Custom nativity commissions
One-of-a-kind scenes built piece by piece for churches, museums and families.
The Angela Tripi Nativity
Angela Tripi was one of the world’s premier designers of stunning terracotta nativity figures, created in her studio in Palermo Italy.
The Nogler Nativity
Deep in the Dolomite Mountains there is a charming village known as Santa Christina. On a business trip several years ago to meet with our key studios that produce exquisite nativity figures, we…
The Shepherd’s Stable
Nestled into a rock grotto background, this post and beam stable is the dynamic setting for the birth of Christ. The entire setting completely hand carved in wood includes the grotto setting, a small…
The Tranquility Creche
This completely organic nativity scene is created with all natural materials. The sublimely carved sculptural figures from the Leonardo Collection are crafted from alpine maple created by the Rowi…
The Val Gardena Nativity
A custom designed nativity for one of the largest collectors in the U.S., this carved wood presentation features a unique angled design with two walls embracing the Holy Family. Carved, unpainted…
The Original Grotto Nativity
This completely carved wood design has been reproduced several times to accommodate private collectors’ figures of varying sizes. It features three inviting carved arches into a stable grotto, with a…
Tyrolean Assayers Crib
In one of our latest creations, Navidad Nativities has once again re-imagined the traditional Christmas Crib. Encased within an antique traveling Assayer’s Apothecary Case, this Nativity represent…
The Serenity Creche
Inspired by the museums of Val Gardena, Italy, The Serenity Creche by Navidad Nativities uses only the beauty of natural wood to express the glory of the birth of the Savior in this unique…
The Marolin Manger
This nativity is truly one of a kind. It features alluring nativity figures from The Studio Marolin in Steinach in the section formerly known as East Germany. The classic figures are created using a…
The Custom Lenox Stable
This all-wood nativity was custom designed to accommodate a collection of Lenox Nativity figures by a client in Colorado. All wood construction sits on a solid base trimmed in walnut veneer. Note the…
The Belenes Puig Belen
The word Belen, place of the birth of Christ, has been used for centuries in Barcelona, where these truly distinctive figure by Belenes Puig are created. Each figure is created in terracotta, then…
The Glass Conservatory Nativity
This one-of-a-kind creche presentation is housed in a sparkling glass conservatory setting. Architectural details reflect the time of the birth of Christ. Figures from Original Ulrich are carved wood…
Presentation Case Nativity Scene
This highly detailed nativity scene is presented in a glass presentation case on a solid wood base. It features a rustic stable surrounded by rock formations, all created in hand carved wood. In the…
The Grotto Nativity
Three distinctive carved arches entice you into this intimate setting in a Judean grotto. Every architectural detail as well as the rock formations are hand carved wood and painted or stained. LED…
The Hummel Grotto Nativity
With a best selling design based on our Grotto Nativity, this creche was custom designed to accomodate the Hummel Nativity figures owned by a collector in Estes Park, Colorado
The Renaissance Duomo Nativity
Stunning. Remarkable. Distinctive. Classic. The word duomo derives from the Latin word domus , meaning “house”, as a cathedral is the “house of God”, or domus Dei. This one of a kind all wood…
Custom Bernardi Creche Restoration and Expansion
Our client owns one of the largest religious supply stores in the U.S. He asked that we totally refresh and enhance the original centerpiece, The Bernardi Nativity Stable, made in the Italian Alps.…
Large Conservatory Creche
This truly unique freestanding nativity is encased in a sparkling glass conservatory. The stand is a copper colored, antiqued metal construction with burled maple shelf and inset panels. The nativity…
The Heide Cloche
Some of the most beautiful nativity figures in the world are the centerpiece of this simple and stunning nativity. Encased in a removable glass cloche cover, on solid wood base, this scene if…
Ulrich Cloche
Solid wood carved figures with wonderful gestures, hand painted with rich oil colors, are the centerpiece of this stunning glass dome cloche on a solid wood base. The solid wood setting is…
The Comet Cloche
A simply beautiful presentation of the nativity. Encased in a glass dome on a solid wood base. The glass can also be removed for display purposes. All wood construction with many fine details in a…
The St. Mary's Nativity - December 24, 1882
Christmas is a time to share our blessings. For us at Navidad Nativities, our blessing this year came in the form of a large scale commemorative nativity for the Blessed Michael McGivney Pilgrimage…
Nordic Julekrybbe
Earlier this year, we began a relationship with a new European carving studio. As with many of the Nativity makers in Europe, they are most common in the central region surrounding the Alps (Italy,…
The All Saints Nativity
This Custom Nativity was commissioned in 2018 by Trinity Church Wall Street in New York City for their All Saints Chapel. The scene is of a Judean Inn and Stable with soaring city walls flanking the…
The Glencairn Nativity
The Glencairn Nativity was created to celebrate the 2015 World Nativities Exposition at the Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. The scene represents the architecture of the Bryn Athyn…
The Sanctuary Grove Nativity
Weddings are a celebration of new beginnings and thus inspires the gift of a Nativity. The Sanctuary Grove Nativity features the ethereal figures of the Leonardo Nativity by Rowi Woodcarvings in Val…
The Renaissance Nativity
The Renaissance Nativity is a study in larger scale diorama or Presepe. Created to showcase a collection of more than 75 Nativity figures from the Immanuel Collection of Original Heide, and at almost…
Custom Private Bucks County Commission
This Custom Nativity was commissioned to celebrate the legacy of the Italian family’s matriarch and is the centerpiece of their Christmas Celebration. The crumbling Roman architecture, a signature of…
Custom Private Wedding Commission
As with many family traditions, celebrating the Nativity is something that is passed down from the older generations. This Nativity was commissioned as a wedding present for a very special couple who…
