporary decoration and original, handcrafted furniture. The artist creates metal products in small series or unique custom-made pieces. Design lighting, lampshades and customizable wall tiles, the showroom of this passionate person presents end of series. The Pescatore also rents a space on two floors with a kitchen, swimming pool and garden for group meals.

Elisabeth Brenas-Pech studied at the École des Beaux-Arts in Lyon in 1967 and at the same time learned the technique of stained glass. She then opened several workshops in Carcassonne and its surroundings, and carried out numerous restorations and creations of stained glass windows in religious buildings throughout Occitania, as far as Île-de-France and Corsica. She shares her work through permanent exhibitions in her studio and throughout France. If you wish to learn in her workshop in the Aude region, she also offers discovery courses.

Cadres en Aparté is a framing store located in Fonsorbes, near Toulouse. Run by Philippe Chesnoy, the shop offers custom-made frames for works of art. Cadres en Aparté stands out for its hand-crafted, made-to-measure approach. Philippe Chesnoy puts his technical expertise and knowledge of art history to best use in advising his customers. He attaches great importance to the preservation and conservation of works of art, using reversible means of support. The store also sells frames, and carries out work such as glass framing, picture framing, mirrors, pedestals and large formats. Cadres en Aparté is recognized as an artisan d'art, which testifies to the quality and professionalism of its services.

Henri Moreno, with over 30 years' experience, is the only artisan potter-modeler-ceramist in the town of Castelnaudary. Using smooth red earthenware, he creates cassoles (cassoulet dishes), as well as original works using the glazed clay technique: Occitan crosses, culinary dishes, tableware, vases, ornamental ceramics and chamotte-based kiln dishes adorn his workshop-boutique. Push open the door and discover another world where the original beauty of the earth is brought back to life.

Les Meubles Lattes is first and foremost a family business and a know-how transmitted since 1945. Now, it is the fourth generation that perpetuates the tradition of Revel, a major city of art furniture. Come and visit the exhibition hall of the Lattes workshop: the pieces of furniture reflect the talent of the cabinetmakers. The production includes both classical and contemporary creations, in solid wood, some of them are inlaid. The company, specialized in antique furniture, also undertakes renovation and restoration work.

For twenty years now, Rudolf Junginger has been working in the pink city with his two passions: stonemasonry and masonry. Above all, he's devoted himself to fair-faced brick, the star material of Toulouse architecture since Antiquity, with the beautiful orange-red hue that gave the pink city its nickname. From these clay bricks, Rudolf shapes or restores characterful fireplaces to give your home a touch of character. This talented craftsman can meet your every need, from building gate pillars to setting up a barbecue. Another string to his bow is his ability to create monumental sculptures to great decorative effect. What brick art!

Les Maria-Garcia is a wooden sculptors of fathers. Located in the city of the art that is Revel, they create objects and furniture with great know-how, following ancient, Provençal or Spanish influences, and this in all quality essences: Walnut, walnut or birch wood… They also organise courses, discovery and long duration throughout the year!

Since 1960 in his workshop in the Tarn, the glass painter and sculptor Jean-Claude Izard has been making creations for contemporary and ancient architecture. In 2004, he introduced his daughter Cécile, a mosaicist, to the technique of stained glass in broken glass slabs. As a family, they work on creations for private homes and public spaces, working with slabs of shattered glass, marble and smalt mosaics and creating sculptures on wood and stone.

You'll know everything about the Pastel! Come and discover in the Bourse district this beautiful boutique with Gothic vaults, located in the magnificent hotel built at the end of the xve century by Pierre Delfau. You will know the secrets of this blue-colored, medicinal plant that made the fortune of Toulouse and its region to the Renaissance! If you want to redecorate your apartment or home, choose the decorative lasure or artisan paintings made from natural ingredients and Pastel's pure pigments and match them with the colored house linen of the same color. If you want to bring a few gifts from the pink city, take care of the cosmetic products "Seed de Pastel": palm, shampoo or oil of Cocagne, soap, pastel cream for hands… All these products, manufactured in Toulouse or Lectoure, are sold at the Fleurée de Pastel and on the Internet. You will soon not be able to move from this gray-blue color to the shadows and lights!

Inspired by the beauty of the Singular Island, its traditions and symbols, Cyrielle makes delicate ceramic creations. She designs objects on which she adds prints, drawings or engravings with natural pigments from the local color palette. Terre Singulière is inspired by the cultural richness and authenticity of her host island and its surroundings to design creations that are both useful and original. Among her creations, we find a tielle dish, plates, aperitif dishes, cups...

ANNE KRIEG, a ceramist from Toulouse, creates tableware with a pure, contemporary design. Specializing in glazed stoneware, she offers tableware that's as beautiful as it is practical, gracing both everyday tables and festive meals. Her research combines purity, beauty and functionality for unique, timeless creations of the highest quality. ANNE KRIEG's pieces will enhance your most beautiful tables, whether at home or in your restaurant. She offers objects that are both practical and precious, and that you won't regret buying.

AHPY, for Annette Hardouin and Yves Patissier, master textile ennobler, has a sales area in the heart of the pink city. Pastel blue, an ancestral dyeing technique derived from a plant with yellow flowers, gives the pastel blue. This know-how made the wealth of the city of Toulouse during the Renaissance, and is registered in the intangible cultural heritage of France. The two designers create unique pieces from fabrics made in France.

Boris Klein, master blacksmith, is a true artist who tames and masters iron like others master clay. Each piece of work that leaves the L'art de Fer workshop, whatever the style, is unique, made with the absolute respect of traditional assembly methods and a meticulous finish. Boris Klein will discuss with you the project you submit to him in order to better understand your tastes and aspirations. From his forge will come grills, chimney hoods, staircases, pergolas or candleholders of all sizes and styles...

After careers in the aeronautical world, Lauren and Yohan, an engaging Franco-Brazilian couple, decided to rethink their lives. They set up an eco-responsible business in Narbonne, in total harmony with their convictions, designing original paintings based on relief maps of well-known sites. The use of wood is a matter of course for them, as is the choice of responsible local suppliers and modern, efficient production methods. Discover these original gifts on the web or in our workshop, and personalize them to your own specifications.