Just as knights once took up the banner of their kingdom and soldiers today align under a flag—we contend for purposes larger than ourselves. Forgery welds ancient mythology and futuristic design into transcendent storytelling apparel, and we’re inviting you to choose your allegiance, wear the mark, and actively declare the person you want to become.

“You will make symbols for me.”

That’s the word I received in the summer of 2020, sitting on a hotel bed in Los Feliz as Covid raged. The moment itself wasn’t unfamiliar — I follow Jesus, and moments like that come with the territory — but the meaning was. I didn’t yet understand what was being asked of me.

What became clear in the days that followed was this: I’ve always been drawn to meaning and imagery. Words and stories. Drawing and shape. Emblems, icons, and symbols. I love intentional design—layers, throughlines, and purpose — and I realized a symbol sits at the intersection: a thing that stands for far more than itself.

But symbols don’t exist in a vacuum. They reflect the reality in which they’re made — and ours is noisy, overstimulated, and increasingly disconnected from purpose. When we don’t actively shape our identity, something else will do it for us. This is how people wake up in lives they don’t recognize.

Teams have logos. Companies have brands. Countries have flags. Wearing the icon declares allegiance. We believe the same is true of spiritual traits. Forgery exists to paint intentionally — to make symbols that turn inner conviction into something visible.

If that hits you where you live, you’re in the right place.

You’re not looking for decoration. You’re looking for gear. A loadout made for catalysts.

You know your life is a canvas, and someone is always painting. While some are content to let others paint their existence, you won’t settle for anything less than absolute intention.

And when you reclaim your canvas, you’re not just planting your flag, you’re putting everyone else on notice. This is your “as for me and my house” moment--the moment you stop binge-watching your life and start walking toward destiny.

Each of our symbols is the visual mark of a word--a trait. Our process is meticulous and intentional--we study each trait from as many angles as possible, and distill it into a single symbol.

• Melt the Metal. We build our understanding of the word from the etymology, history, and biblical strains.
• Prepare the Mold. We trace how the word lives in culture and in day-to-day life, and gather its alchemical makeup: related ideas, words, and themes.
• Forge the Symbol. Pencil meets paper as the earliest versions of our symbols are born, and select pieces of the research emerge, coalescing into visual motifs, patterns, and shapes.
• Temper the Steel. Sketch turns to vector, as we simplify and strip away until all that remains is the symbol.

The world says a picture is worth a thousand words. At Forgery, we believe a word can create a thousand pictures. Our job is to fashion these pictures into a single, transcendent symbol, so you can wear what you stand for.

Assemble your banner. Revive your purpose. Carry your flag.