Our pottery workshop
Terracotta ceramics with variable porosity
JAMET Pottery has been designing, manufacturing and distributing terracotta ceramics for 3 generations and has been approved as a French Historical Monument since 1979*.
6 collections of technical ceramics with variable porosity
- IRRIGATION: Ollas Jamet®, professional irrigation ceramics, 3 Collections available (Ollas Jamet ORIGIN®, SPELEO® and Mini-Greenhouse®)
- ENTOMOFAUNE: ceramics that support insects, especially pollinators: bee waterer Ollas BEE® insect hotels LOGE®
- WINEMAKING: Dolias Jamet®, ceramics for winemaking, aging and refining wines and spirits (Sept 2022)
- RECYCLING: Composting ceramics and worm composter (New for 2023)
- ORNAMENTATION decorative ceramics, Terres d'Izaguaranteed for life against frost (2023)
- MATERIALS FOR FIREPLACES: historical craft of the factory, Miters and Lanterns for fireplaces approved for Historical Monuments.
5 reasons to choose Ollas Jamet
Since 2012, our professional irrigation ceramics have provided great comfort of use and well-being to plants, proven by the increase in biomass*
The greatest autonomy and irrigated surfaces
from 3 to 45 days for 0.13m² to 10m² thanks to optimized porosity.
The most efficient irrigation on the market*
Saving water and watering time, cheapest irrigated area on the market.
The greatest durability
3-year warranty** against frost, limescale, tree root pressure and soil acidity.
The widest range of ollas on the market
15 models to bury from 0.5 to 35 liters and 6 models to plant.
100% made in France
Manufacturing in Loudun (86) based on French land free of any pollutant.
* Tests carried out and measured by the independent technical center ASTREDHOR under a temperate oceanic climate.
** Against frost, limestone, tree root pressure, and soil acidity.
Manufacturing process
JAMET Pottery controls all development and manufacturing processes, from the choice of raw materials, all French, to firing.
shaping clay in-house "unwashed" long resting periods before and after shaping, then we monitor the different firing phases and test the quality of each batch.
Our artisanal expertise allows for a superior quality production known as PROBUS Poterie JAMET, conforming to the highest requirements required by professionals in beekeeping, naturalists, plants, winemaking and ornamentation.
Research and development
Creating a new collection requires between 1 and 4 years of research and development.
The tests in real conditions, the methods and the results of Pottery JAMET ceramics are defined, carried out and confirmed by and for leading professionals in their respective fields:
- Exterior architects and landscape architects
- Local authority leaders
- Producers of market gardening, tree crops and truffles…
- Winegrowers, oenologists, cellar and winemaking masters
- beekeepers
- Manufacturers of containers / pots / greenhouses and other equipment for green spaces
In Irrigation, the observation of all individual or professional plant customers is unanimous: OLLAS-JAMET products provide great ease of use, savings in water and time, and improved plant health, as tested by our technical partner ASTREDHOR Pays de Loire.
They also have the highest surface irrigation efficiency and autonomy.
Production
Since 2018, Poterie JAMET has been investing in the production tool with the extension of a workshop and additional jobs to meet growing demand and also prepare our future collections and innovations.
Annual production capacity:
- 2018 -> 10,000 pieces
- 2019 -> 20,000 pieces
- 2020 -> 30,000 pieces
- 2021 -> 50,000 pieces
- 2022 –> 100,000 pieces
Burst rate upon exiting the furnace: < 1% (including prototypes)
Manufacturing times
: From mixing the raw clays to the end of firing, the manufacturing time varies from:
- 2 to 4 weeks for turned Ollas 4 to 8 weeks for Beekeeping Ollas > 100 L and ornamental ceramics
- 5 to 10 weeks for winemaking ceramics
Master ceramicists
The strength of a brand comes from the reality of its history, the truth of its products and the values they represent, but first of all from the know-how and the will of the men and women who make it up.
JAMET Pottery is made up of 3 Master ceramists, guardians of ancestral know-how and resolutely focused on innovation:
- Laurent JAMET, CAP pottery turner 1987 At CNIFOP 58 St Amand en Puisaye
- Isabelle JAMET, CAP (Vocational Certificate) in Industrial Ceramic Fabrication, 1983, Ceramics High School
- Nadine GENDRON, CAP pottery turner in 1986 At CNIFOP 58 St Amand en Puisaye
They carry out all the production and since 2020 have been training new turners and apprentices in the pottery profession.
Our history
JAMET Pottery, a story that began in 1974 in the heart of France.
For 3 generations, the Jamet family has been involved in the world of ceramics.
1st ceramic
The largest amphora in France
Creation of the workshop in Loudin
Resumption of the workshop by Laurent Jamet
Ollas R&D
Marketing of Ollas
Professional Ollas
Lands of Iza
Ollas Jamet ORIGIN range
Large volume ornamental pottery
Winemaking R&D
1st winemaking tests
Ollas Jamet ORIGIN® large volume
Ollas Jamet SPELEO®
bee trough
Ollas Jamet MINI-GREENHOUSE®
