YOU SAID YOU'RE FED UP TOO
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88%
say the fingertips always break first
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67%
say your hands get soggy & wet
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1 in 2
say you have to buy new gloves every few months
YOUR GLOVE IS SHAPING WHAT COMES NEXT
A hundred customers tried The Foundation before anyone else. They told us honestly what they loved and what didn't work.
This is exactly how we set out to build The Foundation: out in the open, with the people who'll actually use it. We refuse to settle for "good enough" just because it shipped once already.
Version 2 is what happens when you take that seriously. It won't be the last time either.
BUILT FOR THE TRADE, NOT JUST THE WEEKEND
A second skin but as tough as armour
"They only improve, and literally fit like a perfect glove. No issues with fine work or hard yakka. A second skin, but as tough as armour."
Angus, 100+ hours of total use
Daily use over 4 months
"Always comfy, feel like a second skin. I've been wearing them at least 4 hours a day, 4 days a week for months at this point."
Emma, horticulturist
"Use them for everything around my little farm"
Matt has worn his Foundation gloves almost every day since receiving them, using them for fencing, wood carting, weeding and general work around his farm. Over 100 hours in, they've moulded to his hands and held up to daily heavy use.
THE FOUNDATION IS NOT FOR EVERYONE
It's for you if:
- working in the garden is your jam
- you know quality and value comfort
- you'd rather buy 1 good pair than 5 bad ones
This is NOT for you if:
- you don't believe in using gloves
- you prefer bulk-buying cheap and disposable
- you don’t care if your tools last
And we're okay with that. Truly.
WE DON'T CALL OURSELVES SUSTAINABLE YET
We haven't earned it yet. Plain and simple.
We believe there's an order that actually makes sense and that's why we're following it.
Durability first. A glove that lasts longer means fewer failures, fewer replacements, less waste. The Foundation V1 was step one. V2 is step one, refined.
Engineered to be repaired next. When one area of your glove wears out, it shouldn't go in the bin. We're designing our gloves so the parts that do fail can be fixed.
Circularity later. When we've proven durability and repairability in the real world, we'll build the systems that keep materials in use for longer.
We're not there yet. We'll tell you when we are.
I WAS TIRED OF THROWING AWAY GLOVES
I'm Carolyn. A gardener, a horticulture student and someone who couldn't find a glove that lasted.
I posted about it in a Facebook group once, half expecting a couple of recommendations. Instead, 37 strangers told me they had the exact same problem.
So I built the glove I wanted but couldn't buy. No manufacturing background. No funding. No team. Just a problem that was real, and nobody solving it.
That's still the only reason I'm doing this.
V2 is being built the same way. Join the waitlist and let's get it right.