Poterie de Cliousclat

WhereDrôme, France
WhatHand-painted slipware
Poterie de Cliousc... Poterie de Cliousclat is situated in a small hilltop village in Drôme, France, a region with a rich history of traditional pottery that dates back to the 10th century. Its workshop was rebuilt in 2014 after being listed as a historical monument, home to specific know-how and working methods. Today, it’s a hive of creativity, host to a small community of talented makers – currently four – with unique styles and processes. The uniting factor is a love and appreciation for colour and French techniques, which they put into practice by applying pre-made engobes and slips. Poterie de Cliousclat is situated in a small hilltop village in Drôme, France, a region with a rich history of traditional pottery that dates back to the 10th century. Its workshop was rebuilt in 2014 after being listed as a historical monument, home to Poterie de Cliousclat is situated in a small hilltop village in Drôme, France, a region with a rich history of traditional pottery that dates back to the 10th century. Its workshop was rebuilt in 2014 after being listed as a historical monument, home to specific know-how and working methods. Today, it’s a hive of creativity, host to a small community of talented makers – currently four – with unique styles and processes. The uniting factor is a love and appreciation for colour and French techniques, which they put into practice by applying pre-made engobes and slips.

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Poterie de Cliousclat

Poterie de Cliousclat was founded by Marius Anjaleras in 1903 when he gathered all the potters of the village – around 100, who were all working at home – in one atelier. He proposed the creation of a more modern building in which to create functional dairy pots. Cliousclat is known for its clay quality, which is extracted from a quarry a few hundred metres away – when villagers work in their garden, they often find shards of pottery in the ground. At its heart is the oven that dates back to 1903, which is 20m² with the capacity to fire up to 2,000 pieces at once. Poterie de Cliousclat’s signature five-colour palette of green, honey, straw, red and black offers an inspirational framework to those creating today's pottery.