Our main service (celadon) was collected over many years from Céramique Pichon in Uzès where they have been been making pottery since 1802 with beautiful glazes and shapes. They specialise in braiding and other decorative forms. A family business with a fascinating history which is in the throes of an important restructure.. +33466221186.

One can still find samples on auctions and in the antique markets from time to time. Hopefully they will reopen their workshop and store soon.

Apt became a centre for ceramics in the eighteenth century linked to the abundance of its clays and ochres pigments. The technique of marbling different became a speciality. The traditional creations were often in the Baroque style of Louis XVI, decorated with foliage, fruits and small figurines. of Louis XVI inspiration.

Local producers like Atélier Rigo, source their pigments from the last active ocher producer, located in Gargas near Apt and combine other oxides such as cobalt, manganese.+33(0)4 90 05 70 39

There is also a showroom in Coustellet, open on Sunday when the market is on.

The iconic pedestaled pottery seen in the villages and gardens of Provence is actually inspired by the Medici style vases of Italy. A community of artisans in Anduze, a village in the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France, are keeping alive the tradition and the shape is now very making the traditional vases with new glazes and finishes in addition to the classic style. The shape has also become popular for glasses, candles etc in addition to the traditional vases.

About a 90 minute drive from La Raffine, a visit to Anduze makes for an interesting day trip. There is even a Route du Vase d’Anduze to help you explore over a dozen different workshops around the village and the nearby towns.

I usually find what I want in La Poterie de la Madeleine which is reviving the work of the 18th century potters. Route de Nîmes, 30350 Lezan

Tél. : 04 66 61 63 44

It is natural that there are many pottery shops in Roussillon, given its history and association with ochre pigments often used in ceramics . Used as a natural paint by prehistoric man, ocher was very popular at the time of the French Revolution and it is having a revival right now. You can visit Le Sentier des Ocres, a former ocher quarry and walk trails through the brilliantly coloured sands.. It's caused by iron oxide deposits in the sandy soil,

Then shop at the Ocher Gallery, Haut Village, Place du Castrum +33490056299

Courses and workshop are available on how to work with the natural pigments at the Ochre Conservatory in the old Mathieu factory created in 1920.