From Jazz Fashion to Wheelz — A Second Chapter
Wheelz was born from a story that began more than a decade ago under the name Jazz Fashion. For ten years, we lived and breathed steampunk. We designed, built, packed, traveled, and sold our jewelry across Europe—on markets, fairs, festivals, and exhibitions in Italy, Spain, France, Germany, the Netherlands, Serbia, and beyond.
It wasn’t just work.
It was adventure.
It was laughter in hotel rooms, long nights before markets, boxes full of gears, and the joy of watching someone fall in love with a piece we had created.
Then life changed.
In 2015, Marija was diagnosed with Multiple Sclerosis. At first, we tried to keep going. But by 2019, the illness had progressed to the point where she could no longer physically create jewelry. Her motor functions became severely limited, and she began using a wheelchair. With heavy hearts, we closed our workshop.
That is why a wheelchair lives in our logo.
Not as a symbol of loss—but as a symbol of movement, resilience, and forward motion.
A reminder that even when the body changes, the spirit does not stop.
What we didn’t close was the passion.
It stayed with us—in drawers full of cogs, in sketches, in half-finished ideas, and in that unmistakable pull toward creation. For years, Wheelz lived only in our imagination.
Today, we are opening that door again.
Wheelz is our rebirth.
This time, we move differently.
Jos is now the main designer and full maker, bringing each piece to life by hand. Marija remains the creative heart—designing, photographing, storytelling, and caring for every customer. We work slower. We create less. And that is intentional.
There will be no mass production here.
Every piece will be rare.
Every cog chosen with care.
Every creation made with purpose.
The income from this shop helps us cover ongoing medical expenses and continue building a life shaped by creativity rather than limitation. But above all, Wheelz exists because we believe that even when life forces you to stop, it doesn’t have to take away who you are.
Wheelz is not just jewelry.
It is resilience in brass and steel.
It is a second chapter.
It is proof that passion waits—and returns.
