We have extensive experience that we want to share with you. We have our own, original solutions on how to skilfully combine the world of tradition with the challenges of modernity, taking into account the market context, how to sell crafts today, how to combine entrepreneurship and cultural heritage. Original practices and a strong focus on sustainable business - this is our path. We want to share our knowledge, hence our commercial offer.
Where does our knowledge come from?
In 2009–2021, we went on a number of research expeditions to carry out fieldwork on Polish basketry. We have plenty of raw recordings of all the unique Polish basketmaking techniques. Some of these techniques are no longer continued by the basket makers that we managed to record. After many years of work, after the research of people's needs now we have the solutions for crafts and for the intangible cultural heritage areas.
We've been working to prepare the knowledge for you - Paulina Adamska and Łucja Cieślar (together with business advisor Urszula Szwed) designed their own Business Model “Innovation model of Craft Revitalisation”.
Finalistki New European Bauhaus 
OFFER FOR YOU
We will be happy to tell the participants of the meeting (e.g. during your event or a dedicated meeting) about how to skilfully combine the world of tradition with the challenges of modernity, taking into account the market context, how to sell crafts in a contemporary way. Model practices and a strong focus on sustainable business - this is our way.“”
WHAT TO ORDER, HOW TO USE IT
We will be happy to offer you an offer well-tailored to your needs.
Our proposals include
meetings,
lectures,
presentations,
and study visits.
For your group. It can take place in Serfenta (Poland, Cieszyn) but we can come to your place or prepare the tailored lecture/ presentation for you on-line.
We also invite you to our headquarters in Cieszyn at ul. Srebrna 1, where we will show you behind the scenes of our work over a delicious coffee, and then we will answer your questions. If you want to come to us with a group for a study visit, write to us!
Our clients who have already bought our knowledge resources: Museum Europäischer Kulturen in Berlin, Hemljoden i Skane (Sweden), School of Crafts (Cieszyn), School of Forms (Warsaw), CICS (Republic of Korea), Academy of Fine Arts (Katowice), University in Eindhoven, and many more.
Welcome to visit us in our office in Cieszyn at Srebrna 1! We’ll show you the backstage of our work, have coffee together, and answer all your questions. If you’d like to drop by here in a group for a studio visit, a workshop, or a Craft Tour – write us a message!
Paulina Adamska and Łucja Cieślar will answer all your questions
+48507933191, +48507292666, biuro@serfenta.pl
MORE ABOUT OUR EXPERIENCE
Serfenta has worked for over 16 years in the field of modern and business approach to basketry craft. The experts who create the organization, Paulina Adamska and Łucja Cieślar (together with business advisor Urszula Szwed) designed their own Business Model “Innovation model of Craft Revitalisation”. It helps to carry out the activities. Their goals include sharing, promoting, and managing knowledge about the intangible heritage of basketry. Serfenta’s activities cover workshops and expert events; talks about the meeting point between cultural anthropology, craft, and market; and bringing the craft experience to everyone. They teach those, who then teach others to spread the knowledge and skills of the basketry. Serfenta is one of three Polish NGOs that is accredited by UNESCO. In 2024 we received Europa Nostra Award, in 2022 the Jeonju International Award for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH), with strong focus on sustainable business. The organisation is also a finalist of New European Bauhaus Award 2023 with the “Innovation Model of Craft Revitalisation”.
Serfenta is one of the three UNESCO-accredited NGOs in Poland. Our international basketry journey has continued for 16 years now. Leaders of the organization are experts at modern and business approach to basketry craft. We created our own Business Model, thanks to which we earn money to carry out our activities regardless of external funding. Our goals include sharing, promoting, and managing knowledge about the intangible heritage of basketry. Our activities cover workshops and expert events about the meeting point between cultural anthropology, craft, and market and bringing the craft experience to everyone. We teach those, who then teach others to spread the knowledge and skills of the basketry. In 2024, we received Europa Nostra Award, in 2022 the Jeonju International Award for Promoting Intangible Cultural Heritage (JIAPICH) with strong focus on sustainable business. We are also finalists of New European Bauhaus Award 2023 with the “Innovation Model of Craft Revitalisation.”
