About.
KraftHaus is a heritage craft research lab & regenerative farm situated in a little Transylvanian Saxon village in the heart of Transylvania. Our interactive museum provides fully functional heritage tools as old as 1700s (textile, wood, iron & stone) and wisdom to work with while restoring old buildings, farming the garden, making herbal medicine, around the world fusion or saxon heritage and artistic performance cooking or for creating sustainable contemporary art and design. Depending on the season and time of the year, we have different works and activities around the house, farm, buildings, crafts, design, festival, so please ask us what is currently in line!
We are Marlene (anthropologist & weaver) and Alex (woodworker & restorer) and will welcome and guide you through the work we do for the local and international creative community, passionate about authentic, sustainable lifestyles, researching old heritage wisdom to find new ancient paths for a future world we would like to live in. Passionate & curious people, come be part of the #powertothehands movement!
Bookings.
1911 house restoration
We provide a private room with a double bed, shared kitchen and bathroom with running water. Three delicious meals/day made from local ingredients are included in your stay as well as access to streaming internet, washing machine, own library, local community & parties and traditional village life.
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Key Stats.
Year founded
2013
Size of project site
0.5 hectares
Languages spoken
- english
- german
- spanish
- romanian
People on site
2 - 6
Dry season
June to September
Wet season
November to December
Living Conditions.
Sleeping
- tent camping
- private room
- shared rooms
Omnivore Food
- communal kitchen access
- communally cooked meals
- over 80% locally sourced
Internet
- fast: streaming video
Opportunities
KraftHaus is currently offering the following opportunities:
- construction worker
- wood restorer
- gardener
- herbalist
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