Founded in 2001 and online since 2006, TattooTribes bridges ancient cultural traditions with custom, modern iconography.
TattooTribes was born from a shared passion for symbolic accuracy. Our founding team, operating between the Canary Islands and Italy, launched the project back in 2001, culminating in the release of tattootribes.com in 2006. Our core mission is twofold: to help users discover deeply personal ideas for their own body art, while actively preserving the traditional lore, historical accuracy, and cultural relevance of tattoo traditions around the world.
Over the years, our commitment to authentic tribal lore and contemporary design has expanded into a specialized digital network. To better serve our global community, we operate three dedicated sister sites: Polynesian Tattoo Symbols, which provides exhaustive, deep-dive research into Pacific Island tattoo culture, heritage, and motifs; Small Tattoo Ideas, a curated database of ink-ready minimalist concepts ranging from spiritual Unalome paths to classic American traditional Old School styles and everything in between; and Coloring Book Pictures, which translates intricate, realistic tattoo stencils into high-quality, high-fidelity coloring pages.
In a world of mass-produced graphics, we stand for authenticity. Every line tells a story, and every symbol carries a heritage. We ensure that our designs respect and honor the native roots from which they emerge, giving users meaningful tattoos that connect them to genuine cultural histories.
The vision behind TattooTribes is driven by founder and lead designer GiErre (Roberto Gemori), a globally recognized authority on tribal iconography and the bestselling author of acclaimed publications, including "The Polynesian Tattoo Handbook" (Vol. 1 & 2) and "The Big Book of Small Tattoos". His extensive research into traditional Pacific island art forms, structural symbolism, and visual storytelling underpins our rigorous design process, ensuring the accuracy of each custom tattoo.
To help users shaping each idea, TattooTribes collaborates with a select group of resident artists based across the USA and Europe, each one specialized in a distinct tattoo style:
Bestselling author specializing in Polynesian tattoo symbolism and traditional Pacific Islands tattoos.
Driving force behind most modern tribal inspired designs, and customer support services.
A specialized USA and international collective, with each artist dedicated to a different style of world tattoo traditions.
