Our Story

My name is Mika Lann. I studied Sustainable Heritage at University College London — a discipline that taught me to look at objects not just as things, but as carriers of culture, memory, and craft knowledge accumulated over generations.

After graduating, I spent years working in supply chain management and international trade, sitting at the intersection of East and West, watching beautiful things move across borders. What struck me, again and again, was how much got lost in translation — the story behind an object, the hands that made it, the tradition it belonged to.

I also noticed something closer to home. In the UK, the gap between price and quality has grown painfully wide. You can pay a great deal for something that feels disposable, or settle for less and feel it every time you use it. Neither felt right.

Lann was born from a simple belief: that it shouldn't be a luxury to own something beautiful, considered, and lasting.

Who we are

Where our pieces come from

Jingdezhen — a thousand years of porcelain

In the hills of Jiangxi Province, China, lies a city that has been synonymous with fine porcelain for over a millennium. Jingdezhen has supplied emperors, traders, and collectors across the world since the Song Dynasty. Its clay is exceptional, its kilns legendary, and its craftspeople carry techniques passed down through countless generations.

Today, Jingdezhen is home to a new wave of artists — young makers who trained under master potters, who understand both the weight of tradition and the freedom of contemporary expression. We work directly with these artisans: people who throw, glaze, and fire each piece by hand, in the city that taught the world what porcelain could be.

When you hold one of our Jingdezhen pieces, you are holding a conversation between the past and the present.

Japan — found objects with a life already lived

Alongside our new works, we carefully source vintage pieces from Japan. Japanese craft culture has long embraced the beauty of imperfection — the philosophy of wabi-sabi, of finding grace in age, wear, and quiet simplicity.

Each vintage piece we select has already lived a life. It has been used, appreciated, set down on a table somewhere, held in someone's hands. We look for pieces that still carry that quiet dignity — objects that have more to say, not less.

We take our time with these selections. If something doesn't feel right, it doesn't make it to you.

We believe that beauty should be accessible — not cheap, but reachable. That's why we offer pieces across a range of price points, from everyday ceramics you can use without anxiety, to collector's pieces worth setting aside for a special shelf.

We believe in objects that earn their place. Not trend-driven, not disposable. Things that look better the longer they live in your home.

And we believe that where something comes from matters — not as a label, but as a story. Knowing that your incense holder was shaped by a craftsperson in the city that invented porcelain, or that your vintage Japanese vessel survived decades with its beauty intact, changes how you feel about owning it.

What we believe

What's coming

We are only at the beginning.

In time, we hope to bring you something beyond objects — workshops exploring Eastern aesthetics and intangible cultural heritage: the art of tea, the philosophy of craft, the practice of making space for stillness in a busy life.

We're building something slowly, with care. The way good things are built.

A note from me

I started Lann because I wanted to bring a particular feeling into people's homes. The feeling you get when you sit down with a good cup of tea, in a quiet room, with an object nearby that simply makes you glad it exists.

That feeling has a name in some traditions. In others, it doesn't need one.

I hope you find it here.

— Mika Lann, Founder of Lann Home