Sarajevo is...love

He’s been fascinated by artisan products ever since childhood, and, while at primary school, he was an apprentice to coppersmith Nasir Jabučar, and then opened his own shop in 2016.

- Handicrafts are priceless, and, no matter how hard it is to master a trade, you come to love it so much because it gives you a chance to constantly learn. The other day I managed to create purple copper, a discovery that thrilled me, giving me the freedom to put my own stamp on various materials.

3D sculptures, tables, lamps

He is happiest to take creative orders for 3D sculptures, tables, lamps….

- I’ve done lots of awards for skating and BMX contests, I take plenty of orders from abroad…. People find the fusion of extreme sports and traditional crafts unusual, but it’s skateboarding, good music, graffiti, a walk around Skakavac…that inspire me.

As a fan of rock and the blues, he attends gigs at Underground and AG, and loves sevdalinka.

- Sevdah Art House is one of the prettiest places to enjoy Bosnian coffee. Sevdah is such a part of my heart that I even called my old team the Sevdah Skate Team.

While skateboarding is included in the Summer Olympics, he’s sorry that young BiH skaters get no government support.

- We are constantly bringing skating teams to Sarajevo, because the whole city is like a skate park, from Ilidža to the city streets and the bob sled track (for the most advanced). There are so many unutilized sports fields in town, and our little skate park in Hastahana is always full, which shows young people's interest in this sport.

Having snowboarded for years, he is glad international boarders are keen to take part in contests on Igman and Bjelašnica, the perfect mountains for this sport.