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Caldarari

Emil jun., Emil sen. and Culita are our craftsmen who make brass and copper lids for our wine glasses. The lids are driven from sheet metal. Cutting, tapping, bending, heating, … the hundreds of blows with the hammer give the lids their unmistakable surface structure.

Their last name Caldarari is also their job title. For generations, the Caladari have been driving utensils from different sheet metal (brass, copper, etc.). They used to do this as a wandering ethnic group. They went from village to village and offered their goods and services for sale. Nowadays there are generally very few Romani people travelling. Our craftsmen live in a village between Medias and Sighisoara. Today they offer their goods for sale on the street. From the typical Ibric, which consists of a copper vessel with a long stem and is used to boil coffee, to large schnapps distilleries, the Caldarari produce everything meticulously by hand.

In addition to their common craft, Caldarari also share a very specific way of dressing. The women wear long, colorful skirts and the girls have their hair braided into long braids. The men wear wide-cut black trousers, a colored shirt and a distinct black hat.

Emil jun., Emil sen. and Culita are our craftsmen who make brass and copper lids for our wine glasses. The lids are driven from sheet metal. Cutting, tapping, bending, heating, … the hundreds of blows with the hammer give the lids their unmistakable surface structure.

Their last name Caldarari is also their job title. For generations, the Caladari have been driving utensils from different sheet metal (brass, copper, etc.). They used to do this as a wandering ethnic group. They went from village to village and offered their goods and services for sale. Nowadays there are generally very few Romani people travelling. Our craftsmen live in a village between Medias and Sighisoara. Today they offer their goods for sale on the street. From the typical Ibric, which consists of a copper vessel with a long stem and is used to boil coffee, to large schnapps distilleries, the Caldarari produce everything meticulously by hand.

In addition to their common craft, Caldarari also share a very specific way of dressing. The women wear long, colorful skirts and the girls have their hair braided into long braids. The men wear wide-cut black trousers, a colored shirt and a distinct black hat.