T-shirt (ONLY XL)

100% pre-washed cotton
Weight: 200 g/m²
T-shirt color: natural (White-beige)

XL 60cm x 78cm

When I was a kid, I had a lot of original T-shirts because my dad worked in a screen-printing studio. Every day, he would go to Jablůnka, where together with František Segrado and his wife Marie, they made merchandise for music bands, sports teams, and local companies. It often happened that I would draw a picture on paper, and a few days later my dad would come home with my drawing printed on a T-shirt.
My dad did this work for years and really enjoyed it, but over time, it became necessary to look for a more stable income for our growing family. So after 15 years, he left and started working in an electronics store. The money was good, but it took its toll in the form of stress and nonsensical rules from management. He decided he’d had enough, and after another 15 years in that position, he quit. After the New Year, he didn’t start anywhere else and took a well-deserved break.

For a long time, I had been thinking about making my own T-shirts, and the only way that felt meaningful to me was to make them with my dad, in the place where he used to work. I didn’t want to just send the data to some anonymous printer and wait for a box of soulless products to arrive at my door. I wanted to make something more personal.

It’s February 2026, and the time finally feels right. I was on my way to work in my hometown of Valašské Meziříčí, and my dad had enough time, so we were finally able to realize my idea.

The design I used for the T-shirt I found during a trip through Slovakia. In Leopoldov, there’s a crumbling railway depot with monumental socialist murals featuring railway themes. From the very first glance, I fell in love with that mural and knew that I would either get it tattooed on my skin someday or print it on T-shirts. I don’t have the tattoo yet, but I finally have the T-shirts.

This symbol defines the life I live. The dove represents freedom and peace, the winged wheel represents railways, and the sickle with grain represents nature and work (work in the best sense of the word—doing things you love). At the same time, I’m drawn to the old aesthetic we can still encounter at train stations. For me, it symbolizes a disappearing railway world. I have nothing against progress, but old stations and old trains will always be more valuable to me.

Finally, I want to thank Matěj from Test Print Platform for producing and lending the screen, all my friends with whom I was able to discuss my plan and Saša for the graphic work and endless support.