Historical and cultural potential of art forging as a means of forming bachelors’ general cultural competencies
The article deals with the blacksmith craft, its functions, traditions and design methods; the basic structure of the formation of the general cultural competencies of bachelors in arts and crafts on the material of art metal; the potential of traditional art forging as a means of product designing; the function of forging as decoration, its constructive-compositional value and the color features in the interior; historical aspects in the study of metal work as part of the cultural folk life.