Tranqui Prints are inspired by the eccentric collision of pattern, color, and natural phenomena unique to life in Miami. Each print represents LOVE for something outrageous and beautiful – millions of caterpillars raining from live oaks, fossilized sea creatures embedded in carved limestone walls, iguana tails draping over fence posts in the humid summer air. Miami is balmy air and a hot sky, saturated colors and enhanced brightness. It’s the sun hitting the water and radiating a palette of pastels across the clouds.

With these patterns adorning your skin, remember that you too are an animal – made to flaunt your feathers.

Tranqui Prints works with small artesian teams of traditional textile printers and dyers in Jaipur, India to create limited edition runs of its unique apparel designs and accessories. The materials are made with primarily natural fibers (100% cotton/linen blends) and coconut husk buttons. Every print design undergoes the same process of development, beginning with hand-drawn and painted sketches, color studies, and eventual repeat pattern trials and sample swatch production.

Nick Mahshie, founder of Tranqui Prints, grew up catching lizards and climbing trees in the working class neighborhood of Westchester, in Southwest Miami. Growing up with a single mom, he found his voice in the expressive potential of the hyper-saturated palette, whimsical shapes, and mystical nature of the life he created for himself outdoors. Mahshie now resides in the leafy Miami neighborhood of Little River with his wife, and two tiny children.

As part of the mission behind the small artist-run company, Mahshie has visited the working textile print factory, Raaga Block Print, and spent time with the tailors, screenprinters, dyers, and organizational team. Establishing a relationship built on trust and responsible manufacturing has guided each step of the process and is integral to the vision behind the brand.