Revival of old local crafts

Agricultural Development and Environmental Protection in Transylvania.
Fundația ADEPT, founded in 2004, is a biodiversity conservation and rural development NGO based in Saschiz, Romania.

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Revival of old local crafts
Saschiz Pottery Workshop

Revival of old local crafts - Saschiz Pottery Workshop

Training of young people from the Saxon Villages region of Transylvania in pottery skills in order to revive the old Saschiz pottery centre renowned for its blue ware since the 1700s.

Funded by: Camelia Botnar Foundation

Project Duration: 2012 - continuous

Budget: £35.000

Project Objectives

The main objective of the project was reestablishing the old pottery centre in Saschiz renowned for its blue ware since the 1700s by training young people from the Saxon Villages region of Transylvania in pottery skills.

Our aim is to revive the manufacture of traditional local pottery, including further training for local young people and constructing a pottery workshop in the village of Saschiz.

Project Updates

In 2012 –2015 period, four young people were trained at Camelia Botnar Foundation’s centre at Cowfold, in the UK.
Saschiz Pottery Centre was established and opened in 2015 with the support of Camelia Botnar Foundation and the Saschiz Municipality. The workshop’s aim is to revive the traditional crafts of the Târnava Mare area and to encourage tourism and education, providing tourists and schoolchildren with the opportunity to take part in pottery workshops.
The pottery is now productive, offers employment to two young local people, and helps to attract visitors to the area.