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 Shape of the Harvest

Straw worker Lu Towle on learning and preserving the craft of corn dolly-making.

12 days ago
Connecting Lines

Slipware potter Matt Grimmitt on following his family’s legacy and finding purpose through craft.

16 days ago
Studies in Folklore

Lewes-based artist Emma Carlow on the influence of folk traditions.

19 days ago
Tactile Rituals

Ceramicist and New Maker Linnan Ye on function-led craft and shaping irregular forms.

2 months ago
Shaping Silver

Jeweller and New Maker Egle Silko on experimentation and pushing her material to its limits.

2 months ago
A Look Back | New Makers at London Craft Week

Gathering our community for an exploration of contemporary craft.

2 months ago
Beyond Tradition

Ceramicist and New Maker Yuichi Romita on balancing heritage craft with innovation.

2 months ago
A Sense of Place

Ceramicist and New Maker Hannah Watts on making marks and creating from memory.

2 months ago
A Material Calling

New Maker Jacob Marks on working with pine resin and shaping a craft from scratch.

3 months ago
A Considered Home

TOAST Head of Home, Judith Harris, on her philosophy and New Makers 2026.

3 months ago
Emerging Craft | New Makers 2026

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

3 months ago
In the Studio with Hoxton Gardenware

Working with the youth-led, not-for-profit enterprise producing small-batch pottery in east London.

4 months ago
Ink and Interval

Hand block-printing in Bagru with Yash Agarwal of Gitto.  

4 months ago
A Shared Table | A Creative Response

Inviting members of our community to respond to our Spring Summer 2026 seasonal concept.

5 months ago
Parts of a Whole

Ceramicist Fern Taylor on uniting her creative interests and discovering the art of nerikomi.

5 months ago
A Potter’s Kitchen

London-based ceramicist Skye Corewijn on studio rituals, shared tables and the beauty of everyday ware.

6 months ago
Memory, Craft & Community

Textile artist Celia Pym reflects on a day of mending and connecting in Brooklyn, New York.

6 months ago
In the Studio with Madeleine Kemsley

The textile artist on creating with simplicity and designing two pieces for our new collection.

6 months ago
A Feast for the Eyes

Artist Andrew Pierce Scott on creating alternative still lives that celebrate our season concept, The Shared Table. 

7 months ago
Materiality with Phoebe Cummings

The artist on natural materials and creating an installation inspired by TOAST Lounge.

7 months ago
Guided by Texture

Lindey Tydeman on shifting from textile design to jewellery making, and creating pieces for our New Maker 2025 collection.

9 months ago
Vernacular furniture with Chris Williams

Making Welsh stick chairs in the countryside.

9 months ago
The Making of Our Festive Window Display

Floral designer Paula Ellis has decorated our shop windows with repurposed paper and seasonal foliage.

9 months ago
Living Sculpture

Floral artist April Johnson on creating a botanical installation for our Nolita community garden.

10 months ago