Mandala, derived from the Sanskrit word meaning "cosmic disk," has been a symbol through the ages. From Tibetan monks' sand mandalas to the sun totems of Native American tribes, from the rose windows of Gothic cathedrals to Leonardo da Vinci's Vitruvian Man, humanity has used circular symbols to decode the order of the universe. And at the heart of this cosmic code lies the Flower of Life—a geometric archetype formed by 19 perfect overlapping circles, the core inspiration for our design.
Archaeologists uncovered a 6,000-year-old stone carving of the Flower of Life at the Abydos Temple in Egypt. Alchemists used it to deduce elemental transformations, while quantum physicists saw the beginnings of string theory. During a visit to Jaipur, India, our designer witnessed artisans using the "fractal carving method," passed down from the Bronze Age, to transform a piece of teak into a 72-layer mandala that spun and expanded outward. The moment was striking: "This isn’t just a pattern; it’s the algorithm of all life’s growth."
