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©Krisztina Vándor
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Krisztina Vándor

  • Weaver
  • Budapest, Hungary
  • Master Artisan
Krisztina Vándor Weaver
Contact
Hungarian, English
Hours:
Tuesday and Wednesday 14:00 - 18:00
Phone:
+36 304649191
©Krisztina Vándor

A colourful weaver

  • • Krisztina specialises in dobby weaving
  • • She produces various home furnishing textiles
  • • Her biggest commission was for a hotel in Budapest

As a child, Krisztina Vándor became acquainted with weaving at the summer art camps she spent with her grandmother. Although she liked all forms of design and crafts, she was immediately enthralled by the meticulousness of different weaving techniques, so she went on to study weaving at the Moholy-Nagy University of Art and Design. She works primarily with dobby weaving: she doesn’t weave pictures, but repeat patterns, which later take shape as blankets, rugs and pillows. She often works with other manufacturers that allows her to combine different professional skills. She considers it very important to work exclusively from natural raw materials and with the highest quality yarns. Her precision and maximalism results in unique, high-quality pieces that have become extremely popular in recent years – only six months after she launched her own business in 2019, she opened her first shop in Budapest.

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Works

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Grádics decorative pillow

This blue cotton cushion forms part of the Grádics 2.0 Collection inspired by székely rug motifs. The patterns, created by the light and dark patches from the intersection of different yarns were achieved with a traditional Norwegian weaving technique.

Height 40 cm
Width 40 cm

Photo: ©Krisztina Vándor
Provence throw pillow

This peach and blue cushion is part of a series inspired by the weaving loom itself, which is also the first collection woven by Krisztina on her ‘19’ loom, a Palóc loom from the 60s which she restored herself. It is made from pure cotton in standard, square dimensions.

Height 41 cm
Width 41 cm

Photo: ©Krisztina Vándor
Grádics blanket

This Prussian blue blanket was handwoven from pure cotton. It forms part of the Grádics 2.0 Collection, inspired by székely rug motifs. The square patterns were obtained using a traditional Norwegian weaving technique overlaying small and large geometrical structures.

Height 180 cm
Width 130 cm

Photo: ©Krisztina Vándor
Grádics blanket

This minimal white and blue blanket is made from pure cotton. It was handwoven on the loom following a traditional Norwegian technique. Black and white squares overlap each other to create a soft and elegant pattern inspired by székely rug motifs.

Height 180 cm
Width 130 cm

Photo: ©Krisztina Vándor
Handwoven wool rug

Handwoven wool rug designed with strict geometric structure softened by fine details. Krisztina transplanted the Grádics blankets’ concept and softness into a rug by experimenting with double sided rug-weaving technique.

Height 130 cm
Width 175 cm

Find Krisztina Vándor in the itinerary

Budapest: fusing form with function
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Craftspeople of Buda and Pest, two faces of one city, draw inspiration from their heritage but are still keeping the Hungarian traditions alive, fusing from with function. Explore our itinerary for Budapest and see why Hungarian craftspeople believe that novel forms cannot come at the expense of usability.
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