OUR STORY
Be ORIGINAL! REAL! HONEST! AWARE! RELIABLE! Traditional, but
not old fashioned! Proud, but not arrogant! Caring, but not intrusive!
Be a MHM LADY!”
Marija Handmade is a brand that has been passionately nurturing tradition and authenticity and sustainable fashion, for years.
This atelier holds a certificate for old, handy crafts and this small business is based on the preservation of traditional textile techniques, by supporting women and social entrepreneurship with a huge respect for natural principles in the production of unique fabrics, clothing and home textile items.
The founder of the brand, Marija, a textile designer, explores and reinterprets the traditional production techniques and stylizes Serbian folklore motifs on classical clothing constructions. She uses natural fibers – wool, cotton, silk, linen and hemp – often hand-dyed natural pigments in her studio while respecting ecological and sustainable
fashion principles. For her work, she was awarded by the prestigious Flower of Success award for the women entrepreneurship.
With the awards of the European Network of Entrepreneurship, as well as the award for Woman entrepreneurship of the Balkans in creative activities. Her commitment to women’s entrepreneurship has been recognized and on a global level, so in 2024, in New York, she was included among the 15 global Ambassadors of female entrepreneurship.
The founder of the brand, Marija, a textile designer, explores and reinterprets the traditional production techniques and stylizes Serbian folklore motifs on classical clothing constructions. She uses natural fibers – wool, cotton, silk, linen and hemp – often hand-dyed natural pigments in her studio while respecting ecological and sustainable
fashion principles. For her work, she was awarded by the prestigious Flower of Success award for the women entrepreneurship.
With the awards of the European Network of Entrepreneurship, as well as the award for Woman entrepreneurship of the Balkans in creative activities. Her commitment to women’s entrepreneurship has been recognized and on a global level, so in 2024, in New York, she was included among the 15 global Ambassadors of female entrepreneurship.
Our mission is to offer you materials in which your skin breathes and the body looks the most beautiful.” We carefully select each thread so that the resulting fabrics are good enough to touch you. Weaving, knitting, sewing, dyeing… we really love each of the steps as we breathes the life into these creations. Every journey, every adventure and a lesson we learned in life, from childhood in Serbia, through fashion shows in Šabac, Belgrade, Paris, Bern, Amsterdam, The Hague, New York, Melbourne and Sydney, to the who we are and what we do now. Remember forever that unique pieces are not made to to cover, but to blend with your body.
Buy less, but choose better to last longer.”
Marija Ivanković Jurišić