KWO Olbernhau

KWO Olbernhau, founded in 1949 in the town of Olbernhau in the Ore Mountains region of Germany, is a renowned producer of traditional wooden folk art. The company emerged from a merger of several smaller craft businesses and has grown to become one of the largest manufacturers of Erzgebirge wooden art. KWO specializes in iconic handcrafted items such as nutcrackers, pyramids, candle arches, angels, and especially the famous 'smoking men' figures. These smoking men are crafted in various traditio...