The pretty jewelry and earthenware objects of Julie Chamayou

A model of resilience in the face of the crisis, Montpellier is developing its small business.

This is where transformations take place, as in the classic children’s literature published in 1900. In Julie Chamayou’s studio, jewelry and ceramics are made which, despite the crises, find their audience. As 2021 begins, she wants to give shape to new projects.

Mother of two sons aged 13 and 8, this young 40-year-old is from the Paris region. She has been from Montpellier for 4 years, after a detour in Perpignanais where she created her company in 2013. She designs and manufactures earthenware objects and jewelry. She won the Clapas to get closer to her family and this gave new life to her activity. Today, faced with the crises caused by the coronavirus, she admits “to have good luck” and “back off”. It is true that she receives aid and that she invests a lot in this company on which she has lived since 2015. During the three weekends preceding Christmas, she held “open door”. And if she had to give up selling in the markets, she participated in an artisan workshop in the suburb of Boutonnet and supplied shops in Lozère, Brittany, Nancy and recently in Béziers.

True living proof of the existence of resilience in the face of crises, she sold a number of gifts before Christmas. And Julie Chamayou is thinking about the steps to put in place for the coming months, for example opening one weekend per quarter, marking events such as Mother’s Day. Because the earthenware decorations (obtained after three firing) are always the favor of the public and the jewels, sometimes azure backed with gold or “gold filled” (a gold plating that holds) attract a lot. And then, she will make small ceramic cups for a beauty institute, using plants and plant powders, located in California. To carry out these projects, it takes time (to know how a quality of clay evolves), but also method and patience.

In fact, it is rather with a strong obstinacy that Julie Chamayou leads her business.

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