Zanat: woodcarving technique
Craftsmanship is the essence of Zanat’s identity. Zanat is Bosnian for “craft”
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat: woodcarving technique
The carvings on the table top make it uniquely tactile and it takes three man-days to execute and – since the craftsmen carve the pieces at random, without drawings – each piece is unique as no two carved surfaces will ever look the same.
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat: woodcarving technique
Through the efforts to integrate craft techniques into modern design Zanat is helping preserve the community’s traditions and promoting a design trend that puts human welfare center stage.
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat woodcarving technique
The woodcarving technique specific to Zanat’s hometown Konjic was inscribed onto the UNESCO Representative List of Intangible Cultural Heritage of Humanity.
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat: woodcarving technique
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat: woodcarving technique
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat: woodcarving technique
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat: woodcarving technique
Photo Brian Dohery
Zanat: woodcarving technique
Wooden pieces that make up the Kalia chaise-longue, before being assembled.