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p o l i s h e n t e r p r e n e r s Meet Marek Janus of Janus Designs For that land where a crumb of bread is picked up from the ground, out of respect. For Heaven's gifts... I am homesick, Lord! -Famous Polish Poet, Cyprian Kamil Norwid Marek Janus was born in Wieliczka, a charming town in Southern Poland, located within the Krakow Metropolitan area. In 1993 Marek made his first tourist visit to the states before emigrating here permanently with his wife in 2000. The above quote by renowned 19th Century Polish Poet, Cyprian Kamil Norwid, ideally describes Marek’s conflicted feelings of appreciation, yet apprehension, about starting a new life in the US. Growing up in Poland, Marek was accustomed to a very different political-business structure than exists here in America. He admits it was very difficult to mentally acclimate to the social demands of a new country, especially in the business-sphere. However, since Marek’s education and professional background are strongly rooted in the respectable Kraków, he managed to eventually carry over from Poland his impressive work ethic – one he greatly appreciates and respects. Moving to the states forced Marek to re-learn a completely different approach to understanding jewelry demands in American society. As a professional jewelry artisan, Marek strives very hard for his solid work ethic work to shine through everything he creates. As a young boy growing up in the 1960’s, Marek was strongly influenced and fascinated by American Western movies, as well as by Japanese film mogul and director, Akira Kurosawa. By age 9, Marek’s first jewelry creation was born: a ring he made for his younger sister, created by molding low-temperature metals into a ring design. Gradually over time, Marek began crafting miniature swords, first carving them out of thick chunks of copper before chiseling them away to perfect their final shape. Originally wanting to become an old weapon maker, Marek was unable to find a trade school in Poland specializing in that subject area, as such are uncommon, but he has promised himself to one day return to his beloved passion of weapon crafting. He says, “My ultimate goal as a jewelry craftsman is to keep making fine custom jewelry, but also to try bigger artistic projects in the future, and to one day open his own gallery. Marek believes in and appreciates the wonders of advanced technology in jewelry making, but he also understands the irreversible reality that jewelry now loses its story and individuality because most pieces are created in a repetitive, mass-produced process that lacks creativity and thought. “Jewelry nowadays may be created with technical perfection, but it also lacks soul and personality; most pieces are simply blank and cold pieces of metal.” Marek explains. Having earned many recognitions for his jewelry, Marek admits that the joys he sees when a customer’s eyes light up in response to a custom-made piece of jewelry is what drives him to continue doing what he loves. Success to him means bringing people pleasure through his passion of jewelry creation, while utilizing his professional skills to the highest level. v janusdesigner.com 18 revia reviamagazine.com <strong>#11</strong>, 2015
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