Made in Croatia
Wednesday, 6 January 2021
Croatian Musicians Give Instruments to Students of Petrinja Music School
January the 6th, 2021 - Croatian musicians have gifted instruments to the students of the now destroyed Petrinja music school, which suffered during the recent earthquake which struck central Croatia. As Morski writes, Croatian musicians Zlatan Stipisic Gibonni (52) and Niksa Bratos (61) launched an action to collect instruments for children attending the Fran Lhotka Music School in Sisak. The school was badly damaged in the earthquake on December the 29th, 2020, and Gibonni's official Facebook page announced everything regarding the initiative. The announcement also states that many Croatians musicians were also quick to join the action. ''The idea was…
Monday, 4 January 2021
Strongest Croatian Brands Survived and Succeeded After Independence
January 4, 2020 – A map showing production across the former Yugoslavia details the sustained prosperity of many Croatian favourites as some of the strongest Croatian brands are shown not only to have survived but have succeeded following independence Media across Croatia, Bosnia and Serbia have surprised younger readers and reminded older readers with the publication of a map detailing production in the former Yugoslavia. While this trip down memory lane has caused a range of reactions across the countries of the former republic, looking at the map from a purely Croatian perspective gives some enlightening information. Namely, many of…
Saturday, 2 January 2021
Croatia's Most Famous Beach, Zlatni Rat: A Heart for Petrinja?
January 2, 2021 - Nature is behaving very unpredictably at the moment in Croatia with the Petrinja earthquakes - the latest example a heart for Petrinja on Croatia's most famous and iconic beach, Zlatni Rat in Bol. Nothing seems normal at the moment in Croatia. And while there is an outpouring of prayer and support from people all over Croatia (indeed, all over the world), is Mother Nature also sending her support for the victims of the recent earthquake in Petrinja and surrounding area? Earlier today, we reported on the cloud in the shape of Croatia that hung in the…
Friday, 1 January 2021
Movo Mobile Office Wins "Best of Best" at ICONIC AWARDS 2021: Innovative Interior
January 1, 2021 - A prestigious international award for the Movo mobile office innovation of the company Sobočan from Mursko Središće. Movo mobile office, an innovation of the Sobočan company from Mursko Središće, won the "Best of Best" award at the international competition ICONIC AWARDS 2021: Innovative Interior awarded by the German Design Council. ICONIC AWARDS: Innovative Interior each year awards the best design solutions in the furniture industry that represent new trends in the industry. Movo mobile office, designed by the company Sobočan and which won the jury in a strong competition of solutions from around the world, stands out…
Thursday, 31 December 2020
Interview: HGSS Croatian Mountain Rescue Service in Petrinja
December 31, 2020 – Croatian firemen, army, police and medical workers worked through after the earthquake in Sisak Moslavina County on 29 December 2020. We wanted to get a sense of the demand on and the experiences of emergency services, so we spoke with Josip Granić. Head Of Service for HGSS, who was coordinating the efforts of the Croatian Mountain Rescue Service in Petrinja This interview took place in Petrinja, just before 12.30pm on Wednesday 30 December 2020 Right now we have around 120 people here. Last night we sent some home. During the height of the operation, we had…
Wednesday, 30 December 2020
Duh u Boci: Hrvoje Busic and Tomislav Anadolac Announce New Products
December the 30th, 2020 - When it comes to Croatian products, the range of alcoholic offers is vast. That doesn't mean however that there aren't those which don't stand out in the crowd. What the likes of Hrvoje Busic and Tomislav Anadolac do, for example, does precisely that. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, Hrvoje Busic and Tomislav Anadolac, the duo behind Old Pilot’s gin and the company Duh u boci (Spirit in a bottle) launched Old Pilot’s Art Edition for the festive period, which was created in collaboration with Croatian artist Marina Mesar, better known as OKO. Their first and…
Tuesday, 29 December 2020
Croatians Rally, Offer Free Accommodation For Earthquake Affected
December 29, 2020 – As buildings toppled in Petrinja and Sisak today, Croatian emergency services were quick to respond. They weren't the only ones - the Croatian public has quickly rallied round to offer free accommodation for earthquake affected The sound of sirens was heard for the second day running in in Sisak-Moslavina County today. Some emergency responders were still on the scene, in Petrinja and Sisak, dealing with the aftermath of yesterday's sizeable earthquake. Though today's was much larger, more sustained and much more devastating, Croatian firemen, police and ambulance services did not blink and occupied themselves with helping…
Monday, 28 December 2020
Varazdin County Company Awarded EU Cash for Plant Product Manufacturing
December the 28th, 2020 - One Varazdin County-based company boasts one of the youngest Croatian company directors, and has even managed to be awarded significant amounts of European Union (EU) cash for its production of popular plant products. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marija Crnjak writes, one of the youngest directors in Croatia, 28-year-old Marko Cerjan, the director of CER-CO from Biljevac in Varazdin County, which produces and processes industrial hemp, presented a project to expand business and build new plants this week, worth a total of 5.3 million kuna The aforementioned is an EU project which involves the production and commercialisation of…
Sunday, 27 December 2020
Barilo Brewery: Croatian Beer Tells Stories of Pirates and More
December the 27th, 2020 - The coronavirus-dominated year has seen many businesses struggle, with some even completely going under. The Barilo Brewery, however, which is a small family brewery in Dugi Rat and was founded three years ago by Tomislav Raos, is doing well. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, according to Raos, after working abroad, studying and tasting different types of beer across Europe, he decided to study the literature behind it all and brew his own beer here in Croatia. After his products were well received by both friends and acquaintances, he decided to open up his own brewery.…
Sunday, 27 December 2020
Ekipa: Mario Likar Returns from Australia, Starts Kombucha Business
December the 27th, 2020 - All too often we listen to stories of Croats leaving the country in search of greener grass, with some returning having realised that grass is more or less the same colour all over the world and is the healthiest where you water it. It's no lie that Croatia has some tremendous economic and political issues that it must at some point learn to face, but in many ways, life here is good. Mario Likar is just one person who returned from the other side of the world to here in Zagreb to start a business.…
Monday, 21 December 2020
Richness of Traditional Croatian Christmas Songs In One Spotify Playlist
December 21, 2020 – Among many other things, Croatia can also be proud of its Christmas music tradition. For the perfect Christmas atmosphere, Croatian musician and guitarist Mihael Majetić singled out 54 of the best traditional Croatian Christmas songs in one Spotify playlist. Traditional Croatian Christmas songs are considered the most numerous in the world, but it isn't easy to count them because they are mostly preserved by word of mouth. They are a precious and favorite part of the rich Croatian Christmas tradition, but also the Croatian cultural identity, and they belong to the most diverse and beautiful in…
