About
TIGERBOB: FOR YOU
OUR MESSAGE
Tigerbob is an artist-founded, artist-led, sustainably-conscious character, fine art, and slow fashion brand dedicated to creating clothing and objects with intention. The brand was founded by artist & designer Gossamer Rozen in 2022.
Our apparel are limited edition, wearable art pieces knitted with comfortable cashmere blends for wear all year round. We also produce editions of Gossamer’s work in the form of plush toys, prints, home goods, and more. Our store is also the home of Gossamer Rozen’s one-of-a-kind art pieces.
The Tigerbob brand aims not only to preserve the artistry and bespoke nature of Gossamer Rozen’s one-of-a-kind artwork, but also to invite like-minded individuals to experience, collect, and share in the in the brand’s core messages around sustainability and art appreciation.
THE TIGERBOB MOTIF
Tigerbob unifies the work of Gossamer Rozen under the banner of their signature tiger head, a logo originally designed for their tattoo practice, which has since been iterated in the form of illustrations, sculptures, fiber art, and digital collectibles.
Inspired by colorwork knitting techniques that create soft fabric with multicolor designs and patterns without printing methods, Tigerbob was carefully designed to be recognizable at different scales and in different media. The design is influenced by pixel art, cross stitch embroidery charts, weaving charts, mosaics and more.
Artwork under the Tigerbob name expresses Gossamer’s rich illustrative work as wearable and functional art pieces. Gossamer’s work is inspired by their Filipino and African American heritage, identity and exploration of the natural and man made world, as well as the simple joys of everyday life at home with their cats.
BRAND HISTORY
With roots in old world craft and an appreciation for fiber art, Tigerbob was preceded by Gossamer Rozen’s namesake brand that debuted in 2020. The initial collection of a dozen pieces were handmade, one of a kind garments constructed from collected vintage and antique textiles.
Tigerbob continues the dedication to craft, handmade, and one-of-a-kind by producing low-edition, high-quality cashmere knitwear inspired by Gossamer’s own venture into hand-loomed garments created on their vintage knitting machine.
GOSSAMER ROZEN
Founder of GROZEN FA LLC and Tigerbob, Gossamer Rozen is a nonbinary, femme, transgender, Filipino and African-American fine artist and tattooer. They have been creating work professionally since 2008, exploring a variety of media including illustration, tattooing, and fiber art.
An alum of Massachusetts College of Art and Design (2012), Gossamer is mostly self-taught in illustration, fashion, and tattooing, and has a formal art education in sculpture. Gossamer’s sculpture explorations focused on hand-sewn garments, plush toys, and ornaments which stem from childhood interests in fashion, video game, and toy design.
Gossamer's work primarily explores their identity and heritage, drawing inspiration from East Asian contemporary art and folklore, mythology, religion and spirituality, and old world textiles.