Ateliér Eliška

Have you ever heard of Jozef Dekret-Matejovie? This gentleman, who lived at the turn of the 18th and 19th centuries, has a very interesting connection between his fate and the fate of Staré Hory. But to the point - he was a Slovak forester. But not so ordinary, today we could say that it is modern and sensitive to climate change. So, although he was credited with streamlining logging (for example, instead of using axes in logging, he introduced a sawmill), but at the very top are his afforestation work. You may say to yourself now that this is nothing, but we will be happy to mislead you. Thanks to his determination and enthusiasm for the cause, the planned afforestation of the mountains began, which destroyed several centuries of logging for mining, metallurgy or glassmaking in these areas. This wise Mr. Matejovie not only started planning the planting of small trees, but also took an active part in it. After all, a few years before leaving this world, he managed to plant 3,942 hectares of forest, which were previously bare like a finger ... And when, many years later, it became clear how and what kind of roof over your head to build, the choice fell on renewable materials. Women have a special power and so the phone call from two friends caused a project to be created in one night and in a few months, it grew up behind a wooden house from an old woodshed, an economical house, a studio. Eliška's studio. Made of wood, straw, hemp insulation, all plastered with clay plaster. Believe us, looking at those patterns in the bathroom, you will find it really hard to believe. And that's not all - huge windows, a 100-year-old cast iron furnace from Norway, a bench from Greece, a trio of chairs from the 1960s, a practical staircase with storage space ... We believe in the spirit of the place, in the feeling of home , even if you find yourself somewhere for the first time. And we also believe that our original studio will gladly accept and embrace you. The wooden house mentioned above is our Inga. Wooden house Inga. Together with Atelier Eliška, they have in common not only one wall, but also the whole courtyard. And since we rent both houses, you can come across your neighbors. Or ask if you can book both seats when you want to come more.