Phillip & Lea is a retailer of best made tools and wares for aspiring and experienced cooks, gardeners, makers and outdoor adventurers.

The best-made represents the criteria we use to select the tools and wares we stock. In broad terms, we assess tools and wares against the knowledge and skill of the maker, the production methods deployed, specificity of its functionality, materials, and performance. Our criteria are not without constraint. We select tools and wares that are destined for a life-time of use, thereby minimising the repetitive consumption of the world’s natural resources.

The handshake symbolises a promise – that the maker, the shopkeeper and the end users are producing, selling and using something that has real value.