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.
From Fleece to Form

Meet the skilled sorters, spinners, and knitters behind our Shetland Wool Graphic Jacquard Sweater.

9 months ago
Clay & Connection

Ceramics shaped between Australia and Cambodia.

9 months ago
Material Inheritance

The making of Tiipoi’s Longpi pieces in Bangalore.  

10 months ago
The Rhythm of Papermaking

Collaborating with Arizona-based paper makers Cave Paper on sculptural window installations.

10 months ago
Knitting New Futures With Manos del Uruguay

How this rural craft cooperative provides opportunities for women artisans.

10 months ago
The Spaces Between

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

11 months ago
Time to Make | Bookbinding

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

11 months ago
From a Studio in Brylle

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

11 months ago
Grain & Form

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

11 months ago
In the Studio with Helena Rohner

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

1 year ago
Light, Shadow & Form

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

1 year ago
Along the Cheshire Silk Road

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

1 year ago
Abstract Expressions

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

1 year ago
Clay, Sea, and Sky

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

1 year ago
The Fabric of Life

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

1 year ago
TOAST & Leach Pottery | Beyond Tradition

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

1 year ago
Emerging Craft | Meet Our New Makers 2025

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

1 year ago
The Shape of a Season

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

1 year ago
Colour That Changes With the Light

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

1 year ago
Lyrical Forms with Underwater Weaving

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

1 year ago
The Making of Mulmul in Madhya Pradesh

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

1 year 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.

1 year ago
In Step With Responsible Craft

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

1 year ago
A Life Lived in Blue

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

1 year ago