Made in Croatia

February 18, 2020 - TCN meets the modern masters of Trogir in our latest series. Next up, distinguished Dalmatian-inspired suits by Boris Burić - Gena. In November 2019, Trogir unveiled a new branding strategy, visual identity, and promotional video, becoming the first coastal destination in Croatia to use branding at such a serious and professional level. The result of the creative process is the slogan “Marked by Masters”, influenced by the continuity of life in Trogir for over 3600 years, the great masters who have operated in Trogir since the Middle Ages, and the indelible traces that these masters…

As Index/Marko Repecki writes on the 16th of February, 2020, founded back in 2007, Genos was the first academic Croatian startup to grow into a serious lab which currently employing some 50 experts, half of whom have PhDs and are world leaders in some areas, such as glycan research. In addition to Croatian scientists, experts from abroad are also coming to Genos, which is not surprising given that back in 2013, the renowned scientific journal The Scientist declared it the "Best Place to Work" in the world, in competition with 240 biomedical and biotechnology companies. They were able to develop…

The Aeronautical Association of Split has linked the knowledge and experience of several generations of students, resulting in the Vector VX-3, the brand new Croatian drone. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Darko Bicak writes on the 14th of February, 2020, what entrepreneur Mate Rimac is to Croatian cars is what Alpha Sagittarius from Split could well be to the world of the Croatian drone. For many years now, Professor Branko Klarin has been gathering students at the Faculty of Electrical Engineering, Mechanical Engineering and Naval Architecture (FESB) in Split. These are students of aeronautics for whom he has made his laboratory available for…

February 14, 2020 - How to overcome the pain of coming second at the Oscars? A luxury Croatian product is just one of the consolation prizes to take away the pain.  There are consolation prizes, and there are consolation prizes.  Being nominated for the Oscars must be the pinnacle of any acting career, and coming second is undoubtedly a huge disappointment, but it seems that nobody goes home emptyhanded.   The actual Oscar statuette (also with its own Croatian connection) costs in the region of $400 to make, but every winner and runner up this year received a gift bag worth…

February 13, 2020 - The products of Vrgorac will soon receive the unique designation label, “Vrgorac Quality”, the City of Vrgorac announced on Wednesday.  Dalmacija Danas reports that this will thus differentiate Vrgorac products from its competitors, raise and maintain product quality, and stimulate sales in the local, regional and national markets. “This will be one of the most significant projects for our agriculture. In today's competitive market, communication is becoming an increasingly important factor for a successful business. When it comes to agri-food products and services in rural tourism, the emphasis is on networking supply, creating common labels, and…

February 10, 2020 - Croatian fashion designer Matija Vuica has made a name for herself in Hollywood, and her status has been proven when her show was held at one of the exclusive Oscar afterparties. It was a huge fundraising event, organised and hosted by Daphna Edwards Ziman, a filmmaker and philanthropist from Hollywood, in her house which has quite an importance in Hollywood (and American) history. The dinner tables were set for 300 people, but Matija Vuica says that there were at least twice as many people present at the party. There was quite a lot of entertainment, Dennis…

As Glas Istre/Novi List writes on the 9th of February, 2020, meet the latest creation from the gastro workshop of King's Cafe from Rijeka - Monada. Monada is described as a real refreshing drink for girls and young men, as the slogan of this, otherwise the very first Croatian ''craft cola'' goes. This is the first refreshing drink after Rijeka's legendary Ler and the new King's Cafe brand, which gave birth to Monada but then gave it an independent life all of its own. ''Monada is a craft cola because we played with it a bit so that it doesn't…

February 6, 2020 - While much of the younger generation prefers gadgets to traditional crafts, there are exceptions, such as Ivan Mlinar from Koprivnica.  A lot of young people have left Croatia to find the place when the grass is greener. But not all. Meet Ivan Mlinar, a young bladesmith who is fulfilling his dream and finding the grass green enough in Koprivnica. When you realise that Ivan has been involved in reenactment since he was a child, it isn't surprising that he fell in love with swords and knives. As he grew, he was showing more significant interest in…

Yet another highly encouraging story of Croatian innovation and creativity surfaces in the form of young Croat Robert Basic and his guitars from Samobor. As Poslovni Dnevnik/Tomislav Pili writes on the 7th of February, 2020, Robert Basic is completely self-taught, and at the age of just sixteen, he became a talented craftsman. Twelve years later and after making eighty unique guitars, this fascinating young man has a workshop in his family house in Galgovo in Samobor, and some of the most famous Croatian bands, such as Prljavo Kazaliste, Kawasaki 3p and Hladno pivo play instruments made by him. Basic was…

There is an enormous amount of talent in this geographically small country. From the world of sport to medicine and science and beyond. The IT and tech sector has recently been experiencing somewhat of a boom in Croatia, with many great minds creating innovation. Croatian software developers are among those with some excellent ideas. As Lucija Spiljak/Poslovni Dnevnik writes on the 1st of February, 2020, the term financial planning used to be a synonym for a messy and chaotic system for Katarina, Luka, Mateja, Matija and Zrinko in all of their past jobs, in which most reports, they explained, would…