In Caen, Alice and Delphine are bringing our grandmothers’ dishes up to date
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Grandmothers’ plates with drawings of women, legs or feet, this is the quirky style that Delphine Porterie-Leroux and Alice Duffay give to their creations. The bet is won since for six years, the two Caen women have been at the head of PoMMettes, “the new vintage tableware”.
Combine the old and the modern
When Delphine inherits a stock of crockery from her grandmother, she wants to give it a more contemporary style. “I met Alice a lot and I liked her style of drawing. On an ally the old and the modern ”.
Where does PoMMettes come from?
“Of our prominent cheekbones,” laugh the two friends. “Often at the beginning when we were together, people asked us if we were sisters because we had the same cheekbones!”, Explains Delphine. “So we wanted to keep this quirky side that looks like us”.
After looking for pottery in the West of France, they ended up finding it in the South West. “We only work with porcelain that I find everywhere,” explains Delphine. Alice makes her drawings on paper which are then placed by hand by the porcelain. The dishes are then placed in the oven.
The vintage is gaining momentum
Six years ago, Delphine had no problem finding plates, glasses and other wedding trousseaux. “But since vintage has grown in popularity, more and more Chinese people have found it harder and harder to find porcelain tableware that is in good condition. Sometimes the price is multiplied by 5 and that is not possible ”. The two young women do not see making “old with new” and want to keep their authenticity.
Each object is ultimately unique with Alice’s designs which are never the same.
PoMMettes crockery is available in the Gloriette boutique at 16 rue Saint-Laurent and on the e-shop of the two girlfriends. They will also be presented at the “Christmas supermarket” on December 19 from 11 am to Supermonde in Mondeville.
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