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🎈 10 let. 🎈

10 let nazaj sva se s sestro počasi sprijaznili, da je kriza pustila svoj pečat v denarnicah in glavah potrošnikov, zato sva se odločili, da zapreva trgovinico Mangala na Gallusovem nabrežju in greva vsaka na svojo poslovno pot. Trgovina ni bila ravno najbolj obiskan prostor pod soncem, zato sem privlekla tja svojo mašino, si ustvarila kotiček in se kratkočasila s šivanjem. V kontekst trgovine so pasali dodatki za dom, zato sem ustvarjala razne prte, zavese, predpasnike, ipd. Ni se mi ravno zdel ustvarjalni presežek, vendar je čas vsaj nekam tekel.
Nato nekega dne, v trgovino stopi urejena Murskosobočanka. Me premeri od glave do pet in vpraša, če šivam tudi obleke, ker ji je všeč moj outfit. Malo pomencam, ker sem do takrat občasno šivala le zase, nato pa odglumim z “Valda.” Reče ok, potem mi naredi pa tri komplete za naju s hčerko. Yeah right, pojma nisem imela kako bom to sprovedla, ampak ok, bom že kako. Sej znajdem pa valda se. In res sem se. Ideje sem imela, znanja tudi nekaj, poguma pa miljon. O ker zegn, pa še zadovoljna je bila. Celo toliko, da mi je od takrat naprej redno naročala obleke, kar mi je predstavljalo točno tak izziv, ki sem ga potrebovala, plus finančno bi bilo tole lahko kar ok, sem si mislila.
In to je bil začetek.
Zaprla trgovino, si našla delavnico in nadaljevala z istoimensko zgodbo, le v drugačni formi. Nobenih zalog več, nobenih vložkov, le js, mašina in svoboda.
Še danes poskušam ohranjat preprostost te ideje, ker mi je še vedno všeč. Da je neki loh tok simpl.
Nisem človek petletnih poslovnih planov, čeprav bi mogoče mogla bit. Sem bolj človek trenutne inspiracije, delovanja po intuiciji in iskreno, ne vem kaj bo jutr. Vem pa, da karkol bo, bo ok. Še vedno je blo.
S to filozofijo živim in ustvarjam že celo življenje, pa je zgleda čis legit.
Hvala, ker ste z mano. Eni že deset let, eni od dons. 🤍 In hvala tebi, Mateja, kjerkoli že si.

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Knitwear

I know it’s April. I know it’s spring and everybody is in expectance of warmer days, wearing nothing but a T-shirt and sunglasses. And of course some pants, duh. 🙂 But where I live, surrounded with mountains, it’s often colder than in the city and it’s often windy in the spring time, due to the snow in the mountains. That being said, it shouldn’t come as a surprise that I’m often cold, so I’m inventing all kinds of pieces of clothing that you can wear all year through. This knitted cardigan is one of them. I wanted to create something that looks like a fashionable piece of clothing, that it gives that certain special touch to the whole outfit, as well as being practical as it can be. Wearing something too mundane? No worries, I have just a perfect piece to make it all come together. Windy? No prob, I’ll put on this piece of knitted blanket. Feeling alone? Don’t, I have something warm and fuzzy to hug. You see, I’m striving to create pieces for every weather, season, mood and opportunity. 🙂

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New accessories made of recycled materials

From every piece I make, there is a left over material. Now imagine how much left over material you can collect over the years and how much it can go to waste. That’s why I decided to put it to good use and started making accessories from that same “wasted” material. I’m also reconstructing old pieces of clothing, which are laying around in your closets and making them brand new. For more info, write me on info@mangala.si.