Kurzemes koka dizaina centrs

Kurzemes koka dizaina centrs (the Kurzeme Wood Design Centre) is a Latvian woodworking company founded in 2014. It brings together craftsmen, restorers and wood enthusiasts under the umbrella of the Kokamatnieku un koka restauratoru apvienība (Association of Woodworkers and Wood Restorers). The company describes its mission as preserving cultural-historical craft skills and traditions, promoting their historical value, and passing ancient craft knowledge to future generations. The centre's work spans traditional and modern timber construction: log-frame (pildrežģa) wooden buildings, timber structures, wooden windows and doors, and restoration work. Its stated goal is to create an environment in which products rooted in old craft traditions are made to modern, high-quality standards. Each master craftsman is a specialist in a particular trade, continually refining their skills. Kurzemes koka dizaina centrs is based in the Kurzeme region of western Latvia and operates primarily in the Latvian market while also presenting its work internationally — for example, showcasing projects at an expo in Oslo, Norway. The company is privately held and is not listed on a stock exchange. It is associated with master craftsman Guntars Upenieks, a member of the Latvian Chamber of Crafts, who appears in the company's own materials as a master of the wood design centre. Beyond commercial projects, the centre engages in educational and community initiatives. One documented project involved nine days of work by two master craftsmen and eleven young people from across Latvia and the United States, who built a garden pavilion with a complex roof structure under the guidance of Guntars Upenieks and Estonian log-building master and community project manager Märt Vahtramäe; the finished piece was donated to Bulduru Tehnikums (Bulduri Technical School) students. Such projects illustrate the centre's dual role as a business and a vehicle for transmitting craft heritage.

Kurzemes koka dizaina centrs was established in 2014 in the Kurzeme region of Latvia. According to the company's own account, it was founded to preserve cultural-historical craft skills and traditions, to promote their historical value, and to pass ancient craft knowledge on to future generations. The initiative brought together enthusiasts, like-minded people and master craftsmen — people who love wood, know how to work with it, and appreciate its uniqueness. The organisation is linked to the Kokamatnieku un koka restauratoru apvienība (Association of Woodworkers and Wood Restorers), reflecting its roots in Latvia's craft community. Its central aim is to create an environment in which products based on old craft traditions are made in a modern, high-quality way. Each master craftsman works as a professional in a specific trade, continually developing their skills. The company's service lines include log-frame (pildrežģa) wooden buildings, timber structures, wooden windows and doors, and restoration work. Its materials emphasise that wood is a living material and that well-made wooden elements — windows, doors, house facades, structures and more — can survive for centuries. Kurzemes koka dizaina centrs has also pursued international visibility, for example by showcasing its work at an expo in Oslo, Norway. In addition to commercial activity, it has engaged in educational and community projects. One such project brought together two master craftsmen and eleven young people from across Latvia and the United States for nine days to build a garden pavilion with a complex roof structure; the work was led by experienced Latvian Chamber of Crafts master Guntars Upenieks and Estonian log-building master and community project manager Märt Vahtramäe, and the finished pavilion was donated to Bulduru Tehnikums students. The company remains privately held and active.

• 2014

  Kurzemes koka dizaina centrs is founded in the Kurzeme region of Latvia.

• The company showcases its work at an expo in Oslo, Norway.

• A garden pavilion with a complex roof structure is built by two masters and eleven young people and donated to Bulduru Tehnikums.

Traditional craft heritage combined with modern, high-quality wood design and construction.

• Pildrežģa koka ēkas (log-frame wooden buildings)

  Traditional log-frame wooden buildings.

• Koka konstrukcijas (timber structures)

  Timber structural elements and constructions.

• Koka logi un durvis (wooden windows and doors)

  Wooden windows and doors.

• Restaurācijas darbi (restoration work)

  Restoration of wooden buildings and elements.

1. 1Kurzemes Koka dizaina centrs official websitekokadizainacentrs.lv
2. 2Kurzemes koka dizaina centrs on Wikidatawikidata.org