About Artkins

Artkins makes gifts for people who grew up between cultures. Bollywood mugs, Arabic calligraphy hoodies, desi humour tees, and stickers built around the films, phrases, and cultural moments that feel like home. Wearable, giftable, made to land with the people who get the reference.

Why Artkins exists

The store started from a real frustration. Finding a gift that actually speaks to a diaspora kid, a Bollywood fan, a chai purist, or someone celebrating Eid, mehndi night, or a bridal shower usually means settling. Generic gifting or a scroll through marketplaces with no cultural context and no curation. Artkins fills that gap: a shop where the references are real and the products are actually well-made.

What we make

Every piece is designed around a specific cultural moment — a Bollywood pose, an Arabic calligraphy word that carries weight, a Punjabi one-liner your cousins would quote. The product range includes ceramic mugs, graphic t-shirts, embroidered hoodies and crewneck sweatshirts, insulated water bottles, and vinyl sticker packs. The designs read as style first and cultural reference second. Pieces you wear in the wild, not frame on a wall.

How it works

All products are made to order and ship worldwide, with free shipping on every order — no minimum required. Orders are fulfilled by trusted production partners in Canada, the United States, and the United Kingdom. Made-to-order means less waste and more flexibility — every item is produced fresh when you order it. New drops are added in small batches to keep the shop calm, browsable, and worth coming back to.

Meet the founder

Sezzy

Owner & Designer

Art enthusiast with a flair for design and creativity. Self-proclaimed extra extrovert and proud foodie. Sezzy started her career in HR and career advising before pivoting to what she really loved in 2020: creating products that celebrate the cultures she grew up in.

What started as a handful of designs on Etsy grew into Artkins, now with over 90 five-star reviews and customers across Canada and beyond. Every design comes from a real reference, a real moment, a real feeling. When she is not designing, she is hanging out with friends, traveling, or on the hunt for the next great meal.

Get in touch

Questions, custom orders, or bulk inquiries for weddings and events — reach out at support@artkins.ca or call 587-418-5432. Based in Calgary, Alberta, Canada. Browse the FAQ for shipping, returns, and order details.