History: the master sculptor Karl Demetz
The centuries-old tradition of the wood carving art, which has made known Val Gardena all over the world, induced also Karl Demetz in his youth to take a chance in this artistic and hard profession. After the artistic high school of Ortisei, he was trained in various master laboratories of the valley.The first laboratory
After having successfully passed the examination for the master's certificate in 1968, Karl Demetz decided to set up his own artistic programme and business. Numerous artistic projects followed one another, leading over the course of the years to the magnificent collection of wood carvings that Demi Art can boast and offer to the world.Karl Demetz & C.
Because of the fast growth of the business, Karl Demetz decided in 1980, together with his wife Margherita, to bring Karl Demetz & Co. General Partnership into being. Thanks to the training of young woodcarvers by the master in sculpture himself in his own laboratories, we can guarantee the top quality of the wood carvings composing the current Demi Art collection.The birth of Demi Art
After the entrance into the business of the son Michael Demetz, Demi Art Limited Partnership was established in 2007. Since then, new production lines, which complement and enrich the tradition with new ideas, have been created with new vigour.Philosophy
A Demi Art wooden sculpture brings to our customers’ home a new delight each day. Through the warmth radiated by wood and the harmonic lines designed by the sculptor, our artworks convey peace and wellbeing to living rooms. In order to reach and guarantee this ambitious goal, Demi Art keeps creating its wood carvings with the same passion with which master Karl Demetz started this activity.Store
The Demi Art retail shop or store is located in Pontives 25 - Handwerkerzone I-39040 Lajen. In this shop, our customers may buy and admire, on a 100 m² display, master Demetz’s renowned wood carvings. In the choice of the most appropriate wood carving, customers are assisted by qualified painters, who are at work in the painting laboratory connected to the shop and may also meet personalized requirements.
Also in master Karl Demetz’s atelier located at Soplases, which can be found by leaving Ortisei at the beginning of S. Cristina, in Via Palua, it is possible to find a rich display of all the wood carvings present on this site. Demi Art will be pleased to welcome our kind customers to any of its points of sale.
Shop Via Dursan, 55 - Santa Cristina Valgardena Opening Hours
Monday to Friday 08:00 to 12:00, 13:30 to 19:00
saturday: 08:00 - 12:00, 13:30 - 18:00Private individuals
Demi Art wood carvings, real artworks, are aimed first of all at decorating and giving charm to all home rooms: Demi Art fine wooden artworks are designed to convey harmony and wellbeing in all living places, as well as in home outdoors, for example gardens. Moreover, a Demi Art original wood carving represents the perfect gift idea for the dearest ones.Companies
Thanks to their beauty and elegance deriving from an accurate hand-crafted production, Demi Art wooden artworks are suited to decorate company workplaces. Moreover, Demi Art wood carvings may represent an interesting gift ideas for employees and company collaborators.Religious institutes
Demi Art sacred art is known all over the world and several churches may boast a sculpture by master Karl Demetz. Saints, nativities or crucifixes with a suitable size are essential to decorate any church, convent or monastery.
Christmas street market in Santa CristinaChristmas street market in Santa Cristina Christmas market in Santa Cristina
In Val Gardena, December represents every year a special period thanks to the presence of a picturesque Christmas street market in Santa Cristina, a real chance to live a warm and cosy atmosphere, quite different from the chaotic stress characterizing usual city markets.
At the foot of the Sassolungo, one of the most spectacular mountain chain of the Dolomites and symbol of the whole Val Gardena, the Christmas street market of Santa Cristina is characterized also by its evocative power. Actually, the Christmas street market of Santa Cristina has been relying on quality rather than quantity for years, by offering a wide selection and a unique variety of Christmas products: Christmas decorations, wooden decorations, gift goods, Tyrol sweets and many other South Tyrol typical local specialties.
The Christmas street market of Santa Cristina offers all tourists and visitors a unique and warm atmosphere. During the Advent period, Santa Cristina is characterized by the presence of lovely Christmas decorations which make people feel like doing the Christmas shopping in the numerous local handicrafts shops of the city centre.
Demi Art, a company strongly linked to the Val Gardena local tradition, has been always present among the exhibitors of South Tyrolean handicrafts on the occasion of the Christmas street market, by offering the public part of its wide selection of wooden sculptures and statues. For the whole duration of the market, the Demi Art shop is open also on Sunday in order to offer customers charming gift ideas at favourable prices.Wood nativity set
Demi Art wood nativity sets are hand carved and painted with oil colours and they are famous all over the world among collectors.
Demi Art presents handmade wood nativity sets and nativity set sculptures. Every traditional Tyrolian nativity set and every sculpture are high quality artistic works carved by Demi Art masters in Val Gardena.
The company offers a wide range of wooden nativity sets and related items, all minutely hand - decorated by master Karl Demetz and his co-workers, by following techniques passed down from generation to generation.
Demi Art sells differtent types of wooden nativity sets to fulfill the requirements of customers: original Karl Demetz nativity set, peace nativity set, Karl 2000 nativity set,group nativities, flight to Egypt, Search for an inn set, Entry to Jerusalem, nativity set in zirm and triptycs – Jesus child.
It is also possible to purchase sculptures and related items one by one: Mary, Joseph, Jesus child, crib, Three Kings with gifts, Melchior, Caspar, Balthazar, ox, donkey, Star of Bethelem, angels, shed, heardsman, dogs, camels, elefants, sheep groups, goats, etc.
Demi Art wood nativity sets are perfect decorations during Christmas time and polished and original Christmas gifts.