Vézanne
A family story
A FAMILY STORY since 2020
Garance and Grégoire:
In the spring of 2020, my daughter Garance, then seven years old, discovered the first shards of earthenware in our family garden in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe. Like a little archaeologist, she spent hours digging in the soil, sorting the fragments by color and pattern. Her younger brother, Grégoire, helped her clean them with a brush. Patinated by time, the earth, and the water of the Vézanne stream, these earthenware pieces regained their luster and a new life in their children's hands.
Clélia:
Between creativity and rigor, my career path reflects my personality . A graduate of Fine Arts and trained in business management, I have always been passionate about art, fine crafts, and heritage . After several years in small and medium-sized fine craft businesses, a turning point came at 37, inspired by my children. Driven by the desire to start my own business and true to my values, I took the plunge. With my husband, we created Atelier Vézanne: an adventure founded on creation, craftsmanship, and memory.
where it all began
the encounter with "the man in the hat"
"Buried in the stream bed for so many years, we emerge from the Vézanne, a man with his back turned. A fragment of history from the workshop of Léon Pouplard, earthenware maker in Malicorne-sur-Sarthe.
Cracked, this figure seems to want to emerge from its enamel. Time seems to have stopped, its isolation is over.
Beneath the silt, the man in the hat appears. He reveals himself and awakens. I can't see his face, but his posture speaks volumes: straight, head held high, his gaze fixed on the distance. He seems to want to tell me something, and shivers run down my spine...
That was in 2020.
The earthenware speaks to us.
Far more than a material heritage, earthenware is an emotional and cultural legacy."
Clélia Chotard
Vézanne, a resolutely French, artisanal brand. It gives antique earthenware the power to be reborn in a new form. Each piece of jewelry leaving the workshop becomes a link between memory and creation, between heritage and modernity.
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Camille & Andrée
Vézanne, a tribute to my grandmothers
Family meals were a defining part of my childhood. Brought out on holidays or Sundays, they embodied the joy of reuniting around the delicious dishes prepared by my grandmothers. These moments, their aromas and flavors, are etched in my childhood memory . And the decorations… especially those on the talking plates, deeply moved me: their elegance, their refinement, their colors, and the humor they conveyed.