Paleo Civilia 50564

Paleo, a glimpse of ‘native America’. The Paleo Indians, the oldest native inhabitants of North America, had a colourful lifestyle and fascinating culture. The drawings and colour palette in this collection take their inspiration from the way clothes, jewellery and utensils used by this nomadic tribe were decorated. Paleo means ‘the ancient’, yet these unusual motifs are more up to date than ever.

Civilia
A unique design, based on ‘quillwork’, as virtually the oldest form of embroidery. Handiwork that was used exclusively by the native Americans to decorate clothes, jewellery and other utensils. Civilia is linear without being truly straight. Sometimes the linear effect creates the impression of rectangles lying across each other in layers.