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Alen Marić

  • Kovački Atelje & Metal Art Studio
  • Metalworker
  • Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina
  • Master Artisan
Alen Marić Metalworker
Contact
Bosnian, Croatian, English, German, Serbian
Hours:
By appointment only
Phone:
+387 62225334
©Ammar Marić

Joyful metal

  • • Alen combines traditional and modern forms of blacksmithing
  • • His homeland Bosnia and Herzegovina is his source of inspiration
  • • He values the functional purpose of every work he creates

We are all blacksmiths of our own happiness, says Alen Marić, a 44-year-old blacksmith from Sarajevo, the capital of Bosnia and Herzegovina. The more he works in his workshop, the more he says he likes this saying. “What drives my passion to work with iron lies in the traditional roles of blacksmiths in their communities and the permanence of their objects,” says Alen. “What I strive for is to create joy with my own hands through the pieces I make.” Alen combines traditional blacksmithing and modern craftsmanship, creating unique pieces of interior and exterior design from metal, such as stair railings, metal furniture and wrought iron lamps. He makes his works by hand forging and metal processing.

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Works

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Wrought iron stair railing

This black wrought iron stair railing was hand forged by Alen Marić using traditional blacksmithing techniques.

Length 160 cm
Width 4 cm
Height 100 cm

Photo: ©Ammar Marić
Wrought iron window guard

This hand forged grey wrought iron window protector is based on a floral design. It was made by Alen Marić using traditional blacksmithing techniques.

Length 200 cm
Height 140 cm

Photo: ©Ammar Marić
Forged iron furniture

This hand forged iron furniture is made for gardens or terraces. The iron is black and the table has a sheet of glass. Alen Marić made it using traditional blacksmithing techniques.

Width 130 cm
Depth 60 cm
Width 70 cm
Depth 60 cm
Width 120 cm
Depth 120 cm

Photo: ©Ammar Marić
Forged iron railing

This black hand forged stair rail with a modern design was made as a commission. Alen Marić made it using traditional blacksmithing techniques.

Length 215 cm
Width 4 cm
Height 95 cm

Photo: ©Ammar Marić
Forged iron railing

This black hand forged railing with a modern design was made as a commission. Alen Marić made it using traditional blacksmithing techniques.

Length 180 cm
Width 4 cm
Height 95 cm

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