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.
Telling Stories Through Textiles With Sarah Jean Culbreth

The New York-based designer on what we can learn from historical dress and creating a repurposed collection for TOAST.

8 months ago
Preserving Provençal Craft at Poterie Barbotine

The owner of the Aubagne-based atelier on perpetuating the region’s pottery traditions.

9 months ago
Material Encounters With Jill Walker

To celebrate the launch of our Autumn Winter 2024 collection, the Cheshire-based artist has created a series of unique installations for our shop windows.

9 months ago
A Look Back at Our Circle Pop-Up at the Barbican

Revisiting our capsule collection with fashion designer Phoebe English and programme of creative textile and repair workshops.

10 months ago
Rosie Stonham | New Makers

The London-based artist creates hand-blown glass vessels inspired by human biology.

10 months ago
Wonki Ware | The Story Behind the Pottery

We talk to the founder of South African ceramic studio Wonki Ware.

10 months ago
Preserving Tuscan Ceramic Traditions

Creating terracotta tableware exclusively for TOAST from a workshop in Deruta, Italy.

10 months ago
Polly Liu | New Makers

The London-based ceramicist on evolving her craft and creating objects that elevate the every day.

11 months ago
Time to Make | An Accordion Momento Book

Rose Pearlman and Erin Boyle on their new craft book and reconnecting with our creativity.

11 months ago
The Art of Kantha

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

11 months 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
Will Nock | New Makers

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

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
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
Emerging Craft | Meet Our New Makers 2024

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

1 year ago
Crafting Friendly Forms with Potter Frances Savage

The Manchester-based ceramicist on creating characterful pieces exclusively for TOAST. 

1 year ago
A Look Back at Our TOAST Festive Market

We hosted a Festive Market to celebrate creativity and craftsmanship.

1 year ago
Abstract Explorations with Ella Squirrell

The painter on playing with perceptions through process-driven art. 

1 year ago
The Making of Our Festive Window Display

Paula Ellis crafts a theatrical festive arrangement in our shop windows.

1 year ago
Cultivating Calm with Florian Gadsby

Crafting clean-lined ceramics from a peaceful studio in Barnet.

1 year ago
Welsh Weaving with Melin Tregwynt

Protecting the future of traditional Welsh textiles at the woollen mill on the Pembrokeshire coast.

1 year ago
In the Studio with Printmaker Angela Harding

We speak to the Rutland-based artist about her process and surroundings.

1 year ago
Supporting Local Farming at British Wool

Mountains of fleece bales fill the British Wool depot in Bradford, and it’s hard to...

1 year ago