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Sylvie Didier (born in 1953) and François Fresnais (born in 1959) were trained in ceramic arts in Fine Arts Schools. They met while working at the pottery of Cliousclat, headed by Olivier ans Nicolas Sourdine between 1980 and 1982.

In 1984, they establish their own workshop in Burgundy, about 30km North of Chalon-sur-Saône, at Sampigny-lès-Marange, in an old 18th century mill nested on the slope of a wooded hill.

The Fresnais thought about the meaning of integrating, getting direct inspiration from and interpreting the ancient shapes and patterns which they know well. Far from rigid repetition, there is in their production energy and enjoyment, that of curiosity leading to diverse results and to a burgeoning eagerness for experimentation. Served by a great know-how (him at production, her at decoration), and sustained by their love of pottery, the Fresnais, with their constant will to bring novelty into the register of what they love, make beautiful contemporary glazed pottery, generous and alive.

Marc Pillet in “Poteries traditionnelles en France de 1980 à nos jours”- Editions de la Revue de la Céramique

François & Sylvie FRESNAIS