WHAT IS THE PHILOSOPHY BEHIND THE STORE?

The whole idea behind Provider Store is to celebrate the handmade and the craftsmanship behind it. We live in a fast paced, trend driven world where everything ends up in landfill. I just wanted to be able to tell the story behind each product we sell - about the maker and the region it came from. I want people to know that they can buy less but buy better and love something for a life time. 

WHERE DID YOUR APPRECIATION FOR JAPANESE HERITAGE START? 

Definitely on that first trip to Japan. It really resonated with me that someone can learn a craft and become a master of it and that’s what they do for the rest of their lives. I have met craftspeople who only make brooms and customers come far and wide to buy them. The way the Japanese pass down their skills through generations is really beautiful too. If you go to a pottery workshop, most are like a 4th, 5th or even 8th generation master. My grandmother had taught my mum how to sew and then my mum taught me how to sew, (which essentially was what started Provider) so I felt connected to this. After 2014, I started going back to Japan as much as I could so I could meet more and more artisans and bring their stories home.