Bergland has carved wooden nativity figures, saints and crucifixes in Val Gardena since Walther and Reiner Kasslatter founded the family workshop in 1981, continuing the valley's woodcarving tradition. Every piece in its online shop is designed in-house and produced exclusively by Val Gardena craftsmen at the company's Roncadizza workshop.
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Demetz Patrick carves nativity scenes, religious figures and chess sets at its wood-carving laboratory in S. Cristina in Val Gardena, a craft tradition in the valley dating back to the 17th century. Customers can shop the full catalog online or visit the wood carving store in person, and the workshop also takes commissions for personalized sculptures.
Sonia Demetz hand-carves and color-paints wooden nativity scenes and religious art at her studio in La Poza, between Selva and Santa Cristina in Val Gardena, continuing a painting technique she learned from her mother. Her pieces are sold through an online shop and directly from her art workshop, which also runs the adjoining Gardena Train Stop snack station.
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Neither of the two woodcarvers listed here is in Selva itself. Bergland gives its address as Via Passua 31 in Roncadizza, with Ortisei in the postal line, and Roncadizza belongs to the municipality of Castelrotto.S1S2 The company carves religious figures as well as animals and secular ones.S1
Demetz Patrick has its shop in Santa Cristina, and the company gives its address as Dursanstrasse 37 in the same village. It sells wooden sculptures and takes commissions for personalised pieces.S3 For a commission, agree the size and the finish in writing, and ask how long the carving will take.