Garlic Courage Card

Part of the Open Sea Design Co. x Nosferatu line, created in collaboration with Robert Eggers’ upcoming film: Nosferatu, in theaters December 25th, from Focus Features.

For the Victorians, obsessed with coded messages and rituals, flowers offered limitless potential for expressing hidden desires and intentions. Belladonna, or Deadly Nightshade, represented silence. Foxglove conveyed insincerity, Hibiscus was a declaration of delicate beauty, Motherwort signified concealed love, and Ambrosia a validation of love returned. Weeping Willow, a symbol of grief and loss, appeared often on gravestones and in Victorian mourning stationery and jewelry.

Wherever you see flowers in our work, know that we are paying homage to these rich traditions. Within every flower lies a meaning, a hidden message, and a reverence for nature.