Working with a curative philosophy inspired by tradition, MATTER sources heritage prints and styles while reinterpreting them in a modern manner. The purpose is to impact change beyond textiles — to make rural artisan production sustainable, shift designers’ approach to their process, and inspire customers to value provenance.

THOUGHTFUL DESIGN

With that, they’ve committed to a model of urban-rural production – taking careful consideration of the variables that affect artisan processes like the serendipities of weather, celebratory customs, and harvest cycles. Together with designers, they seek to inspire intention in their process – the notion that every print holds a story, and every craft is a piece of cultural heritage.

INSPIRED PROVENANCE

Their mission, beyond collaborations, is to inspire customers to value the importance of provenance. To ask where and why something is made, and by whom, and to expand a community that celebrates heritage

— MATTER