Shepherd’s Grotto
This intimate nativity study focuses on a hilltop grotto with the birth of the Savior, surrounded only by the shepherds from the surrounding countryside. A grotto carved into the hills is the…
Judean Temple
Nestled in an exquisite museum glass case, is a temple setting for Mary, Joseph and the Christ Child after his birth. Warmly lit, and with an adorning cherub at the entrance, all awaiting the arrival…
Judean Inn and Stable
The Judean Inn and Stable is one of the larger nativity scenes that we have produced. It incorporates three separate sections including the Inn with an attached Stable and two accessory buildings off…
Colorado Commission
This custom design for a Colorado Collector for their home in Estes Park is shown here with figures from the Rowi Crib, Val Gardena, Italy. These figures have soft coloration as well as wonderful…
The Mountainside Manger
This manger is unusual in its round structural format that soars up to the manger’s location on top of the rocks. This nativity is designed to be viewed from every angle. The carved wood figures from…
The Monastery Nativity
This very large nativity features two structures that rise up out of the surrounding rocks. It showcases architecture reminiscent of the Roman times in Judea. The rich warm colors of the oversized…
Angela Tripi Nativity Backdrop
One of the very first backdrop nativity designs we created, this simple and elegant nativity showcases figures by world renowned Sicilian artist Angela Tripi. These resin reproductions of her…
Private Collector, Bucks County, PA
These two nativity settings both incorporate figures from the Matteo Collection by Dolfi and are owned by the same private collector in Bucks County, PA. One setting is two adjacent structures, while…
Pippo Giovane Monaster Nativity
Pippo Giovane sculptures are an expression of his love of drapery and working in pure terra cotta in his workshop in Caltgirone, Sicily. No two figures are exactly alike. This nativity was acquired…
The Lafond Nativity
The custom designed manger scene was specifically built to be housed in cherry built-in library shelves in the clients’ living room next to their fireplace. The style incorporated elements of Judean…
Pueblo Nativities
Navidad Nativities custom commissions often reflect different regions of the country. In these examples, the American Southwest is represented in both the design of the structure and in the Nativity…
Pippo Giovane Private Collection Nativity
Pippo Giovane works are an expression of his love of drapery and working in pure terra cotta in his workshop in Caltgirone, Sicily. No two figures are exactly alike. This nativity is part of Michael…
Byers Choice Presepe
This stunning presentation of a traditional Neapolitan Presepe is the centerpiece of the Byers’ Choice Nativity Museum in Chalfont, Pennsylvania. The very large custom designed commission by Navidad…
The Assayer’s Nativity #2
The Assayer’s Nativity is a line of special creations, bringing the birth of the Savior in a repurposed Assayer’s Box. The figures used in this design are from the Original Ulrich Collection of ULPE…
Traveling Assayers Case Nativity
In the early part of the 20th Century, these cases housed finely tuned brass scales used for weighing pharmaceuticals and precious metals like gold and silver. At Navidad Nativities, we carefully…
The Silent Night Nativity
The Silent Night Nativity is the first collaboration between Michael and A.J. The elegant maple figures are by Anri of Ortisei, Italy, designed by Professor Karl Koult and collected over several…
Museum Case Stable Walls Creche
This intimate presentation of a nativity is encased in a museum quality display case. The setting includes the crumbling stone walls of an old stable in Bethlehem that invites you to come closer. The…
The Jerusalem Manger
Navidad Nativities is honored to be a featured contributor for the 7th year in the World Nativities Exposition at the Glencairn Museum in Bryn Athyn, Pennsylvania. This year’s piece is from A.J.’s…
The Irish Cathedral Nativity
House in an elegant museum display box, the Irish Cathedral Nativity represents the circular evolution of life. The scene depicts the birth of Christ amid the crumbling ruins a medieval church built…
The Roman Forum Nativity
The Roman Forum Nativity celebrates the idea of Christianity being built upon the fall of Rome. The towering Roman temple with its massive columns crumbles around the celebration of the birth of…
Jesus Chasing the Money Changers from the Temple
In addition to heirloom custom nativity settings, Navidad Nativities has created other custom biblical dioramas for clients from garden tombs to the Crucifixion. This piece features Jesus Chasing…
Sanctuario di Greccio
It was December in the year 1223. Francis, then a Friar and Deacon, had sought permission from Pope Honorius III to stage a living Nativity in celebration of Christmas Mass. He chose the hillside…
The Custom Judean Inn Setting for Belenes Puig Nativity
This three piece custom setting was designed for our client in California who already had an exquisite collection of terracotta figures from Belenes Puig, Barcelona, Spain. The entire setting carved…
The Navidad Wall Nativity
Inspired by a museum piece we discovered in Italy, this is a first for Navidad. A stunning nativity hung on a wall in your home is a special blessing in that it is far away from tiny hands and pets…
The Nazareth House
This custom presentation was a commission from a client, who often uses our work for teaching and sharing insights. The Nazareth House comes from the first century A.D. and is presented as a cutaway…
The Porcelain Portrayal
This very small custom designed stable houses a collection of hand painted porcelain nativity figures. The table and rocks are all hand carved wood. This is a truly unique design for a small nativity…
The Renaissance Frame Creche
While on a visit to the Italian region of Val Gardena, we visited the studio of Lepi Original Woodcarvings. Known for exquisite detail, their collections are found throughout the world. They also…
The Spire Nativity
This very distinctive nativity incorporates a pre-made, highly detailed wooden spire model. Included in the setting are contemporary solid wood, carved figures from Original Ulrich/ULPE Wood art in…
The Tyrolean Tabia Nativity
Every so often, we have the opportunity to work on a Nativity whose design comes from artists from an earlier time. Usually they are repair jobs from many years of family celebrations, but other…
