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Initially the project was supposed to be named „Elements”; three of them can be found on the wrap.
Water, air, earth – the life of the forest dwellers. The fourth element – fire – is symbolically present as a torch.
It lightens the dark, gives warmth. It did not feel in the right place within the forest’s symbiosis as a part of the pattern. It’s absence created a harmony and the name emerged by itself.

"Les frères de sang" (French for blood brothers) is the song of the forest, the world of wild nature.
Animals are children of the forest, all equal in the eyes of nature, each species coexisting with others, the circle of life is following the same rules for hundreds of years.
I decided to create something realistic, draw and weave a design that would resemble a photo. I think I achieved that.
"Les frères de sang" is an intricate, hand drawn as always, picture of a forest world. Inspired by roaming around forests and mountains, the wildness of the world of nature, respect towards it. As you know, the art of tattoo has a particular value to me. This design is also a tribute to the Scandinavian artists, who first started to merge realism with the wildness of nature.

I also had an intention to accomplish a strong contrast. I wanted every component to be incisive, the blackness had to be deep as a starless night. Whiteness is also very clear, delicate like milk, undisturbed by the motif’s blackness.
Without doubt the new weaving method and blend played a very important role here. It is the first time I used this blend.
After a few years of studying the weaving secrets, I already realised that depending on various factors, the same material can become a completely different yarn. That is how it was with my first design, when I consciously chose wild Portuguese cotton. It was different from all other, noble with a delicate vellus.
This time I wanted to find the perfect material still further away and decided on a remarkable mixture…

"Les frères de sang" is 280 gsm of the noblest, attested cotton.
It will surprise you with its outstanding quality, durability and softness. It cannot be compared with anything else.

50% Egyptian combed cotton
50% finest, the most perfect, organic prima cotton

This blend will make this your most beloved wrap, no matter what is your child’s weight or age. "Les frères de sang" is available in the following sizes:

Size 7-190 eu

Size 6- 175 eu

Size 5- 165 eu

Size 4- 155eu

Size 3- 145eu

Ring Sling 120eu

Blanket (full scene, about 105cm long) 65eu

Scarf M (1/2 wrap's width, about 180cm before wash) 70 eu

Scarf L (1/2 wrap's width, about 200cm before wash) 80 eu

When I decided to create a wrap for my youngest son, I wanted it to be perfect. On one side soft and gentle, to wrap a small and fragile person, and on the other strong and firm as a father’s arms. I wanted it to be like a second skin, making the world accessible to the parent while the child is happy and safe.
It took me a long time to consider the blend. I wanted the wrap to be soft, resilient, elegant, noble to the touch but also natural. We often don’t spend too much time thinking which of these qualities should be most important, in the light of direct contact with our child.
“Les ténèbres” is made of 100% raw, organic, double twisted combed Portuguese cotton, OEKO-TEX 100 certified. It is a noble, luxurious, ethical blend in which I combined a classic black with natural white; the color was created without aggressive dyeing of the yarn with chemicals, toxic for the environment and the delicate child’s skin.

There will be no second quality products. These wraps are extremely limited, and I don’t accept any compromises when it comes to quality. I personally checked, ironed and packed each wrap; it is a unique and perfect product to me. It is ideal both for tucking in a newborn baby as it is for carrying a few years old child (I carried a three-year-old in a ring sling version without any problems).

As an artist, I couldn’t design a motif, that wouldn’t be symbolical; The design of “Les ténèbres” is an absolute, being a quintessence of parenthood.
Poets don’t like to explain literally the thoughts they put on paper, but I would like to unveil to you the secret of this design.

Everything begins in a circle. A circle is unity, infinity and harmony. It is a cycle of sunrises and sunsets. Beginning and end, Mother Earth. There is a moon at the center point, and its glow brightens up the velvet black of the night.
It is this illumination that lures the moth – a delicate butterfly irresistibly driven to the light. It is a fragile creature striving for warmth, knowledge, life. Because light is also life, birth, beginning of a fascinating journey and a new path.

But the moth’s spread wings are enclosed in a form, that the moth drags behind like luggage. Tiny threads are hanging from the figure with beads of runes – originated in the Germanic traditions, oldest European alphabet that was given to men, according to legends, by Odin himself. “Run” means secret, and the relationship between the ones I used is not accidental. Odala is at the center of the design. It is a powerful rune that symbolizes everything we call home. Family, warmth, harmony, drawing from the wisdom of the ancestors, history of the place we are at. Odala is unity based on safety. Directly behind comes Algiz – the most powerful rune of protection. It translates to a female elk, that was believed to be a magical animal. The shape of Algiz resembles the elk’s antlers. Elk is an animal seemingly ponderous, however it will do anything to protect its offspring and, to ensure their safety, will never withdraw from a fight. At the sides, I have placed two more runes, without which the message of the design would be incomplete – Berkano and Mannaz. Berkano is the women’s strength and energy. Quintessence of what is most important for the child’s wellbeing. The inseparable element of this wonderful and most beautiful bond. Tender gaze, warmth of hands, trust and love. The final rune, Mannaz means man. It focuses on his plans, dreams, understanding for weakness and strength, respect for others. Mannaz represents what every parent would like to pass on to their child, so it could grow to become a wise and good person.

I would love my wraps to go to exceptional homes, full of love. I didn’t make many of them, so I really hope they will find their way to such homes.