Wild Lea began with a search for origins.

Exploring my family history led me through generations of lives rooted in Scotland, Ireland, and England. I discovered weavers, coastal communities, travellers, workers, and makers whose experiences were shaped by landscape, necessity, and creativity.

What began as an exploration of ancestry gradually became something broader.

Through my own travels I learned more about craft traditions from other parts of the world, particularly Korea and Japan, and I began to recognise similar ideas expressed through different materials, environments, and cultural traditions.

Across these places I found recurring themes:

• Respect for materials
• Connection to landscape
• Practical beauty
• Knowledge passed between generations
• The belief that making is a way of understanding the world

Wild Lea emerged from this realisation.

Not as a heritage brand preserving the past unchanged, but as a creative practice that learns from many traditions while contributing something new.

The brand draws inspiration from the landscapes, philosophies, and craft cultures that continue to shape how people make, live, and belong.

This is not about recreating history.

It is about continuing the conversation.