Creators

I wanted to create since I was a child. From anything! Something beautiful! To conjure! Let’s say, like Mary Poppins! Then to enchant and heal others and myself with these. My parents were not very happy about this and did not find my so-called “artistic activities”  wonderful from my early childhood. “You are not doing anything with this, you are just messing with time”, and “you will not make a living from it anyway”, “learn some decent profession instead!”, etc., etc., etc. Then I poured out my Art Nouveau flower collages, clothes, women’s clothing accessories. For more than two decades …

I live with a big-city nomad mind-set and follow a gatherer’s lifestyle reminiscent of prehistoric communities—just a bit differently. I create as a “junk designer,” so I am roaming the city with “open circuits”. My receptors focus on exciting, unusual materials and shapes, allowing me to find hidden value in almost anything, whether it is an egg carton tray, customs seal string, truck tarpaulin, or soundproofing foam. For me, as a re-designer, it is a true thrill to transform or reinterpret the original function of these materials and bring a new object to life through my touch. The name Hipsterdesign …

I am Ágnes Szőcs-Barta, the dreamer of bARTa Creative Studio. I create handmade screen-printed T-shirts, bags, wooden home furnishings, jewellery, and more using natural materials and patterns inspired by the natural world. What they have in common is the inspiration of nature and animal patterns, for everyone who lives and breathes for the living world. They love special, unique, wooden and textile items decorated with animal patterns. My objects are spiced with a drop of humour and sprinkled with a pinch of elegance. I have been interested in the arts since I was a small child. I was already writing …

She has been making horsehair products since 1992, which she has been doing with great joy and excellent artistic sense for 33 years now. From 1992 to 1998, for 6 years, she learned the tricks of this rare folk craft in the National Horsehair Maker Camp organized by György Németh during the summers and developed her knowledge there. The works of Sándor Bodrogi influenced her. She became close to folk art in 1986, first working with beadwork, but was captivated by this new material, the delicate technique, and the activity that required great patience. This almost forgotten shepherd folk art …

I am András Porkoláb, I ​​live in Tiszadob. I work as a carpenter. The waste generated during my work can not only be used for firewood, but I also make various decorative and utility objects and sculptures by combining them with used tool parts.

I am Andrea Barcsai-Debrődi, the creator of Rebelle Beton Design products. Concrete as a craft material was not a conscious choice at all, we found each other completely by chance. I quickly developed the feeling that this is the material I can work with in the long term, which provides me with continuous inspiration. I try to associate concrete with as wide a range and as different materials as possible. Currently, the combination of concrete and waste glass plays a major role in my daily work. In this way, I can also reuse accidentally broken glass objects and use them to …

My name is Andrea Nagy (neé Andrea Pásztor) and I was born in 1972. I live in Isaszeg. In 1996, I took a course at the Gödöllő Cultural Center with Mrs. Eszti Nácsa. In the summer of 1998, I successfully completed a basket weaving camp with Károly Balogh in Nádudvar, and at his suggestion, I completed the Vocational School of Folk Crafts. In 1999, I passed the exam. Because of my small children, I spent less time weaving, but I was a regular visitor to the Crafts Festival, and here I met the artists from the House of Traditions and …

I am Anna, the creator, designer and builder of the Hungarian brand Dana. I specialize in making miniature plant talismans for my fellow nature lovers using real dried flowers. I use eco-resin to preserve the tiny plants. The jewellery has the magical effect of drawing our attention to the beauty of nature. In this hectic world, we need this very much. My study overlooks the forest. It is here that I press and dry the magical flora of the Bükk and the Bükk-alja. In my garden there are many wild flowers alongside the cultivated ones. With loving care I collect …

Dr. Árpád Kenéz is the founder of the Vad Miska brand. He has been living and creating in Gödöllő for the past 23 years. His artisanal work primarily focuses on knife making, but he also frequently creates small pieces of jewellery, interior objects, and decorative items. His preferred materials include brass, copper, bronze, and steel, which he often combines within a single piece. In such cases, he employs traditional metalworking techniques such as soft soldering, repoussé, chasing, and punching. Among ancient decorative methods, he is particularly fond of bone carving and engraving. As a former environmental activist, his mindset naturally found its way into …

Cycling and environmental awareness have always been part of my life. I work as an architect and since 2013 I have been making mostly watches – but also jewellery and other accessories – from used bicycle parts. Used sprockets, bike chains, cranks or bike internals – waste for others, all possible raw materials for me! The main sources of parts are bicycle repair shops, workshops, and bike shops. The scraps from here are dismantled and carefully cleaned several times before being reassembled. I am inspired by the raw material itself, the variety of parts, the beauty of old pieces. Precisely …