Nativity set Shop

Handcrafted Nativity Set

The wood art tradition has a long history in Val Gardena, Italy. The tradition of woodcarving dates back to the XVII century, when farmers started producing wood toys and utensils during the long winter season. The peasants than used to sell the items at spring markets.

Time passed by and woodcarvers improved their abilities and skills, they began manufacturing high quality wooden works, which with the time got more and more value. In the XVIII century the art of wood carving became the most important economic activity in the valley. The masters started to sell their masterpieces all over the world.

Nowadays there are a lot of wood craftsmen in Val Gardena. They are specialized in the realization of wooden products, both sacred art and secular art. The artists product especially: wooden toys, dolls, rocking horses, wooden Nativity scene figurines, crucifixes, wood sculptures of animal figures, wood carvings of angels, saints, Madonna, Jesus Christ, secular characters, wood cuckoo clocks, bas-reliefs, etc.

Wood Nativity Set

With Patrick-Demetz.com, wood art is online; the online store makes it possible to purchase wood art made by local artisans in Val Gardena online.

Visit the online Catalogue to learn about the wide collection of wood pieces like saints, angels, wood statues of the Madonna, Jesus Christ, wooden crucifixes, wood reliefs, wood figures of Christmas Nativity sets, woodcarvings of animals, cuckoo clocks, entirely hand carved wooden sculptures, personalized sculptures, etc.

Christmas Nativity Set

DP-woodcarvings.com is a famous online shop that sells sculptures and art works entirely made of wood, realized by renown local wood carvers. In the wood laboratory of Demetz Patrick, in Val Gardena, Italy, expert wood carvers make high quality handicraft wood art works.

Our online catalogue shows a wide range of sculptures and statues like collectible figures, secular characters, wood carvings of the Madonna, saints, angels, crucifixes, animals, bas-reliefs, nativity sets, cuckoo clocks, wall decorations, chess and chess boards, entirely hand carved statues, ANRI figures and many other wooden items. Bare in mind that personalized sculptures are offered as well.