Val Gardena wood carvings are well-known beyond national borders for their intrinsic quality and artistic value resulting from the devotion and passion with which woodcarvers, among which master Karl Demtez, have been undertaking this fascinating art for centuries. In Val Gardena wood carving was already practised around mid-17th century due to the poverty of the inhabitants, who, in order to supplement meagre land proceeds, started carving wood. This way, Val Gardena inhabitants were also able to make tools suitable for farming and household utensils.
In particular, wood carving precursors used to make wooden frames and cases for pendulum clocks. However, Val Gardena woodcarvers started very soon the production of sacred art objects, in particular crucifixes, saints and nativities. These wooden works were so refined that Val Gardena woodcarvers became soon well-known beyond the South Tyrol boundaries.
Demi Art works, entirely made in the in-house carving wood workshop at our registered office in Santa Cristina, come into being with the intention of continuing the tradition of wood carving, an age-old tradition handed down from father to son. For this reason, Demi Art sculptures may bear the Val Gardena certified quality label and contribute to continue making Val Gardena wood handicrafts known and appreciated all over the world.
All wood carvings included in the Demi Art catalogue undergo strict quality control during the entire production process. The wood carving technique requires uncommon manual skill and, therefore, quality control is fundamental in order to guarantee that wood works are original and faultless.
Besides a natural predisposition to artistic subjects, the art of wood carving requires also much patience and experience. Only by relying on the most valuable and talented sculptors in Val Gardena, personally selected by master Karl Demetz, Demi Art may guarantee the perfection of its wooden works.
The granting of the Val Gardena certified quality represents an important reason of pride for Demi Art, a company committed to continuing with passion and dedication the art of wood carving.
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