TOAST Magazine

Each week we publish articles on books, artists, seasonal recipes, travel and the stories of our makers and materials.

Breakfast with…Olivia Laing

Jo Rodgers meets the author whose book, The Garden Against Time, recounts the restoration of a walled garden in Suffolk.

11 months ago
Imagining New Futures with Phoebe English

The making of our repurposed capsule collection at the designer’s south London studio.

1 year ago
The Art of Kantha

Celebrating our kantha collection, the craft’s rich heritage and women artisans in Bangladesh and West Bengal.

1 year ago
Weaving Bulrush in a Tythe Barn in Bedfordshire

Preserving traditional techniques with one of the UK’s last remaining rush weavers.

1 year ago
Water and Wonder with Greta Rybus

The photojournalist on the beauty and complexity of caring for hot springs.

1 year ago
Will Nock | New Makers

The Falmouth-based furniture maker on his path to woodworking and looking to nature for inspiration.

1 year ago
Serving Comforting Combinations with Chef Nicholas Balfe

From a Somerset village, HOLM embraces an honest and holistic approach to hosting.

1 year ago
The Uncertainty of Spring

Matt Collins observes the minutiae of seasonal change from a remote cabin in Sussex.

1 year ago
Time to Make | Anna Jones’ Courgettes Agrodolce with Sticky Onions

The London-based cook shares a seasonal recipe from her fifth recipe book, Easy Wins. 

1 year ago
Weathering | Navigating Change Through Geology and Self-Reflection

In her new book, outdoor psychotherapist and geologist Ruth Allen explores the connection between our inner and outer landscapes.

1 year ago
The Secret Life of Yorkshire Rhubarb

Jess Wheeler, Joya Berrow and Lottie Hampson visit one of Yorkshire’s last forced rhubarb farms.

1 year ago
Kate Semple | New Makers

The illustrator-turned-ceramicist on finding comfort through clay and hand-building her stoneware vessels.

1 year ago
Plain Goods | Meet the Founders

We speak to Michael DePerno and Andrew Fry about their shop Plain Goods in New Preston, Connecticut.

1 year ago
Craggy Cliffs and Moonlit Sea: An Evening Trip to Burgh Island

Kirsteen McNish journeys from Bigbury Beach to the 700-year-old Pilchard Inn.

1 year ago
Rural Hours | The Country Lives of Three Pioneering Writers

Harriet Baker’s new book explores how Virginia Woolf, Sylvia Townsend Warner and Rosamond Lehmann were forever changed by a move to the countryside.  

1 year ago
Amy Krone | New Makers

The Catskills-based weaver honours Appalachian traditions with her handmade oak baskets.

1 year ago
Celebrating Inspiration and Exchange at The Leach Pottery

We meet lead potter Roelof Uys at Leach's St Ives studio.

1 year ago
Among the Elements on Lopez Island

The founders of Ship Supply reflect on life and work on the remote island. 

1 year ago
Emerging Craft | Meet Our New Makers 2024

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

1 year ago
The Nature of Baking with Lucie Franc de Ferriere

The baker on bringing fresh flowers and the spirit of the French countryside to her Manhattan bakery.

1 year ago
Building a Home with Tamsin Saunders and Freya Marton

The interior designer and her artist daughter on living and working together in creative harmony.

1 year ago
The Power and Politics of Textiles in Art

Ahead of our Circle Pop-Up at the Barbican, we meet Lotte Johnson and Wells Fray-Smith, the curators of its major new exhibition, Unravel. 

1 year ago
Reading About the Arctic and Walking Along the River | Book Club

Jen Campbell walks from Battersea Station to Brompton Cemetery with Christiane Ritter’s memoir, A Woman in the Polar Night.

1 year ago
Rewilding Our Food Systems with Ned Burrell | Time to Make

The head of the Knepp Wilding Kitchen shares a seasonal recipe. 

1 year ago