Quality and luxury have been associated with Jars Céramistes since 1857, when founder Pierre Jars opened his family ceramics workshop in the Drôme region in the South of France. “He really had this vision of combining beauty and utility,” explains Tessa Keller, director of marketing at Emile Henry USA, the parent company of the ceramics brand.



Today, Jars’ vision still reigns within the soul of the company, where each piece is designed and made by hand in the original workshop in Anneyron. The embodiment of slow-luxury and 100 percent French-made, each product has at least 18 touchpoints from start to finish. The brand describes the process as a “ceramic ballet,” showcasing artisanal flexibility and manufacturing consistency and ending with durable, beautifully designed tableware collections meant for everyday living. Keller describes the pieces as beautiful but entirely functional—especially considering that they’re dishwasher safe as well. “They’re really meant to be everyday luxuries, not to be kept for best,” she adds.

Looking at the collections, any hostess is guaranteed to find their aesthetic, whether that be more organic, coastal or colorful. Keller highlights Wabi, Dashi and Plume, which all feature organic edges and a variation of glazes, colors and overall finishes that are bound to complete any Nantucket summer tablescape. The consistent quality and beauty that the brand produces has led to its continued popularity in France, where pieces are highly sought after and collected. An outlet shop connected to the factory is often crowded with collectors from all over France and wider Europe—but now, the brand wants to share its philosophy and its pieces with the United States. The niche customer that Jars Céramistes attracts is one who falls in love with the authenticity of the brand and resonates with its mission to reveal the poetic potential of simple things and to cultivate moments of sharing and conviviality, referred to by the company as “la joie de la table”: beautiful tables, prepared with tenderness, around which life takes place.

Despite its products being everyday tableware, Jars Céramistes creates conversation pieces that keep any fête going all night long. “Every single piece is done by artisan hands so it’s really a slow production process. And, for that reason, every piece is unique,” Keller explains. “We like to believe that each piece you

acquire was destined to be yours. While similar, the specialness of handmade ceramics means no two people will have the same piece even if they purchase the same style.”