Ceramic clay bodies · made in Normandy

Material, curated.

Earthenware, stoneware and raku clay: a French collection shaped for gesture, colour and fire.

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R&B — 2026

The 2026 collection

Four families. One freedom to create.

A simple, catalogue-inspired way to browse. Each reference opens onto its shades, formats and documents.

01Normande EarthenwareThree essential colours rooted in local history.View range

02Beck EarthenwareA distinctive colour range that lets form speak.View range

03StonewareSeven characterful bodies, from ivory white to anthracite.View range

04Fuji RakuA body made for the intensity of fire and one-of-a-kind pieces.View range

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Texture

Firing temperature

Fired colour

18 references

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FA200980–1080 °C

Normande Red

Warm red · LISSE / CHF

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FA300980–1080 °C

Normande White

Natural white · LISSE / CHF

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FA100980 °C max

Normande Black

Deep black · LISSE / CHF

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FA240980–1100 °C

Beck Red

Brick red · LISSE / CHF

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FA323980–1100 °C

Beck White

Soft white · LISSE / CHF

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FA324980–1100 °C

Beck Extra White

Bright white · LISSE / CHF

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FA151980 °C max

Beck Black

Graphite black · LISSE / CHF

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FA141980–1050 °C

Beck Blue

Slate blue · LISSE

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FA160980–1050 °C

Beck Ochre

Sunlit ochre · LISSE

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FA170980–1050 °C

Beck Green

Moss green · LISSE

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GE1331080–1150 °C

Noron

Terracotta · brick red · burgundy · LISSE / IMP / CHF

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GE2211000–1280 °C

White Stoneware

Ivory white · LISSE / IMP / CHF / CENDRÉ / PYRITÉ

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GE3001000–1220 °C

Utah

Metallic blue to black · IMP / CHF / CHM

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GE4001000–1280 °C

Sword

Havana brown · IMP

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GE5001000–1280 °C

Omaha

Stone · IMP / CHF / CHM

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GE600IMP : 1220 °C · CHF/CHM : 1260 °C

Juno

Russet sand · IMP / CHF / CHM

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GE7001080–1150 °C

Anthra

Anthracite · CHF / CHM

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FUJI980–1280 °C

A family factory. A living craft.

In Saon (14330), beside Noron-la-Poterie in Normandy, Raoult & Fils has transformed and prepared ceramic clay since 1889. Raoult & Beck now carries this heritage to studios, artists, schools and enthusiasts.

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1889Raoult & Fils founded14330Saon · Normandy

From the archives

Craft handed down. Materials reimagined.

Plans, models, mosaics, tiles, trials and machinery: these rediscovered images open the Saon factory archives and tell the story of a family craft carried forward.

Foundation plan for the main Saon brickworks building dated 18 January 1950 — 01Main building plan · 18 January 1950

Shelves in the Saon workshop holding models, moulds, reliefs and trials — 02Preserved models, moulds and trials

Assembly of a large circular mosaic in the Raoult Fils workshop — 03Mosaic assembled by hand

Series of small decorated tiles being prepared — 04Decorated tiles in series

Carts loaded with tiles inside the historic Saon workshop — 05Carts of tiles

Numerous clay body samples prepared and labelled in the Raoult Fils laboratory — 06Research through sampling

Long filter press used to prepare ceramic clay bodies in Saon — 07The filter press

Raw ceramic material photographed up close in the factory — 08Material seen up close

First white clay body trial in September 1997 — 09First white clay body · September 1997

Clay medallion preserved in the Raoult Fils archives — 10Heritage inscribed in clay

The factory today

The same place. New scales.

In Saon, the former brickworks buildings and tall chimney remain the everyday setting for production. Ceramic Factory’s large-scale forms continue the connection between Raoult & Beck clay bodies, gesture and place.