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Atelier Terre et Bois

Colmar (Chemin Mittlerer Erlen Weg) · France

Alain Kern's hand-thrown stoneware mugs, bowls, and vases fired at 1280°C

What you’ll find

What Atelier Terre et Bois is known for

Potter Alain Kern shapes stoneware by hand in small series using local clays, firing mugs, bowls and vases at 1280C in gas-reduction and electric kilns at his greenhouse studio in Colmar. He also teaches throwing courses, takes custom commissions and rents kiln space to other potters.