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Sámi Lavvu — Cover

About Sámi Lavvu

This system draws on the Sámi lavvu — the conical reindeer-hide pole tent that has sheltered Indigenous arctic herders across Sápmi for centuries. Deep indigo gákti wool anchors every surface, set against arctic snow-white and warm reindeer-hide tan, then banded with the bold woven trim (vuoddagat) that carries the red, yellow, green and blue of the Sámi flag.

Geometry comes from the tent itself: radiating poles converging at the smoke-hole apex, and the zigzag, diamond and stripe motifs of hand-woven band trim used as borders and dividers. This is plain woollen craft, not courtly ornament — flat saturated colour blocks edged with bright woven bands, never pastel and never washed out.

Learn more about the Sámi Lavvu style

Origin
Sápmi — arctic Norway, Sweden, Finland, Russia / Northern Europe
Era
pre-1900 long-standing nomadic tradition; living duodji craft today
Key figures
Sámi reindeer-herding communities · John Savio · Britta Marakatt-Labba
Movements
Sámi material culture · duodji craft · gákti and vuoddagat band-weaving

Sámi Lavvu design spec

Colors

Background
Surface
Primary
Secondary
Accent
Text

Typography

OswaldHeadings
Noto SansBody
Inter TightMono
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