EST. 2019 — ATELIER CERAMICS

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FRESH FROM THE KILN

New this autumn

NEWStripe Match Holder — handmade crocks & holders

VESSELS · CROCKS & HOLDERS

Stripe Match Holder

$38
NEWStripe Baking Dish — handmade serving pieces

DINING · SERVING PIECES

Stripe Baking Dish

$118
NEWChecker Footed Planter — handmade vases & planters

DECOR · VASES & PLANTERS

Checker Footed Planter

$78
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STYLED SCENE

Shop the Table

Styled table set with Formé ceramics, plates, cups and bowls
Petal Scallop Plate

Petal Scallop Plate

$68 ·

Leaf Swirl Cup

Leaf Swirl Cup

$58 ·

Forget-Me-Not Fruit Bowl

Forget-Me-Not Fruit Bowl

$96 ·

Tulip Butter Dish

Tulip Butter Dish

$88 ·

A maker hand-painting underglaze botanical motifs onto a ceramic plate

OUR DESIGN PHILOSOPHY

Objects made to be used, not just admired.

Three makers throw, paint and fire every Formé piece in our Lyon atelier. A cup should reward every morning; a plate should invite touch. Beauty earned through daily use, not kept behind glass.

Thrown

500g of earthenware on the wheel, trimmed by hand the next day.

Painted

Each motif brushed freehand in underglaze. No stencils, no transfers.

Fired twice

Bisque, then glaze at 1080°C. Six to eight days from clay to table.

Signed

Stamped on the base and numbered in the kiln record.

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MADE BY HAND

Every glaze, every motif, every mark — placed by a human hand.

We fire in small batches, paint each piece individually, and never repeat a run. The slight variations between pieces are not imperfections — they are the signature.

VISIT THE ATELIER

EXPERIENCE FORMÉ

Hold it before you buy it.

Ceramics reward touch — nothing explains the weight of a well-thrown cup like holding one. Visit the atelier in Lyon, or find us at a market.

ALL MARKET DATES
A wrapped Formé mug handed across the atelier counter

The Lyon atelier

ADDRESS
12 Rue des Potiers, 69001 Lyon, France
OPEN STUDIO
Thursday–Saturday, 11:00–18:00
KILN SECONDS
First Saturday of the month
DIRECTIONS

London

Chelsea Old Town Hall Craft Fair

Sat 7 – Sun 8 Nov · 10:00–17:00

Throwing demonstrations on Sunday afternoon.

Brooklyn

Industry City Makers Market

Sat 21 Nov · 11:00–17:00

Full range, plus kiln seconds at 30–50% off.

Lyon

Atelier winter open days

Sat 5 – Sun 6 Dec · 11:00–18:00

Mulled wine in the courtyard and studio exclusives.

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Letters from the atelier