About Ceylon Trends

Where the name comes from

Ceylon is the old name for Sri Lanka, and Sri Lanka is where this brand begins. The name is a statement of origin, not a limit: the first designs, under Sri Lanka, are about Sri Lankan identity, made for people who carry the island with them wherever they live.

So why other countries?

Because the idea underneath is bigger than one country. Everyone belongs somewhere, and many people belong to more than one place at once. A Sri Lankan Londoner belongs to two. So does a New Yorker living three time zones away who still calls it "the city".

That is why the site is organised by country. Sri Lanka, the United States and the United Kingdom are live now, with cities inside them, and more countries open as people ask for them on the countries page. They are not unrelated shops. They are places people carry with them, and Ceylon Trends exists to make things worthy of that feeling.

Wear where you belong. Carry where you've been.

How we work

• Original or licensed only. Every design, font and image is original or properly licensed, and recorded in a design log. We do not use logos, crests, team names, lyrics or anyone else's photographs.
• Checked lettering. Designs in Sinhala and Tamil are checked by a fluent reader before printing.
• Samples before sales. Products are made to order by print partners. We order and approve a sample of every product before listing it.
• Useful before commercial. The blog comes first. Articles are written to be worth reading on their own, not to dress up an advert.
• Honest about time. Made-to-order products take longer than warehouse stock. When the shop opens, production and delivery times will be stated plainly before you pay.

Where things stand

Ceylon Trends is at the beginning. The stories are being written, the first designs are being drawn and sampled, and the shop will open only when the products are good enough. If you would like to follow along, the newsletter is the best way.

Get in touch

Questions, ideas, or a saying from home that deserves a design? Contact us. We read everything.