After selecting the clay, it has to be extracted loose and left to age outside for a year, so that nature does its work on the material. We then dig the clay from our quarries to make our raw material.

From clay to tile

1. We mix the clays together, then dilute them into a "slip" (barbotine) to sieve out impurities.
2. We filter the earth in the filter press: the raw material is ready.
3. We make "cakes" of clay, which are then worked into the desired shape.
4. The tiles dry for several weeks.
5. Once dry, they are fired in a kiln at over 1050 °C.

Photographs: © Corine Brisbois