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.
Grain & Form

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

3 days ago
In the Studio with Helena Rohner

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

11 days ago
Light, Shadow & Form

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

16 days ago
Along the Cheshire Silk Road

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

16 days ago
Abstract Expressions

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

16 days ago
Clay, Sea, and Sky

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

1 month ago
The Fabric of Life

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

1 month ago
TOAST & Leach Pottery | Beyond Tradition

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

2 months ago
Emerging Craft | Meet Our New Makers 2025

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

2 months ago
The Shape of a Season

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

2 months ago
Colour That Changes With the Light

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

2 months ago
Lyrical Forms with Underwater Weaving

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

3 months ago
The Making of Mulmul in Madhya Pradesh

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

3 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.

4 months ago
In Step With Responsible Craft

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

4 months ago
A Life Lived in Blue

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

4 months ago
Material Play

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

4 months ago
From Spring & Through Finding Space

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

4 months ago
A Dialogue in the Sky

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

5 months ago
A Natural Colour Story with Wax Atelier

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

5 months ago
Mending Matters | TOAST Repair

Meeting the Repair specialists stitching new stories into our community’s cherished garments.

5 months ago
The Mark of the Maker

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

5 months ago
Drawings in the Third Dimension

Jeweller Emily Nixon on exploring and subverting the Mitsuro Hikime technique.

6 months ago
Leatherwork | A Labour of Love

From a studio in east London, Kate Sheridan has been designing leather accessories for nearly 25 years.  

6 months ago