What does quality mean to you?
(personally and within your industry)

To me, quality is integrity with all of those involved. In the coffee world, a bean passes through many hands before it gets to the individual consumer so there are lots of opportunities to mask lesser quality or to present in a way that seems like quality. We believe that the only way to maintain quality is to source the very finest beans farmed and imported with the highest, most ethical standards, and then roast and prepare it in a way that showcases the care that has gone into bringing these beans to your cup.

Is timeless style & design important to you?
Why or why not?

I’m more into understated design because to me, style and design are means to an end. It is simple enough to hide behind good design or to check a box on your style because you have an item, but I am more interested in what people do with these things. Quality and design and style are all connected.

What does a pair of well broken-in boots mean to you?

The road traveled. Boots tell a story, not about what you are trying to project or where you are headed, but where you’ve been. Doors you have kicked open and what you’ve spilled on your feet, things you have had to step in and scrape off. Broken-in boots should be earned.