DAVA

The term “DAVA” comes from the latin “dava", “davae”. 

It was a geto-dacian name for a city, town or fortress and generally indicated a settlement - usually fortified.

Our DAVA collection was inspired by the getic thesaurus discovered in 1797 and 1889 by locals in Simleu Silvaniei, a small town in western Transylvania, Romania and ever since displayed in museums in Budapest and Vienna. 

In November 2024, the thesaurus returned home briefly. It can be visited in the National History Museum of Transylvania until October 2025, in Cluj-Napoca, our home town. 

DAVA is the image of pieces coming together. As a whole. 

A circle, that is empty, but not frail, like the walls of a citadel always keeping ground.

A simple band, soft and pliable by itself, united in a spear, woven into an armour.

By all means, together we are stronger.