{"id":8369,"date":"2026-03-11T11:11:44","date_gmt":"2026-03-11T10:11:44","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/interview-with-the-bruot-company-the-last-french-snow-globe-factory\/"},"modified":"2026-04-02T13:47:09","modified_gmt":"2026-04-02T11:47:09","slug":"interview-with-the-bruot-company-the-last-french-snow-globe-factory","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/en\/interview-with-the-bruot-company-the-last-french-snow-globe-factory\/","title":{"rendered":"Interview with the Bruot company, the last French snow globe factory"},"content":{"rendered":"\t\t<div data-elementor-type=\"wp-post\" data-elementor-id=\"8369\" class=\"elementor elementor-8369 elementor-7844\" data-elementor-post-type=\"post\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-08a7271 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"08a7271\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-55ffac2 elementor-widget elementor-widget-heading\" data-id=\"55ffac2\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"heading.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<h2 class=\"elementor-heading-title elementor-size-default\">The BRUOT company, the last French snow globe factory<\/h2>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-1a45f09 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"1a45f09\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Christophe Bruot<\/strong> perpetuates a family know-how: the artisanal creation of exceptional <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/en\/produit\/snow-globe-lyon-prestige-golden-lion-french-know-how\/\">snow globes<\/a><\/strong> .<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8c967df e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8c967df\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-503a3ea elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"503a3ea\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figure class=\"wp-caption\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img fetchpriority=\"high\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"800\" height=\"532\" src=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bruot-boules-a-neige-photo-1024x681.jpg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7555\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bruot-boules-a-neige-photo-1024x681.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bruot-boules-a-neige-photo-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bruot-boules-a-neige-photo-768x511.jpg 768w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bruot-boules-a-neige-photo-600x399.jpg 600w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/bruot-boules-a-neige-photo.jpg 1536w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 800px) 100vw, 800px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<figcaption class=\"widget-image-caption wp-caption-text\">Karine and Christophe Bruot<\/figcaption>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/figure>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-d31634a elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"d31634a\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>At the head of a company founded in 1961 by his grandfather and then developed by his father, <strong>Christophe Bruot<\/strong> now imagines unique pieces, designed in close collaboration with his customers and manufactured entirely in his workshop, at the heart of a local network of trusted partners.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-34c510b e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"34c510b\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-a566538 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"a566538\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p>Driven by a taste for detail and a job well done, Christophe reinvents an object often considered kitsch to make it an elegant piece. In this interview, he shares the story of an exclusive model created for <strong>Oh My Gone<\/strong> : a snow globe adorned with a golden lion, a symbol of belonging and attachment to the city of Lyon.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-8eea837 e-grid e-con-full e-con e-child\" data-id=\"8eea837\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-f3feaa3 elementor-grid-1 elementor-grid-tablet-3 elementor-grid-mobile-2 elementor-products-grid elementor-wc-products elementor-widget elementor-widget-woocommerce-products\" data-id=\"f3feaa3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"woocommerce-products.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"woocommerce columns-1 \"><ul class=\"products elementor-grid columns-1\">\n<li class=\"product type-product post-8269 status-publish first instock product_cat-gifts-from-lyon product_tag-made-in-france has-post-thumbnail taxable shipping-taxable purchasable product-type-simple\">\n\t<a href=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/en\/produit\/snow-globe-lyon-prestige-golden-lion-french-know-how\/\" class=\"woocommerce-LoopProduct-link woocommerce-loop-product__link\"><img decoding=\"async\" width=\"300\" height=\"300\" src=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gemini_Generated_Image_66n6mk66n6mk66n6-300x300.png\" class=\"attachment-woocommerce_thumbnail size-woocommerce_thumbnail\" alt=\"Snow Globe &quot;Lyon Prestige&quot; \u2013 Golden Lion &amp; French Know-How\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gemini_Generated_Image_66n6mk66n6mk66n6-300x300.png 300w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gemini_Generated_Image_66n6mk66n6mk66n6-150x150.png 150w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/Gemini_Generated_Image_66n6mk66n6mk66n6-100x100.png 100w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 300px) 100vw, 300px\" \/><h2 class=\"woocommerce-loop-product__title\">Snow Globe &#8220;Lyon Prestige&#8221; \u2013 Golden Lion &amp; French Know-How<\/h2>\n\t<span class=\"price\"><span class=\"woocommerce-Price-amount amount\"><bdi>13,90&nbsp;<span class=\"woocommerce-Price-currencySymbol\">&euro;<\/span><\/bdi><\/span><\/span>\n<\/a><a