Over the past few years, pottery workshops have been popping up all over Paris! We'll guide you to the perfect places to start or deepen your ceramic practice.
1. Trois Potes – Learn the wheel with kindness
📍 Paris 10th arrondissement
The Trois Potes workshop has quickly become a reference for those who want to learn how to throw. Here, there's no incomprehensible vocabulary or overly serious atmosphere: the team, made up of passionate ceramicists, welcomes you into a warm space to teach you the basics of throwing. Ideal for beginners, the workshop offers 4-hour introductory classes. You'll learn how to center the clay, build a cylinder, and form your first pieces.
👉 Why we love it: the relaxed atmosphere, clear explanations, and the satisfaction of leaving (a few weeks later) with your first thrown piece.
2. Laurette Broll – The magical world of glazes
📍 Paris 20th arrondissement
If you're fascinated by the reflections, textures, and finishes of ceramic pieces, Laurette Broll's studio is the place for you. This ceramicist welcomes you to her workshop to share knowledge rarely covered in classic courses: the artisanal making of glazes. Through a 3-day workshop, you'll discover how to compose your own mixtures, understand chemical reactions in the kiln, and experiment with unique results. A more technical but fascinating approach for those who want to deepen their knowledge of ceramics.
👉 Why we love it: a deep dive into the secrets of glazes, the opportunity to truly advance your learning and invent your own colors.
3. Dodo Toucan – Poetic sculpting and colorful decoration
📍 Paris 19th arrondissement
That's us! The world of Dodo Toucan is an invitation to imagination. In our lovely workshop in the 19th arrondissement, we offer sculpting workshops accessible to everyone. You'll learn to create small decorative or utilitarian objects by hand: figurines, vases, cups, hangings... But one of the rare pleasures of our courses is also the decoration moment: painting, patterns, slips, enriched by the highly narrative and colorful universe of our brand. Each piece becomes highly personalized. The atmosphere is gentle, playful, and conducive to creativity.
Intimidated by the very idea of wielding a paintbrush? We have plenty of easy or more complex inspirational examples to guide you during the workshop.
👉 Why we love it: the freedom to create without pressure, the poetry of the Dodo Toucan universe, and the satisfaction of a series of 100% personalized pieces. To book, visit our "workshops" section.
In summary
Whether you're drawn to wheel-throwing techniques, the magic of glazes, or intuitive hand-building, Paris has many inspiring workshops for learning ceramics. Trois Potes, Laurette Broll, and Dodo Toucan each offer a unique approach to this craft, with kindness and passion. All that's left is to choose where to start... or try everything!
The Dodo Team
