Botanical and floral tattoos in Zurich

Botanical means following the body

Blossom, branch, vine, insect. Botanical motifs are the one direction where the placement helps decide the shape rather than merely carrying it. A branch that follows the shoulder looks different from the same branch inside an imagined rectangle — and it ages better, because it turns with the movement instead of standing against it.

The 31 works on this page run from a single stem on a wrist to sleeves that travel the whole arm.

Which motifs work well

Plants with a recognisable silhouette work well: magnolia, lily, wildflowers, grasses, branches with few leaves. They stay legible even as lines widen minimally over the years.

Harder are very dense bouquets on a small area. Where twenty petals sit on five centimetres, the difference between them blurs. For ideas like that I usually suggest either going larger or reducing the number of elements.

Large motifs happen in stages

A botanical sleeve is rarely one session. We plan it as a whole and tattoo it in sections, with breaks in between while the previous part heals. There is a practical reason: working next to freshly tattooed skin is needlessly unpleasant and heals worse.

The upside: after the first stage you see how it sits on your skin, and we can adjust the rest to it.

How it heals

After the session a protective film goes onto the area and comes off after two days. Then wash gently, a thin layer of Bepanthen, keep it clean. No pool, no sauna, no tanning bed for three to four weeks, and keep the spot out of direct sun. This is not a formality: fine lines are decided in exactly these weeks. What the result looks like afterwards you can see on the healed comparison page, instead of having to take my word for it.

How it works

After you send the form I get back to you within 48 hours. We talk through your idea, set a date, and a deposit secures it. It counts towards the final price. Then your design takes shape, and you see it at every stage — sketch, adjustment, final version. If you need to move the appointment, one free reschedule is fine as long as you tell me at least seven days ahead.

Prices

Price depends on size, level of detail and placement. In Zurich small pieces start at CHF 200, a full-day session runs between CHF 1,500 and CHF 2,000. Prices can differ during guest spots. You get an exact quote after we have talked about your idea — not before, because any honest figure needs to know the size and the spot on the body.

Studio and guest spots

I tattoo at Zky Labs, Bäckerstrasse 40 in 8004 Zurich, Monday to Saturday between 10am and 8pm. The studio sits in Kreis 4, a few minutes from the main station. Outside Zurich I am in Munich regularly, in Amsterdam and Warsaw less often. I keep a list for guest spots: tell me which city you would like to sit in and I will come back with dates.