Merditeran, Croatian Supplier, Stocks Up on Robe Gear Mediteran Produkcija d.o.o., based in Split, Croatia, handles projects nationwide, around the Balkans region, and in other parts of Europe. An independent, family-owned company run by Denis and Marina Pletikosa, it has invested steadily in Robe moving lights. A major influence in bringing Robe onboard as a brand of choice was lighting designer Marko Balic, a full-time staff member at Mediteran for 11 years. When he arrived at Mediteran, its inventory included many unbranded moving lights. He and Robe's persistent distributor, LAV Studio, kept demonstrating Robe products to Denis, who, in 2016, was persuaded to invest in Mediteran's first 16 Robe Pointes. Everyone involved notes that the Pointes even exceeded their expectations. "Next," Balic says, "we needed some new washes, so after the Pointes it was natural to look at Robe again, and this time we bought some LEDWash 600s." The company now has 12 full-time employees and supplies a plethora of productions, including concerts and music shows, conferences and business events, fashion activations, weddings, and private parties -- everything except touring. The purchases have continued, and currently most of Mediteran's moving lights are Robe products, which in turn has "boosted creativity and imagination and allowed us to deliver better and more spectacular results for our clients," Balic says. The most recent purchases were 24 LedPOINTES, delivered earlier in 2025 by LAV Studio. The lighting department now has a wide selection of Robe products, including Tarrantula LED wash beams, BMFL Blades, LEDBeam 150s, SuperSpikies, Tetra2 LED battens, CycBar15s, miniPointes, and MiniMe effects lighting luminaires. The original 2016 Pointes were recently sold, all in good working order, and replaced by the LedPOINTES, which, Balic says, "are great fixtures for us...we had been anticipating this product for some time, and now it's here, so we are delighted." Balic notes the unit's CMY color-mixing system and small size. He also cites the LedPOINTE gobos, precision focusing, and brightness. He also appreciates the radical SpektraBeam effect, a patented module allowing the generation of beamy visuals by splitting the light into sabre-like, individually colored shafts. Skyflower-style and other aerial effects can be programmed. Balic says that the brand is universally accepted on riders. His all-time favorite Robe unit to date is the Tarrantula, with a 60W RGBW and thirty-six 40W RGBW LED multichips. "They have a fantastic beam. I absolutely love that massive beam, especially when using the first ring of LEDs!," he adds. 
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