All T-Shirts

Five Kabyle motifs drawn in a single line, each with its Kabyle name and its translation, from the jackal's teeth to the comb. The partridge's eye over the heart.

Every letter of the Kabyle alphabet in Tifinagh with its Latin letter underneath, like a school chart, and a first word to read: tamurt, the homeland.

A travel poster of a small café on Jean-Talon Street in January: a game of dominoes the grandmother is winning, with snow and duplexes outside the window.

A fennec sitting on a dune in front of a big round sun, an old leather ball under its paw. The whole-country poster of the collection, in black only.

Our Constantine poster turned into a postage stamp, worth 25 DA like the wilaya number, with a LAVAL · CANADA postmark in the corner.

A travel poster of the Balcons de Ghoufi at dawn: the canyon, its pink and ochre rock and the old stone villages on the ledges. The first Chaoui t-shirt at Couleva.

A slice of karantika in a tuque and mittens, shivering in the snow, under the line “Makach karantika fi Montréal”: there's no karantika in Montréal.

وهران and ORAN stacked, El Bahia, la Radieuse in italics and WILAYA 31 at the bottom. A large front print for Oranais who find the poster too loud.

The Kabyle name of Tizi Ouzou in large Tifinagh, with its meaning, the pass of the broom, and the distance from Montréal. The name alone over the heart.

A travel poster for the wilaya of Sétif: the Roman ruins of Djémila above golden wheat fields. Large poster on the back, a small one over the heart.

A vintage soda label for the bottle nobody was allowed to open before the guests arrived. The brand is made up.

The tabzimt, the large round silver brooch of Kabylie, drawn high on the chest, where it is worn. Underneath: Les bijoux de Yemma.

Azul, the Kabyle hello, written in Latin letters and then in Tifinagh, with a small gold diamond between the two. A quiet print over the heart.

The back of a retro jersey with no crest: WAHRAN, Oran's 31 in big numbers and DEPUIS TOUJOURS underneath. A small 31 diamond over the heart.

A dictionary entry for Yemma with two meanings: the mom who says I love you by filling your freezer, and the minister in charge of suitcases for back home.

The country's name in Arabic, French and Tifinagh on the front, in a single ink. An easy first t-shirt, and a gift you can't get wrong.

The rulebook of neighbourhood football, with six rules everyone grew up with, from “two flip-flops, one goal” to “the match ends when Yemma calls from the balcony.”

The Grande Poste of Algiers just after sunrise, drawn as a vintage travel poster, titled ALGER with its nickname El Bahdja.

A Montréal to Algiers boarding pass on Air Yemma: the whole family, window seat, 2 × 23 kg plus a couffin, return date: we'll see.

A Kabyle village seen up close: an old olive tree, a painted jar and the fountain, stone lanes, and a thin line of the Djurdjura behind.

Algeria from north to south in one poster: the Casbah and the sea, the Djurdjura, Constantine's bridge, Ghardaïa, then the Hoggar.

A tear-off calendar page for Yennayer 2977, the Amazigh New Year on Tuesday, January 12, 2027. Big print on the back, 2977 small on the chest.

An arcaded plaza and stone fountain below the snow-capped Atlas, rose beds and orange trees in bloom — Blida drawn like a vintage travel poster.

The blue-washed medina of Chefchaouen climbing the Rif — cobalt alleys, red geraniums, and a minaret against green mountains. Morocco's Blue City, drawn like a vintage travel poster.

A whitewashed medina spilling down to a turquoise cove, mimosa in bloom and fishing boats at rest — Mostaganem's port drawn like a vintage travel poster.

Roman ruins on a green headland above the Gulf of Tunis — standing columns, fallen capitals in golden grass, and Bou Kornine going violet at dusk. Ancient Carthage, drawn like a vintage travel poster.

The Yaz ⵣ — emblem of the free people — struck through with a heartbeat, an Atlas ridge and a line of Tifinagh above it: a living Amazigh identity drawn as a minimalist statement piece.

A cobalt-and-white clifftop village above the Gulf of Tunis — blue doors, magenta bougainvillea, a minaret and a marina far below, drawn like a vintage travel poster.

Volcanic Hoggar spires at Saharan dusk — a lone acacia, a Tuareg leading a camel through peach and ochre light. The far south of Algeria, drawn like a vintage travel poster.

Algiers between sea and history — the white Casbah, Notre-Dame d'Afrique, sailboats on the bay and the Martyrs' Memorial at sunset. A vintage travel poster for the capital.

The snow-capped Djurdjura rising over misty Kabyle valleys — cedars, pine, and cold blue light. The summit of Bouira, drawn like a vintage travel poster.

The turquoise coves of the Corniche Jijelienne — a lighthouse on a white cape, pine cliffs, and a boat in sapphire water. The sapphire coast, drawn like a vintage postcard.

The Royal Mausoleum of Mauretania standing alone in the brush — Numidian stonework, cypress shadows, two thousand years of Berber memory.

Santa Cruz watching the bay of Oran from above — palm trees, terracotta rooftops, and Mediterranean blue. The pearl of the west, drawn like a vintage postcard.

The M'Zab valley in ochre and sand — a Mozabite minaret rising over the rooftops, an oasis of palms at the base, the Sahara stretching out behind.

Constantine on the rock, a suspension bridge crossing the Rhumel gorge, cypresses guarding the cliff — the city of bridges, drawn from below.

A football pitch tucked between Djurdjura cliffs and pine trees — Tizi Ouzou drawn from the mountains down.

An old stone minaret standing among olive trees and ruins: Tlemcen, the Andalusian pearl of the Maghreb.

Pic des Singes rising from the Mediterranean at dawn — a quieter Kabylie, drawn in deep blues and dusty greens.

The Basilica of St. Augustine standing over Annaba — coral domes, palm trees, the city stepping down to the Mediterranean.

Maqam Echahid framed by fountains and bougainvillea — the heart of the capital, drawn like a postcard you'd send home.

The Cap Carbon lighthouse standing on Kabyle cliffs over the Mediterranean — turquoise water, pine forests, the pearl of Kabylie.