TOAST Magazine

Making & Craft

Inside the studios of makers, from potters and weavers to jewellers and brushmakers. Visiting the factories of our suppliers, discovering mending techniques and exploring the history of craft.
The Spaces Between

Ceramicist Lou Power on following artistic intuition and creating installations for TOAST shop windows.  

24 days ago
Time to Make | Bookbinding

Simon and Ira of the London Centre for Book Arts guide you through a simple bookbinding technique.

24 days ago
From a Studio in Brylle

In rural Denmark, New Maker Lærke Møller Hansen creates organic hand-thrown ceramics.

24 days ago
Grain & Form

In her Montreal studio, wood-turner and New Maker Elise McLauchlan explores quietude through everyday objects.  

1 month ago
In the Studio with Helena Rohner

The jeweller on three decades of design and fostering quiet moments in Madrid.

1 month ago
Light, Shadow & Form

Former TOAST New Maker Kate Semple on paper vessels, playful exploration and a new installation for TOAST.  

1 month ago
Along the Cheshire Silk Road

Inside the 50-year-old silk mill producing printed scarves for our Autumn Winter 2025 collection.

1 month ago
Abstract Expressions

Sophie Fletcher of Zosia Ceramics on creating expressive sleepwear ceramics from a Cambridge studio.

1 month ago
Clay, Sea, and Sky

Ceramicist and TOAST New Maker Amy Leeworthy on how place shapes practice and palette.  

2 months ago
The Fabric of Life

Hand-weaver Sabine Van der Sande on the intimacy of textiles and being a TOAST New Maker.   

2 months ago
TOAST & Leach Pottery | Beyond Tradition

Roelof Uys on collaborating with TOAST on an exclusive collection for London Craft Week.

3 months ago
Emerging Craft | Meet Our New Makers 2025

Introducing the five inspiring craftspeople selected for this year’s programme.  

3 months ago
The Shape of a Season

Brooklyn-based floral designer Molly Ford on the path to a flourishing craft.   

4 months ago
Colour That Changes With the Light

Lara Mantell and Flo Hawkins from Ceres on natural dyes and TOAST installations.  

4 months ago
Lyrical Forms with Underwater Weaving

Founder Erin Pollard on basket weaving and creating an installation for TOAST in New York.

4 months ago
The Making of Mulmul in Madhya Pradesh

How fabric is interwoven with heritage and livelihoods in rural India.

5 months ago
Repair as a Sensory Experience

Emma Harris, designer and PhD candidate in Material Science, reflects on the thoughtful, sensory and meditative bonds we create through circular embroidery design.

5 months ago
In Step With Responsible Craft

Kit + Clogs founder Sacha Schwartz on making shoes with longevity.

5 months ago
A Life Lived in Blue

Mother and daughter artists Jeanette and Ellie Orrell on finding creativity and connection through indigo.  

5 months ago
Material Play

Woodworker James Torble on playful experimentation, happy accidents and crafting characterful furniture.

5 months ago
From Spring & Through Finding Space

An exploration of colour, nature, and craft with mother and daughter duo Slow and Sow.

5 months ago
A Dialogue in the Sky

Artist Anna Rubin on creating delicate forms that connect us to nature and the invisible.

6 months ago
A Natural Colour Story with Wax Atelier

We talk to contemporary chandlers Lola Lely and Yesenia Thibault-Picazo of Wax Atelier.

6 months ago
The Mark of the Maker

Potter Emma Szkolar of SZ Ceramics on accentuating imperfections in her craft.  

6 months ago