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All sorts of specialist craft items are created in workshops and studios. Items made by expert craftspeople and artisans are available in a number of shops, generally straight from the producers. Werkraum craftsmanship (→ page 82) The range of products in the Werk raumhaus shop covers items from firms that are members of the Bregenzerwald Werkraum, such as felt baby swings, wooden toys, chopping boards, pepper mills, stools and much more. Books on crafts and architecture are also available. Werkraum Bregenzerwald, Andelsbuch www.werkraum.at Wooden shoes Some people wear them in the shed, others wear them in the city. The Devich family has been making wooden shoes – clogs, boots and sandals – for four generations. The materials – wood, leather and hide – are always different, and so each pair is unique. Devich Holzschuherzeugung, Hittisau www.holzschuhe.at
Toboggans Anton Bereuter makes leisure and sport toboggans from local wood. Anton Bereuter, Alberschwende www.handwerkholz.at Local ash wood is cut down in the winter months when the moon is right and air-dried for two years – and then used to make sports or family toboggans. Gebrüder Johler, Alberschwende www.johler-rodel.at Jewellery In her smithy, Christina Fetz-Eberle designs and makes jewellery from stainless steel and stones. Glanzstück Schmuckwerkstatt, Hittisau www.glanzstueck.at “Werk Schönes” – wooden objects The ‘Werk Schönes’ (‘Workshop of Beautiful Things’) family of products includes small, beautiful, practical and playful objects as well as award-winning pieces manufactured at the Holzwerkstatt Faißt in Hittisau. Onlineshop: www.holz-werkstatt.com Atelier: Holzwerkstatt Markus Faißt Nussbaum 361, Hittisau
