Family craft Mikuš is involved in making wooden children’s toys and souvenirs. Moreover, it can boast a hundred-year-long tradition in making children’s toys spanning several generations. Their handicraft have become a traditional Croatian cultural product which have even been protected by UNESCO as non-tangible heritage.

This shoemaker’s shop situated right next to the busy Klaićeva Street has been successfully running since 1969. When it comes to tricks of the trade, Darijo Semenčić learned them from his father Bogoljub, who started the business of making men’s and women’s shoes and servicing shoes.

The production and trade craft “Galanterist” was founded in 1997 at Ilica 12 when Petar Jagušt started his independent craft business after having gained considerable experience in Zagreb’s craft scene for a number of years. Having worked in craftsmanship for over 40 years, he took the plunge and started his very own craft in the late 1990s when good were imported from eastern countries in huge quantities.

The only watchmaking workshop in Velika Gorica is run by Siniša Eret who took over the business from his father Vlado.

The tradition of well-known family craft Korman Shoes was founded by Josip Korman in 1973 at 29 Petrinjska Street. At first he was an apprentice, but after a while he decided to start his very own business. His son Damir took over the family business in 1990 and followed in his father’s footsteps in more challenging times.

Confectionery shop M&M was founded in 1992 when Iva and Željko, who had been in the hospitality business for a number of years, decided to start their own business. Their children Martina and Marin had always been with them and they took over the tradition. The craft M&M was named precisely after the children’s names. Since the beginning the confectionery shop has been situated in 13 Ratarska Street. In time the business grew so they expanded their business activities.

Upon finishing the Graphic School and becoming a bookbinder, working at the Graphic Institute and the University Printing House Liber, Zlatko Firšt, who’s Andreja Jakičić’s father, started a household business in his yard garage and in 1991 it became a craft called “Bookbinding and photocopy”.

Family craft TOMICA MARICA came to be in 1965. The tradition was started by grandfather Filip who was an apprentice of the famous Zagreb licitar Novak. Having mastered the trade, he ventured into running his own craft.

The small confectionery shop Jakšić is an indispensible part of Zagreb’s dessert scene. This is a place adored by locals who always come back for more, while tourists come with the specific aim of getting the best traditional sweets and desserts. The Jakšić family has been in the confectionery business since 1936 thanks to the current owner’s grandfather.

Craft Katarina is involved in making glass balls and Christmas tree ornaments made from glass. It’s currently being run by Petra Krhen Antonić, whose parents started the production about thirty years ago as a hobby that eventually turned from a small workshop into a full-blown craft.

Milan Džafić opened his craft in 2004 and mostly makes joinery for church interiors with the aim of contributing to the protection of cultural monuments.

Painter and entrepreneur Lidija Lovreković opened a craft in her native Ivanić Grad in 2006 after a number of years doing artistic creation.