href=\"\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/8369?add-to-cart=8269\" aria-describedby=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_8269\" data-quantity=\"1\" class=\"button product_type_simple add_to_cart_button ajax_add_to_cart\" data-product_id=\"8269\" data-product_sku=\"\" aria-label=\"Add to cart: &ldquo;Snow Globe &quot;Lyon Prestige&quot; \u2013 Golden Lion &amp; French Know-How&rdquo;\" rel=\"nofollow\" data-success_message=\"&ldquo;Snow Globe &quot;Lyon Prestige&quot; \u2013 Golden Lion &amp; French Know-How&rdquo; has been added to your cart\">Add to cart<\/a>\t<span id=\"woocommerce_loop_add_to_cart_link_describedby_8269\" class=\"screen-reader-text\">\n\t\t\t<\/span>\n<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div>\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-68841a3 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"68841a3\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What is your background?<\/strong><\/p><p>Our company is first and foremost a family story. My grandfather is the founder, my father continued the adventure, I now represent the third generation, and my two sons the fourth. It is a transmission made of know-how, passion and high standards.<\/p><p><strong>What<\/strong> <strong>do you like about your job on a daily basis?<\/strong><\/p><p>What I love most of all is being a manufacturer. Creating a product from A to Z, from the initial design to the concrete realization, is an extremely stimulating process. I also appreciate the diversity of projects and clients. Working for major brands, imagining tailor-made pieces, constantly renewing our proposals. Every day brings its own set of challenges, it&#8217;s exciting.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-228f3ed e-con-full e-flex e-con e-child\" data-id=\"228f3ed\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-23a8f93 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"23a8f93\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>Do you have any particular ethics<\/strong><strong>at Bruot<\/strong><strong> ?<\/strong><\/p><p>Since its creation, the company has been part of a circular economy approach. We have never really communicated about it, because for us it is simply common sense. All our suppliers are located a few kilometres from the workshop located in Arbent, in the Ain region. This proximity facilitates exchanges, promotes trust and allows problems to be solved in a few minutes when necessary.<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-09ad674 e-grid e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"09ad674\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-81c0656 elementor-widget elementor-widget-image\" data-id=\"81c0656\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"image.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" width=\"576\" height=\"1024\" src=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-576x1024.jpeg\" class=\"attachment-large size-large wp-image-7065\" alt=\"\" srcset=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-576x1024.jpeg 576w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-169x300.jpeg 169w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-768x1365.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-864x1536.jpeg 864w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-1152x2048.jpeg 1152w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-600x1067.jpeg 600w, https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/boule-a-neige-scaled.jpeg 1440w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 576px) 100vw, 576px\" \/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-c15d0d4 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"c15d0d4\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>So your business is to transform the snow globe into an elegant and tailor-made object <\/strong><strong>?<\/strong><\/p><p>Indeed, we create fully customized <a href=\"https:\/\/ohmygone.com\/en\/produit\/snow-globe-lyon-prestige-golden-lion-french-know-how\/\"><strong>snow globes<\/strong><\/a>, adapted to each customer request. For Oh My Gone, we are creating an exclusive snow globe featuring a golden lion, the emblematic symbol of the city of Lyon.<\/p><p>In the collective imagination, the snow globe is often associated with a kitsch object. For the past ten years, we have wanted to revisit this classic by refining the lines and imagining an elegant design. We want to offer an object that can be placed with pleasure on a desk or a shelf, like a beautiful book.<\/p><p> <\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-efa8739 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"efa8739\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-3a62dd1 elementor-widget elementor-widget-text-editor\" data-id=\"3a62dd1\" data-element_type=\"widget\" data-e-type=\"widget\" data-widget_type=\"text-editor.default\">\n\t\t\t\t<div class=\"elementor-widget-container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<p><strong>What do you think of the city of Lyon? Are there any neighborhoods that you particularly like?<\/strong><strong>Is it a matter of course?<\/strong><\/p><p>Lyon is a very beautiful city. I like to sit at a table in a bouchon, enjoy the proximity between the Sa\u00f4ne and the Rh\u00f4ne, stroll through emblematic districts such as the Croix-Rousse, or enjoy the panoramic view from the Esplanade de Fourvi\u00e8re. And for shopping, the Presqu&#8217;\u00eele remains a must!<\/p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t<div class=\"elementor-element elementor-element-aa78b33 e-flex e-con-boxed e-con e-parent\" data-id=\"aa78b33\" data-element_type=\"container\" data-e-type=\"container\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<div class=\"e-con-inner\">\n\t\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t\t\t<\/div>\n\t\t","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The BRUOT company, the last French snow globe factory Christophe Bruot perpetuates a family know-how: the artisanal creation of exceptional snow globes . 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