OUR HISTORY:

Scott Ellis began tattooing in 1994 in Austin Texas, under the apprenticeship of Notorious Ed Potter, a biker, carnie tattoo of the old school. Ed taught Scott all the old-time fundamentals of tattooing: building Tattoo Machines, making needles the old-school way, mixing pigments, and designing tattoos based on the classic techniques that were passed down for many generations. In the mid 90’s Scott left Austin to see the world, and for the next 5 years, he worked his craft in Europe, mainly in Prague, at a time when tattooing was very young in CZ. He returned to Austin and later open Triple Crown Tattoo Parlour. For 17 years, his Austin shop helped set the standard for custom traditional Tattooing in Texas. In 2018, Scott relocated with his family to Prague once again and opened TRIPLE CROWN TATTOO PRAGUE in 2024. Triple Crown Tattoo Prague is located in ETERNIA SMICHOV, Prague 5’s underground cultural hub, which houses a Vegan Restaurant, 2 music venues, band equipment rentals, recording studios and rehearsal center., as well as a boxing gym, dance studio and more.

WHY TRADITIONAL TATTOOING?

The designs and techniques which we now call Traditional Tattooing became traditional not by accident or because of any stylistic or trendy reasons. They earned that title for a couple of important reasons: firstly because people prefer tattoos that look good for their whole lives. Decades of trial and error forged a technical style of drawing, and a method of tattoo application which best balances simplicity and elegance, boldness and finesse, which allows the tattoo to age gracefully.  Symbolically, the best designs that have found their way into traditional tattoo iconography  communicate to the viewer important universal emotions, human values and desires: skulls and flowers representing memento mori, or the knowledge of our mortality, a rose with a partner’s name to express love, religious icons to demonstrate faith, designs to remember deceased loved ones, a loyal dog, travel souvenirs, personal victories, hobbies, interests - all forms of personal expression  were on display, and almost everyone found something they wanted to say about themselves through this pictographic language.

OUR GOAL IS SIMPLE: to give each of our customers a tattoo that will look good for decades, not just a few years. Trends come and go, but traditional style and application is here forever, because it is the best way to ensure your tattoo stays looking good for the long term.

OUR FLASH LIBRARY : we have a huge collection of traditional Japanese Tattoo designs, traditional American and European Tattoo Designs, and many sketchbooks of artwork from the best in the world. You will not find a collection like ours anywhere in Czech Republic. Our walls are covered top to bottom with the best artwork from the best tattoos to ever work in the field.

CHOOSING YOUR TATTOO:

There is something for everyone on the walls and in the library, but we know each person comes with their own ideas. All of our tattooers are skilled at bringing your ideas to life, with the technical knowledge to design the tattoo to age in the best way. We are happy to draw something original for you. We are here to serve you!