The field of Romanian crafts is special, it is marked by the geographical region and the influences that the creators and popular artists have absorbed in their practice. Although many of the old crafts have been lost over time, folk craftsmen continue to pass their skills down from generation to generation.

Popular artists of yesterday and today showed themselves in many fields (pottery, weaving, woodworking) and used primitive elements that were given by the surrounding nature: clay, wood, water or plant fibers. Every corner of the country is steeped in past and history, and Romanian crafts convey the beliefs and myths of the past, many of which are still relevant today. Thus, the traditions and customs that are part of the identity of the cultural-historical space have been preserved and today we can enjoy the uniqueness of traditional Romanian art that we can find in the physical and online store of Invie Tradiția.

One of the richest Romanian cultural spaces is Invie Tradiția, a unique project that brings traditions, history and authentic Romanian crafts closer to every home. The products it provides are available through the website and the store located at Mihai Eminescu Street no. 142 from Bucharest were created by craftsmen who used both ancient techniques and natural raw materials, techniques and unique decorating procedures. If you’ve ever wondered where you can buy a piece of the country world, the answer is simple: in Romania’s largest handicraft store! It includes more than 1,000 handicrafts collected over a long period of time from the workshops of Romanian artisans and craftsmen.

The range of products offered by Invie Tradiția is diverse, both for important events in the life of a man or his family, as well as for special occasions when traditional gifts or products from peasant households can be offered. Each of them bears the imprint of history and geographical space filled with certain symbols. In this way, even after hundreds of kilometers, products made in the workshops of folk craftsmen will reach your homes. Communities of popular creators can only exist with the support of each of its members, and by buying authentic Romanian products, you can perpetuate and support the transmission of crafts that are threatened with extinction in the age of globalization.

Among the most beautiful handicrafts are objects of worship (candlesticks, bowls, bells, icons on glass or wood, candles), fabrics (carpets, paths, belts, blankets, patterns, patterns, barks, napkins), folk clothes ( ii, fote , catrinze , itari, opinci), wooden and wicker objects (toys, whistles, bowls and bowls), clay and ceramic objects (bowls, plates, cups, pots, dolls), decorative and furniture objects (eggs, pencils, chairs, garden and interior decorations). Clay objects have long been used for practical purposes, they helped the owners to store food or cut useful tools for everyday work. Today, they find more and more applications, some of them are real works of art.

A variety of Romanian crafts

Wherever you go in Romania, you will come across small guilds of artisans. They have a style of work that they put a lot of passion into, because the stages of creating an item have their own meaning, as do the ritual valences. In addition, the values ​​of popular culture have the ability to bring back to life elements that have survived from prehistoric times.

One of the most useful products in the household are dishes and kitchen utensils – ladles, ladles, spoons, bowls of various shapes, plates, bowls, dishes for the oven, mortars or grinders. Among them, corundum pottery, Khorez pottery and black pottery are among the most valuable. And not infrequently they are also used in a decorative role. Sometimes masters also used religious messages, writing on ceramic objects – Lord Jesus Christ, have mercy on me! – or decorated with symbols: roosters, the spiral of life, fish, ears of corn, geometric figures, etc.

Other decorative items that we often find in the houses of peasants and beyond are ceramic bells of various sizes and bright colors, ceramic vases, candlesticks, napkin holders, bed boxes and jewelry boxes.

At the same time, some objects are used only during certain periods of the year or on the occasion of important events in a person’s life, such as baptism, wedding or funeral. There are also objects of worship that are used in churches and monasteries, in religious ceremonies.

A special place in the online store is occupied by young craftsmen, a welcome initiative that supports the creativity of the newest generations of popular artists. Here we will find sleepers, wool and acrylic rugs, bookmarks – all woven in war, as well as handmade and hand-painted ceramic pots for sprinkling plants.

A special category of the site is represented by the Romanian folk port, one of the most important forms of the people’s culture, which also expresses its identity. From the earliest times, both men and women dressed in a basic garment, a shirt or ia, to which was added a fota or katrinsa for women and an itaris for men. A popular port was and still is a way of conveying important messages in the community to which a person belongs, it is worn during holidays throughout the year and also during some important personal events.

Reviving Tradition offers a variety of popular quatrains, women’s handmade beaded belts, men’s eco-leather belts ii various designs, children’s and adults’ bells, children’s handmade booties, traditional ceramic handmade dolls, house slippers, traditional table cloths and tablecloths and many ceramic, wax or wooden objects.

A real separate world of Romanian crafts is represented by wooden products, which can be of several types, depending on the area and the specialization of the popular creators: natural wood products, wood in glass products, branch and root products, and stick products. Wood has always been one of the main raw materials, which man tried to shape with increasing skill. The craftsmen took into account the ease with which the type of wood can be processed, the way to reproduce small details, as well as the beauty of the wood. Fir, walnut, oak, cherry and linden are some of the most commonly used woods. From the very beginning, the processing possibilities were endless: from toys and various household utensils to musical instruments. Wood carving is as beautiful as it is painstaking, because the details are refined and inspired by elements of everyday life, natural elements, as well as religious ones. Valuable wooden objects are ornaments, toys, chests, icons, crosses, medallions, triptychs or small furniture. Among the decorative elements used by the masters, snake scales, snakes, teeth, stars, human faces and crests in crosses stand out.

We invite you to discover the richness of the rural world through crafts created by folk craftsmen and immerse yourself in the symbolic universe of decorative elements that will transport you from one story to another, in ancient times.