Collection
Lisimbein
A childhood shock, retold as a family joke.
The Lisimbein collection, built around a centipede that crawled up the founder's back at his aunt's house in Curaçao. The shock turned into a family joke, and the joke turned into streetwear.
The story behind Lisimbein
Lisimbein means centipede in Papiamentu. The collection started on a childhood family trip to Curaçao, a lisimbein climbed up the founder's back at his aunt's house, the initial shock turned into a laugh, and the story has been retold at the family table ever since.
The graphics carry that energy: line-drawn, slightly playful, a little personal. The kind of moment that becomes a family inside-joke decades later, printed on relaxed hoodies and tees you'll actually want to wear.
What's in the Lisimbein line
Lisimbein pieces are designed to reward a closer look. The current standout is Abstract, a piece that reads as a gentle floral print until you notice the lisimbein hidden inside it. A quiet kind of streetwear: subtle from across the room, vivid up close.
Designed in Groningen, made on demand
Every Lisimbein piece is designed in Groningen and produced on demand at our European partner. No mass production, no overstock, just one garment made for one person at a time. It's slower than fast-fashion logistics, and a much lighter footprint per shirt.
Materials, fit and care
Lisimbein hoodies use heavyweight 100% cotton (poly-blend on heather shades) with a brushed fleece interior, 3-panel hood and ribbed cuffs. The unisex cut runs true to size, slightly oversized for the streetwear silhouette is a popular pick.
Tees come in midweight ring-spun cotton in the same relaxed cut. Wash inside-out at 30°C, hang dry. The DTG print bonds into the fibre rather than sitting on top, so it stays soft and sharp.
Often paired with
Lisimbein layers easily with the rest of the Zieck catalogue, especially the other Curaçao-rooted collections.
Frequently asked
What does Lisimbein mean? "Lisimbein" is Papiamentu for centipede. The collection takes its name from the founder's childhood encounter with one in Curaçao.
Why is it named after a centipede? Because the moment, the shock, the laugh that followed, the story being retold for years, is exactly the kind of vivid, unforgettable memory the Zieck collections are built around.
Are the prints subtle or bold? Mostly subtle. Lisimbein leans into details that reveal themselves on a second glance, a hidden lisimbein inside a floral pattern, line-work you have to look for. Bold from a meaning perspective, quiet from a graphic one.
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