This work began long before me.
Its roots stretch through the women who came before—especially one whose courage shaped the story of my family: My great-grandmother.
Her life taught me that beauty, resourcefulness, and devotion to home can become a kind of inheritance—one that continues to guide us quietly across generations.

This company was born from a long season of searching—for peace, for beauty, for a sense of belonging to myself. Along that journey, I discovered that the stories of my forbears, especially the remarkable woman who became my heroine, had been living inside me all along.
Her fortitude, her imagination, her way of creating a world within her home, against all adversity… it all became a compass for my own creative life.

For years, I held the belief that home is more than a place.
It is the stage on which our days unfold, the container for our rituals, and the lens through which we see ourselves. It is a living story—one shaped by intention, artistry, and the quiet choices we make every day.
My great-grandmother embodied that truth. It is her legacy of resilience, ingenuity, and devotion to beauty that forms the foundation of this work.

Yet woven through my family’s history is another inheritance—one shaped not only by the hands of those who came before, but by the land that held them. For nearly two centuries, nature was both our teacher and our livelihood: The mountains that nurtured our crops, the botanicals that informed our remedies, the changing seasons that dictated the rhythms of life. Its enduring beauty was a constant presence, offering inspiration, discipline, and wonder in equal measure. Today, it remains the timeless muse of this work—an endless well of color, fragrance, texture, and wisdom that shapes everything I create.

But my great-grandmother’s influence lived in another way, too:
In her belief that beauty was not meant to end with oneself.
It was meant to be shared—a kindness extended, a table set for others, a gesture that made someone’s life a little softer, a little brighter. She understood that while our homes may be our individual canvases, we do not create in isolation. We create as part of a community—what I call our world family—a constellation of people joined by a shared desire to bring more beauty, comfort, and meaning into the world.

What you find here is not simply a collection of goods.
It is a world shaped by memory, imagination, and an unwavering belief that the small acts of tending to one’s home can change the way we move through life. Every object, every blend, every story woven into this brand is an echo of the lessons passed down to me:
That beauty matters,
That creativity is survival,
That ritual is a form of hope,
and that home can become a sanctuary both for ourselves and for those we welcome in.

This space was created to honor her,
to honor the lineage of strength, ingenuity, and artistry I come from,
and to continue the spirit of generosity that defined her life.
My great-grandmother accomplished more than anyone expected of her, rising from hardship to build something extraordinary. But what moves me most is the choice she made when she reached the height of her success: She gave it away. To her family, to her community, to her country.

She understood, in a way I only now fully grasp, that the deepest purpose of creativity is not what we keep, but what we offer. It is the act of transforming our gifts into something that makes the world softer, kinder, and more beautiful for others.

And so I want you to know this:
The same creativity that guided her life — and mine — lives in you as well.
You carry stories, memories, traditions, and possibilities that are entirely your own.
Within you is a well of imagination, resilience, and quiet artistry waiting to be expressed, one thoughtful choice and daily ritual at a time.
Your home, your life, your world can become a place of beauty shaped by your hands, your vision, your story.
You already have everything you need.

If what we build here helps you rediscover your own rituals, shape your home with intention, or create beauty that ripples outward into the lives of others—
then this work has done what I hoped it would do.

Thank you for becoming part of our world family—
a community connected not by place, but by the shared belief that beauty, in all its forms, makes life better.

— IME 1848 Founder, C. MORI