Marija Handmade weaving atelier and its uniquely crafted clothes and household textile items have been present in the market for over ten years now. Marija handmade has been successfully promoting its vision in Serbia and internationally. The artistic pieces of textile work produced by the atelier are the result of extensive and thorough research into traditional hand weaving techniques, as well as into folklore motives of Serbia and their visual representation on classical clothing and other textile items that have a practical use. Marija Handmade Atelier is certified by the Ministry of Finance and Economy of the Republic of Serbia. As guaranteed by the Certificate, the items produced by Marija Handmade are made by hand, manually, and their value is also artistic and artisanal. The business is appreciated for its promotion of cottage industry and slow fashion in Serbia. Marija Handmade also works to empower and popularize-promote women entrepreneurship as a branch of sociallyengaged entrepreneurship by hiring women from less employable social categories. Marija Handmade’s message to the women all over the world is: Be a strong and magnificent woman! Be beyond the mundane that bothers others. Be original! Be authentic! Be real! Be true! Be self-aware! Be confident! Be traditional, and not old-fashioned! Be dazzling, and not pretentious! Be stunning, but not presumptuous! Be a MHM lady!
Marija Ivanković Jurišić is a textile designer and owner of Marija Handmade weaving atelier. She has been presented Cvet uspeha za zenu zmaja award, and the uniqueness of her work has been recognized and praised by European Entrepreneurship Network. Marija has made numerous international appearances with her brand at relevant exhibitions and fairs. “To weave our textile, we use natural fibers of wool, cotton, silk, hemp, and flax. We also manually extract pigments from herbs and use the pigments to dye yarns and create unique fashion items and household textile. In the heart of what we do is our commitment to weaving the clothes which beautifies and soothes your living space, the same as both your skin and body. We make sure that each thread is carefully chosen so we create a garment worth your touch. Weaving, knitting, sewing, and dying is what breathing and living are about for us. What we believe is woven into our creations. Each adventure and each lesson we have learnt since our childhood in Serbia, each journey and each fashion show in Šabac, Belgrade, Paris, Bern, the Hague, and Sydney have enriched who we are and what we do for you. Fashion is not what is on your body - it is who you and your body are as communicated through fashion. Slow fashion is not only about the sustainability of the planet: it is also about what matters in life – buy less so you would have more.
Marija Ivanković Jurišić
TALAS_WAVE Made of the finest silk, with a raw cotton warp and colored cashmere accents, TALAS (WAVE) is a shawl handwoven on a horizontal loom. The great love and knowledge of our grandmothers is woven into TALAS (WAVE) that we nurture in our workshop to the day. It takes 20 to 25 hours of dedication, love, and knowledge to weave a TALAS (WAVE) shawl. Dimensions of the shawl: width - 0.6 m; length - 2.2 m (+ fringes: 10 cm)
PLATNO
PLATNO_CANVAS
PLATNO (CANVAS) shawl is handwoven in a plain weaving technique, with a raw cotton warp and a cotton and silk weft. Geometrical accents made of cashmere in three colors embellish the shawl. It takes 18 to 23 hours of dedication, love, and knowledge to weave a single PLATNO (CANVAS) shawl. Dimensions of the shawl: width - 0.4 m; length - 2.2 m (+fringes - 10 cm).
designer_ Marija Ivanković Jurišić model_ Teodora Vujanić photographer_ Dejan Cvetinović WANNABE MEDIA