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The IKKI'S Story: How to Create Original Gifts That Touch the Heart
Discover how a simple birthday gift revealed the IKKI'S universe and its emotional wooden messengers, unique gift ideas that create authentic connections.
An Original Gift. Two Figurines. The Story of IKKI'S Gifts Begins.
The IKKI'S were born during Covid, in the workshop of Chat d'Eau , their creator.
Long before that day, he was already imagining expressive, handmade wooden characters, conveying simple and true emotions.
Then came a birthday.
Water Cat offered two figurines to GOVRAD's wife.
Amidst the traditional gifts, this present had something different about it: two small wooden beings, handmade, without artifice.
"When we saw them, we smiled.
Right away.
Truly. This original gift touched us in a special way.
One of them was her.
The other one was him.
They didn't speak. But they said something.
In the way they carried themselves, their little glances… something rang true."
And then GOVRAD thought:
“If this gift touches us so deeply, why not offer this emotion to others?”
How IKKI'S Reinvents the Art of Giving
This is how IKKI'S took shape: a collection of handmade wooden emotional messengers, crafted by Chat d'Eau and designed by GOVRAD, to convey what words cannot always express. Each IKKI'S becomes the perfect gift to express the inexpressible.
It holds a memory. It carries an emotion. The ideal present that speaks silently, yet with meaning.
As in Cyrano de Bergerac, each character has their own personality: Proud, Joyful, Dreamy, Courageous, Tender…
Looking at them, we recognize ourselves a little.
Or we recognize someone we love.
Why IKKI'S Reinvents the Gift
Emotion first: our gifts begin with a genuine smile.
Gifts that matter: not just for decoration, but to accompany and create a bond.
Authentic gifts: each IKKI'S is unique, handcrafted, handmade with love.
Sustainable gift ideas: give, keep, pass on through generations.
The language of the heart: the perfect gift that says what we can't express.
“More than a gift, it’s a presence that speaks to your heart.”
IKKI'S is saying a lot with almost nothing.
One gesture. One look. And there you are.
Water Cat & ~ GOVRAD ~
