Our Story
The Riley/Land Collection is a working studio focused on objects for daily living. What began as a small, carefully curated pantry has grown into a permanent body of work - wooden tools, candles, linen, and a thoughtful selection of goods to fill out the spaces in your life. Pieces from The Collection are handmade goods meant to be used, not saved. Products from The Market ebb and flow, with a focus on the whole home.
Some pieces are designed and made in-house. Others, we commission or source from makers we trust; trust being the operative word. The criteria are always the the same: function first, honest materials, and longevity over trend. Joseph - and The Riley/Land Collection in turn - firmly believes that the objects we make should be made with daily use in mind.
New offerings are added to The Market deliberately, with the end goal being a fuller life for our clients. Each piece earns its place.
What we make and share is intended to last, and to live alongside the people who choose it.
Born and raised on an idyllic farm in rural Tennessee, Joseph Riley Land grew up experiencing an organic lifestyle well before that was a thing. In fact, a favorite memory is being confused over having to eat brown eggs, thinking the family couldn't afford white eggs. The innocence of childhood. Land ate his first store-bought jelly while in college and still remembers it being inferior to the elderberry and pear and muscadine jellies his mama made. His family's water source is natural springs that lie in their back yard, essentially meaning he drank, bathed and swam in Evian. In short, it was a good childhood.
As an adult, JRL has worked in management with high-end corporate brands such as Godiva and then Williams-Sonoma, leaving retail after working with the store's flagship in Manhattan. He moved on to work as Director of Operations with Pollen Nation, headed by Collin Abraham, the event producer who handled President Obama's inauguration, Jay-Z and Beyonce's wedding and Hyatt's Ultimate Lime fête in Trinidad & Tobago.
Marrying his experience in luxury lifestyle brands and his rustic childhood, JRL has emerged as tastemaker who can see trends before they happen. Yet, he always remains true to his vision for The Riley/Land Collection: timeless pieces that tell a story, alongside the things that complement it. Embracing Chuck Williams' philosophy in the lifestyle experience and customer service has been a key element in the way Land approaches his business. And with that, clients have gained a level of trust, knowing that if it has the Riley/Land name attached to it, they won't be disappointed.