{"id":1510,"date":"2022-08-22T12:52:16","date_gmt":"2022-08-22T12:52:16","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/museum-holzbildhauerei.ch\/?page_id=1510"},"modified":"2026-05-06T07:58:07","modified_gmt":"2026-05-06T07:58:07","slug":"outstanding-woodcarvers","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/museum-holzbildhauerei.ch\/en\/outstanding-woodcarvers\/","title":{"rendered":"Outstanding Woodcarvers"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Woodcarvers: past and present<\/h1>\n

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The Brienz region takes pride in its long-standing, well-preserved tradition and its renowned woodcarvers, some of whom have travelled far and wide.<\/h5>\n

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Contemporary Wood Sculptors<\/h3>\n

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Today\u2019s wood sculpture is characterised by creativity, a zest for life, exceptional craftsmanship and passion. Wood sculptors from all over Switzerland demonstrate just how vibrant and diverse the art of wood sculpture is today \u2013 it\u2019s well worth taking a look!<\/h5>\n

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Sonja Bantli<\/h4>\n

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Elia Besomi<\/h4>\n

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Priska Bieri<\/h4>\n

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Martin Bill<\/h4>\n

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Peter Bissig<\/h4>\n

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Christina Blatter<\/h4>\n

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Rolf Bl\u00f6chlinger<\/h4>\n

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Martin Chardonnen<\/h4>\n

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Katrin Conrad<\/h4>\n

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Dominic Corpataux<\/h4>\n

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Philipp Dr\u00e4yer<\/h4>\n

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Nora Engels<\/h4>\n

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Ruth Fischer<\/h4>\n

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Markus Fl\u00fcck<\/h4>\n

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Markus Frei<\/h4>\n

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Franziska Frutiger<\/h4>\n

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Angela Galli<\/h4>\n

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Baptiste Gass<\/h4>\n

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Meret Hanako Schulenburg<\/h4>\n

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Dominik Hollenstein<\/h4>\n

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Remo Meier<\/h4>\n

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Nicole Messerli<\/h4>\n

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Guido Neff<\/h4>\n

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Reto Odermatt<\/h4>\n

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Alexandra Otter<\/h4>\n

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Anita Peter<\/h4>\n

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Roman R\u00e4ss<\/h4>\n

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Elias Rieder<\/h4>\n

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Simon Schild<\/h4>\n

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Gina Sommer<\/h4>\n

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Claudia Stutz<\/h4>\n

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Robin Tacke<\/h4>\n

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Adrian Tschanz<\/h4>\n

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Irina Tsch\u00fcmperlin<\/h4>\n

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Elias Wick<\/h4>\n

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Paul Widmer<\/h4>\n

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Lea Willener<\/h4>\n

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Lucy Wingeier<\/h4>\n

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Priska Zahner- Weitnauer<\/h4>\n

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Elias Z\u00fcrcher<\/h4>\n

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Daniel Z\u00fcsli<\/h4>\n

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Huggler Holzbildhauerei<\/h4>\n

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Andrew Schmidlin<\/h4>\n

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Christian Wyss<\/h4>\n

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Hanspeter Schild<\/h4>\n

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Heinz Linder<\/h4>\n

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Jennifer Henzen<\/h4>\n

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Luca Michel<\/h4>\n

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Menk Schild<\/h4>\n

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Ruth Fischer<\/h4>\n

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Sylvia Hilpertschauser<\/h4>\n

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Walter Zeier<\/h4>\n

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A look back at true masters<\/h3>\n

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In a very different era, the mountain region around Brienz experienced an economic boom thanks to creative woodcarvers who began crafting souvenirs from the wood \u2018right on their doorstep\u2019 for the burgeoning tourism industry and visitors from all over the world. This gave rise to masterpieces that found their way to highly regarded world exhibitions across the globe, making woodcarving increasingly well-known. These men shaped that era:<\/h5>\n

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