Arts & Culture

Exploring the art world through the eyes of curators, artists, photographers and architects. Visits to studios, galleries, museums and homes.
New Inventions

Each year the Royal College of Art hosts a graduate exhibition to showcase the

8 years ago
A Brief History of Block Printing

The soft thud of a wooden block hitting the print table is the

8 years ago
Lady Macbeth | Film

As this spare and striking drama opens, the camera slowly pans around the

8 years ago
Outdoor Theatres

It was the ancient Greeks who started the tradition of outdoor theatre, with

8 years ago
Workspace | Rebecca Louise Law

We spoke to Rebecca Louise Law, an artist known for her vast, immersive floral

8 years ago
James Seaton talks to Lucy Williams

Lucy Williams is an artist - a successful artist in mid-career, represented

8 years ago
Hay Festival | 30 Years

Thirty years ago, the Hay Festival was born around a kitchen table. Norman,

8 years ago
On Film | Toni Erdmann

In the first scene of this exquisite film, Wilfried Conradi (Peter Simonischek)

8 years ago
Works of The Heart | The Windows

We asked three of our favourite bloggers to visit their local TOAST to seethe

8 years ago
Zoe Whitley | The Curator's Eye

Zoe Whitley is a research curator at Tate Modern. She moved to London in

9 years ago
Works of the Heart | The Runners Up

Since the beginning of December we have beenlooking for a variety of

9 years ago
Workspace | Flora Jamieson

For this month's workspace wevisitedFlora Jamieson at her studio in Dorset,

9 years ago
Workspace | Lori & Eric Wright

For this month's workspace we spoke to the makers of our handmade copper

9 years ago
Workspace | Olivia Whitworth

For this month's workspace wevisitedillustrator Olivia Whitworth at her

9 years ago
Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum

Nestled in the heart of the city, Shiba Ryotaro Memorial Museum in Osakatowers

9 years ago
BORO

If you can wrap three beans in a piece of cloth, then it is big enough to

9 years ago
NOREN

Wandering a Japanese toori' (street), one of the most distinctive features is

9 years ago
Workspace | Temple Cycles

For this month's workspace series we met up with the founder of Temple Cycles,

9 years ago
THE ART OF WRAPPING | HOLY VARIETY OF EVERYTHING

For Pre Collection we took inspiration from the wrapped silhouettes of old

9 years ago
KASURI | HOLY VARIETY OF EVERYTHING

Kasuri is a Japanese form of ikat. It isonly practiced by a handful of highly

9 years ago
JAPAN BLUE | HOLY VARIETY OF EVERYTHING

Blue runs through Japan. It is in the skies, the water, the vast surrounding

9 years ago
WORKSPACE | SCULPTOR & LETTER CARVER

Jo Sweeting is a sculptor and letter carver, living and working in

9 years ago
#LOSTINLITERATURE WITH HAY FESTIVAL

This month TOAST partnered with Hay Festival and offered our Instagram and

9 years ago
Ikat | An Age-Old Technique

John Gillow is an author, lecturer and collector who has spent more than 40

9 years ago