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Márta Legeza

Márta Legeza Basketweaver
Contact
Hungarian, English, French, Italian, Spanish
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+36 307311327
©Gábor Dusa

Baskets for health and happiness

  • • Márta thrives on the process of creation
  • • She reshapes traditional patterns to match her own voice
  • • She sees the quest for beauty as an innate desire of humans

For Hungarian basket weaver Márta Legeza, craft is so much more than just a profession. She never tires of the joy of creation, it also gives her great spiritual nourishment. She is forever striving to improve her skills as a craftswoman by attending workshops held by old masters and famous basket weavers across borders. Her style is an intriguing mixture of traditional patterns with an exciting modern twist, resulting in masterpieces fitting the lifestyle and taste of today’s people. Márta reckons that humans are always on the lookout for beauty, and although in some ways we are slowly seeing the disappearance of these age old traditions, she expects future generations to see the value in these ancient crafts, and that the beauty lies in the making.

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Works

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Bicycle basket

This handcrafted bicycle basket is fitted with a lid made of hulled, boiled and nude-coloured wicker. The basket is decorated on its sides with three brown coloured ring braids made of barked wicker. The leather closure and leather strap enhance the aesthetics of the object.

Length 24 cm
Width 40 cm
Height 22 cm

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Shopping basket

This traditional shopping basket is made of hulled, boiled and nude-coloured wicker. The sides of the basket are decorated with a brown coloured ring braid made of barked wicker. This traditional market basket with a traditional handle, complete with braided seams, is a favourite for everyday shopping.

Length 38 cm
Width 30 cm
Height 43 cm

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Storage basket

This brown hued wicker basket with a lid is decorated with two nude coloured ring braids made of hulled and boiled wicker. The sides, and thus the seams, are also made of hulled and boiled wicker. The centre binding is handcrafted in double thread, two steps in front and one behind.

Height 38 cm
Diameter 38 cm

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Shopping basket

This basket perfect for shopping in a market is handcrafted from hulled, boiled and natural coloured wicker. It is decorated with one brown coloured ring braid made from barked wicker. The traditional market basket, a favourite piece for everyday shopping, is fitted with a braided handle.

Length 38 cm
Width 30 cm
Height 43 cm

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Braided carboy

This traditional three litre glass carboy is covered with raw, hulled and boiled wicker, assembled using traditional basketry techniques

Diameter 26 cm
Height 33 cm

Find Márta Legeza in the itinerary

Budapest: fusing form with function
12 locations
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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