Koza Dereza Manufacture

Koza Dereza Manufacture is a Ukrainian brand established in 2008 in Ternopil, Ukraine. Over fifty master artisans — artists, embroiderers, seamstresses — work together under one roof to produce handmade Christmas and Easter ornaments, hand-painted pysanky, folk decorations and embroidered apparel. Our products are now found in 32 countries. Everything we make is made by hand, from natural materials, carefully crafted to last longer.

Christmas — the heart of what we do
Christmas decorations are our largest collection. Hand-painted stars, angels, animals, folk figures and Nativity scenes — each piece sculpted, sewn, and painted by an artisan. Our seasonal production follows the retail calendar: Christmas pieces are produced May to September, Easter pieces December to February. This means our partner retailers can rely on stable lead times for the holiday season and on stock that has been carefully built rather than rushed.

Two signature techniques

Textile ornaments with natural scent. Our textile ornaments are hand-stitched from natural fabrics and filled with fiberfill, then finished with a natural cocoa or vanilla solution. The aroma is gentle and lasts for around six months — one of the small pleasures our customers come back for.

Papier-mâché sculpture. Our sculpture collection is shaped by hand from paper paste, buckweet and wood chips, then baked solid and shatterproof, abd hand-painted with non-toxic acrylics. Birds, mushrooms, animals, saints, Nativity figures — each sculpted individually, with the marks of the artisan's hand visible in the finish.

Materials and provenance
Everything we make uses natural materials — natural fabrics, buckwheat husk, paper paste, willow, wood, acrylic paints. Koza Dereza is certified to ISO 14024 (Ukrainian eco-label UA.08.002.420-5).

Stockists and shows
Since 2014, Koza Dereza has shown at Maison&Objet Paris and Christmasworld Frankfurt, alongside trade fairs in Brussels, Krakow, Munich and London. Our work is stocked by Le Bon Marché (Paris), TJX Companies, The Tree Barn, Yonder Star Christmas Shop and over a hundred independent retailers, boutiques and museum stores across Europe and North America.

We launch around ten new collections each year. Our pieces are not seasonal stock — they are pieces meant to be unwrapped each December and handed down across generations.