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Company Profile KWO Kunstgewerbe-Werkstätten Olbernhau GmbH traces its roots to a small Craftsman's business in the beautiful Erzgebirge-Mountains which produced turned parts from wood. The city of Olbernhau is located close to the boder between Germany and the Czech Republic. The little village of Seiffen near to Olbernhau is probably the most well known place for traditional wooden toy manufacturing which you can find at the foot of the eastern Erzgebirge-Mountains which its many centres of folklore-art. 
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Over the years KWO has grown into one of the leading manufactures of traditional hand made wooden art such as Smoking-Men, Nutcrackers, Music-Boxes, and Christmas Pyramids. They are all crafted to the rich tradition which developed over centuries in the Erzgebirge-Mountains. A high standard of quality, exclusive design and attenion to detail characterize our KWO creations. Many enthusiastic collectors who are looking for beautiful and traditional designs have discovered KWO products and become faithful custumers. Our workshops in Olbernhau has cultivated a tradition of fine craftsmanship of the Erzgebirge-Mountain arts with today more than 140 artisans. When buying any KWO product you can be sure to receive the highest quality wooden art originating from the Erzgebirge-Mountains. We invite you to browse through our cataloge with its many different products and experience what the name KWO stands for!
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All products of the KWO GmbH are protected by copyright or ornamental
design. Our products have obtained many awards, e.g. the German prize
of design for toys, the award for tradition & forms, the Saxon national prize for design, the Federal prize for product-design.
The products shown on these pages are representing only a small part of our range. For further information please ask for our catalogue or visit our
factory outlet in Olbernhau.
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