W E L C O M E

We are Julija & Mat, an inseparable creative duo.
Emporium Julium is Julija's creative business where she creates beautiful and unique handcrafted artefacts.

Julija is ceramicist and landscape architect with great passion for art and handmade creations. Her work is
strongly influenced by her love for nature and botany. She is based at the Edinburgh Ceramic Workshop at St Margaret's House in Edinburgh, UK.
Currently she is working with ceramics, perfecting her own design technique - LINORAMICS. Creating unique 
tableware and jewellery featuring stylised botanical patterns.

Mat is a crucial 'background player' helping with various things so the business runs as smoothly
as possible, but most importantly he is Julija's biggest fan and critic at the same time.

Thank you for visiting our page and please, do not hesitate to get in touch if you are interested in becoming
​a stockist of Emporium Julium products or ​would like to discuss a commission,
we would love to hear from you!
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Julija Pustovrh
Co-Founder & Creative Director

Matjaz Vidmar
Co-Founder & Operations Director


​MORE ABOUT US
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Julija is a recent graduate of landscape architecture at the Edinburgh College of Art, University of Edinburgh and a passionate artist and photographer. She has always been inspired by nature and loved making handmade items from various materials. 
She is the creator of all the artefacts that you can see in the Emporium Julium Portfolio.
In July 2017 she became a member of the Edinburgh Ceramic Workshop at St Margaret's House in Edinburgh, the main hub for ceramic artists in Edinburgh.

Mat is a research student at the University of Edinburgh in Science, Technology and Innovation Studies. His background is in Physics and he specialised in Astronomy and Astronomical Technology. Mat also has a vast experience in science communication in a variety of projects and he is always happy to speak to people about the work he does or my other interests, especially Emporium Julium.

Since completed her university studies Julija took this great opportunity to become a freelance artist. She is working on several art projects and collaboration as well as taking part in independent international landscape architecture and architecture competitions with colleagues in this fields.

Julija & Mat launched EmporiumJulium in November 2014.


​MORE ABOUT OUR WORK
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Emporium offers you a variety of items made from clay, glass, paper, wool, cotton and wood which are created using many different techniques like printing, block-printing, bookbinding, linocut, illustration, painting, knitting, crochet, sanding, soldering, glass works, ceramics, digital design, graphic design, etc. 

Our main collections include:
  • ceramic tableware
  • ceramic jewellery
  • wallpaper prints
  • hand-drawn miniature pictures in hand-made frames
  • linocut prints
  • staied glass jewellery
  • ​stained glass lamps and jewellery boxes
  • stationery design
  • up-cycled wood and glass accessories

The designs and techniques are all inspired by the nature and our relationship to it. This can be seen in the very naturalistic motifs and themes on the artefacts (in particular flora) and our commitment to use reclaimed and recycled materials. Our artefacts are elegant, intricate, detailed and minimalistic.

Even our name – EmporiumJulium - comes from Julija’s passion for nature, as it is an imaginary Latin name which resonates with the (botanical) classification of plant species. However, Emporium - meaning “a marketplace” - embodies the non-classifiable nature of our studio, which is taking on different types of work in various media. 

Emporium Julium represents everything that we love and we are sure you will find something that you like and that inspires you.
Emporium Julium
est. 2014
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Based at Edinburgh Ceramic Workshop
St Margaret's House
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Edinburgh
United Kingdom