August the 24th, 2021 - The Croatian Mambar jewellery brand, known so far for its earrings, is planning to put more products out onto the demanding market, including other jewellery pieces and home decorations.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Marta Duic writes, two Croatian sisters, Margita and Marina Gombar, are the creative minds behind the Croatian Mambar jewellery brand. As they explained themselves, from the very idea for the look of their earrings to the finished product, they needed up to a week.

The Croatian Mambar jewellery brand is currently a brand that sells solely earrings, but they plan to expand their offer with necklaces and bracelets, and since they also make other things in their free time, it is likely that one day, Mambar will become a brand that will expand beyond the ''confines'' of jewellery.

The Croatian Mambar jewellery brand's owners explained that they've been doing creative things for their entire lives, from sewing clothes, painting and making things, so the idea of ​​selling their earrings came to them quite naturally.

''Two to three years ago, the idea was born so that together we could make and sell the jewellery that we'd already made for our own use and as gifts to family and friends, and in 2020, we launched the Mambar brand,'' revealed Margita Gombar.

''When we figure out which direction we want to go with the making of the earrings, we make all the shapes in a couple of days and put them to bake, over the next two days, we test the durability of the product, then we bake them again and assemble the earrings into a final product that the customers see. However, in addition to earrings, we also pay attention to our packaging, and we dedicate a lot of time to personalising the package,'' noted Gombar.

They advertise their products mostly through Instagram, and then through Facebook, and ordering is possible not only through social media but also through their e-mail address. Gombar noted that they also receive orders for jewellery according to an individual customer's personal taste, but it seems that their customers really like their existing designs from shape to colour very much.

Although their main guiding thread is jewellery, Gombar revealed that they don't want to stop there. Namely, as she said, they have always been interested in decorations and accessories for the home, so they don't want to limit themselves only to jewellery. However, the most important thing in this entrepreneurial story is for them to stay in this together and respect each other’s ideas.

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This innovative Croatian woman works at night when she is the most creative, and makes bracelets, earrings... She sells them over the internet, and since summer, her jewellery has been on sale in her newly opened store in the popular Istrian city of Pula.

As Poslovni Dnevnik/Lucija Spiljak writes on the 10th of September, 2019, five years ago, Petra Fabian Kapov started making jewellery as a personal hobby, and today, she can boast of the success of her brand Mashna by Petra Fabian, which has become recognised worldwide, and as was described by tourists, the Queen of England herself would wear it.

The young entrepreneur who graduated in criminology and still works as a journalist at a major media outlet, first created jewellery for herself, her sister, her mother, and her friends as a hobby.

"When everyone was happy with it, I dared to offer it to others as well. The feeling that someone saw and recognised me was a great confirmation of my work. It was an opportunity that allowed a great number of new women to get to know Mashna," says Fabian Kapov.

As for the jewellery supply, she says, she is constantly changing it up, depending on the collection, but mostly they are necklaces and brooches because, as she adds, they also attract the most interest, and in slightly smaller production she offers bracelets, earrings, and headbands for children.

The prices vary, from one hundred kuna upwards, and depend solely on the type and quantity of materials and accessories. Thanks to social networking, this jewellery is not available only in Croatia but all over the world, and this summer, she opened a store in right in the very centre of her native city of Pula.

Special orders still run exclusively through social networks, calls and e-mails. The shop is mostly visited by foreigners, and this Croatian-made jewellery is worn by European women from Italy, Slovenia, Austria, Germany, and England, and a few American women.

"They also order it through social networks, right now a package is heading for New York and two are heading to Germany," the designer boasted. She makes the jewellery at home when everyone goes to sleep, because then, she says, her creativity awakens and she enjoys the peace and relaxation that the calmness of the night brings.

"I'm pleased with the reactions because I never expected that I'd ever make jewellery and that it would be sought-after; that I'd be praised and receive messages about how beautiful it looks," said Petra, who works with cosmetics companies, artists, associations and even with choirs.

"I'm proud of every product in my small workshop because a lot of effort, love and time is woven into it. If I'm not satisfied, then the product does not come out. I'm proud every time I see women wearing it," concluded Petra Fabian Kapov.

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