MEET THE TEAM
Tabitha has an amazing team who help keep the whole place working, the business thrives due to this fabulous group of women.
“Team atmosphere is paramount to running a happy place of work, I believe in mutual respect and staff welfare.” – Tabitha
Tabitha – nickname Tab
Tab is the brainchild behind Tabitha’s Glass Emporium, she considers it her 3rd child and is passionate about running a business that works for all its stakeholders.
Tabitha finds joy in laughter, swimming, and amazing food.
Coral – nickname Coz
Coz is our senior manager, she runs the whole operation, multi tasking between different departments, and is our customer point of contact. Coz is the only other employee who hails from the UK.
Coral has a wicked sense of humor and apparently makes the best coffee.
Monja - nickname Minjon
Minjon is our office administrator, she approves orders, checks the stocks and deals with studio material.
She enjoys hiking, travelling, attending concerts and spending time with friends and family.
Ana – nickname Janice
Janice is our accounting administrator; she cooks the books and makes sure that all our paperwork is in order.
She loves her french bulldog – Stig and american stafford terrier – Mila, and has a wonderful sense of fun.
Tina – nickname Tini
Tini is our marketing manager; she helps create YouTube videos and is the genius behind the camera and our wonderful enamels artist.
Tini loves Christmas, art and her kids, Oliver and Juraj.
Ivana
Ivana is our content coordinator; she works energetically to bring new products to the website, taking beautiful photographs, editing videos and updating our social media feed.
Her interests are reading, hiking, movies and photography.
Mila
Mila works in our marketing department, expanding our presence in Croatia, sending mailouts and organizing visits from schools.
Mila loves spending time with her family and dogs.
Antonia – nickname Tonka
Tonka is our studio manager, she efficiently manages the orders team as well as the production side of the studio.
Tonka loves asparagus and mushroom picking, being in the woods and by the sea.
She is currently on a maternity leave with her 2nd child.
Božena – nickname Božica
Božica works in our orders department, consistently getting our 90COE orders out to our customers.
Božica loves summer, sea, walking and croissants.
Jasmina – nickname Jazzy
Jazzy is our interim studio manager and the lady of 96COE murrine, working tirelessly and laughingly to process all the 96COE orders. She is our in-house ambassador for all things 96COE, pushing new products for her loyal customers.
Jazzy loves nature, food and fun.
Emily – nickname Pinđin
Pinđin works in the orders department and has the job of going to the post office every day to help dispatch your orders.
Her passions are mange comics, sleeping and animals.
Eva – nickname Eval
Eval works in our orders department; she manages all the float orders, some lampwork and creates the luscious wafers we all love to use.
She enjoys swimming in the sea, travelling and not eating chicken.
Helena - nickname Helex
Helex works in our orders department, and is the newest member of our team. Her role is consistently getting 90COE orders out to our customers.
She loves crocheting, travelling and spending time with her family.
Jasmina – nickname Štrumpfeta – Croatian name for Smurfette
Štrumpfeta is the manager of the stacking department and creator of lampwork products, making the pots of glass for murrine and working closely with Tabitha to create new products.
In her spare time, she loves being creative as well as singing and playing the harmonica.
Valentina – nickname Sendvič
Sendvič works in our stacking department – she has an eye for detail and is our star at making complex patterns and designs.
She is a lover of rock music, polymer clay and yoga.
Marina – nickname Mare
Mare works in our stacking department, joyfully stacking pots with beautiful murrine designs. When needed, she also jumps in and helps with the orders.
Mare is a lover of nature, being in the woods or by the sea.
Martina – nickname Martinez
Martinez is the manager of the pulling department.
She works tirelessly every day, processing the hot and cold glass to bring the products to our orders department.
Martina loves her son, spending time in nature and working in the garden.
Danijela – nickname Olive (Popeye'’s Olive Oil)
Olive mainly works in the pulling department, pulling murrine and stringers daily. She is also one of our flexible workers, who will jump in and help with orders when needed.
Olive’s passion is being on the sea with friends and family, sailing her boat.
Maja
Maja works in the pulling department, pulling and processing murrine and stringers so they meet our high quality standards.
She loves animals, gardening, and spending time with her kids, especially in nature.
Coco - the studio dog
Coco is TGE’s team mascot; she is the soppiest dog around and spends her time going from employee to employee, convincing them she is under-appreciated and needs food and love.
Her interests are butt sniffing, long walks and jumping on beds when she is wet and muddy.