The House on the Hill
Steplane is a celebration of time, craft, and place, as inspired by a home.
This particular home, a historic house on Nantucket built by a whaling captain around 1809, reminds us of a time when considered living was the only way of living. It shares stories of a life well-lived through every handcrafted detail—a scrimshaw mortgage button made from whalebone, mounted atop the entry stairwell’s newel post; hand-hewn beams repurposed from whaling ships; plaster walls insulated with horse hair; crown molding painstakingly carved by hand; and beyond—that were made slow to last (even hundreds of years later).
Steplane, therefore, is devoted to the preservation of everything this home represents by promoting the art of slow living—which, today, is the ultimate luxury—through intentionally crafted items.
Step Lane, Nantucket, c. 1968.
Courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association.
An Ode to
Local Artisans
& Their Craft
Wherever possible, Steplane partners with artisans on Nantucket
in an effort to showcase their work and preserve their craft.
An artist working on a scrimshaw tooth, c. 1950s.
Courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association.
Good Things Take Time
Taking a considered approach to commerce,
Steplane offers only made-to-order or small-batch items,
in an effort to limit surplus inventory and excess waste produced by overconsumption.
Steplane is a marketplace for those
who appreciate that good things take time.
An artist painting near Lily Pond, c. 1900s.
Courtesy of the Nantucket Historical Association.