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  • Clay-covered hands shaping a tall cup on a spinning pottery wheel during a beginners' class
  • Glazed handmade ceramic bowls in blue, turquoise, cream and speckled brown arranged on a white cloth after a pottery class
  • Bright studio with a row of potter's wheels and blue stools, wooden shelves of ceramic vases and bowls, and brick walls with green plants

Pottery Wheel Class for Beginners in Paris 11e

ParmentierParis3h

4.9 · 14 reviews on Google

A three-hour Saturday-afternoon introduction to the potter's wheel in Paris 11e with up to four pieces made, glazed and fired for you.

  • Time:3 hours
  • Level:Beginners welcome
  • Age:14+
  • Materials:Included
  • Format:In person

from≈ US$112per person

Billed in EUR: €100

  • All materials included
  • Beginners welcome
  • Free cancellation up to 7 days before
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What you'll do

Overview

This pottery wheel class in Paris runs on Saturdays from 2pm to 5pm in a bright, glass-roofed studio in the Parmentier area of the 11th arrondissement. It is open to every level from age 14, and no previous experience is needed.

What you'll make

Up to four pieces, thrown on the wheel. The studio glazes and fires them, and they are ready within a month. People who live outside Paris can pay extra to have them posted.

How the session runs

A potter first demonstrates the wheel: centring the clay and raising it into a cylinder or a bowl. You are then guided through several attempts, with a friendly team beside you for every try. The format is hands-on and absorbing, the sort of repetitive, hypnotic work many people find calming.

What's included

All materials, glazing, firing and a snack.

Who it's for

Complete beginners, friends, couples and curious teenagers.

Private & team bookings

The workshop can be adapted into a team building or outing format, and the whole studio can be privatised.

Location

8 rue Édouard-Lockroy, Paris 11e.

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What you'll make

Up to four wheel-thrown pieces, glazed and fired by the studio and ready within a month.

What's included

  • All materials
  • Glazing and firing by the studio, where relevant
  • A snack
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Good to know

Age · Experience

Age
Minimum age 14.
Experience
Beginners welcome.
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Your host

Hand-picked by Workshopola

Based in Paris

Learn from an independent local expert who teaches this class themselves and has checked every detail on this page. Book with Workshopola and you have one contact from your first question to the day itself. Nothing to pay until the host confirms your date.

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What guests say

4.9 · 14 reviews on Google

Rating and review count from Google for the host's business.

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Where it is

Parmentier, ParisThe exact address comes with your booking confirmation.

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Cancellation

Free cancellation up to 7 days before. After that, transfer your place or move your date once.

Free cancellation up to 7 days before. After that, transfer your place or move your date once.

  • 7+ days beforeCancel 7 or more days before your class for a full refund.
  • Within 7 daysYou can still transfer your place to a friend, or move to another date once if the host has space. No refund inside 7 days.

Team and private bookings follow the terms in their quote. Read the full policy.

from ≈ US$112 ppPick a date that suits you
Team quote
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Booking for a team?

Have the class to yourselves: a private session for your team. Tell us the headcount and get your quote within one working day.

Step 1:

How many of you?

Estimated total ≈ US$1,350
Confirmed by the host in your quote.
Billed in EUR: €1,200

Step 2:

Where and when?

Where should the class happen?
Step 3:

Where do we send it?

Free and no obligation. We reply within one working day.

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