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 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
A Life Lived in Blue

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

1 year ago
Material Play

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

1 year ago
In Step With Responsible Craft

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

1 year ago
Between Curiosity and Craft

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

1 year ago
A Dialogue in the Sky

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

1 year ago
A Natural Colour Story with Wax Atelier

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

1 year ago
Mending Matters | TOAST Repair

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

1 year ago
The Mark of the Maker

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

1 year ago
Drawings in the Third Dimension

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

1 year ago
Leatherwork | A Labour of Love

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

1 year ago
An Independent Operation

Juliet Bailey and Franki Brewer, textile designers and founders of The Bristol Weaving Mill, on the building blocks of contemporary textiles.

1 year ago
Spontaneous Expression

Potter, painter and musician Ben Hall on hand-carving, self-guided learning, and relics of the process.

1 year ago
The Making of Our Waxed Cotton at Halley Stevensons

Hugo Macdonald visits the Dundee mill, tracing its industrious tradition. 

1 year ago
Time to Make | Three Block Print Designs

Designer and painter Hattie Eavis shares three unique designs using our Hand Carved Block Printing Kits.

1 year ago
Plays of Difference

Ceramicist PPP Lab on intuitive making, Henry Moore, and the shifting functionality of ceramics across cultures.

1 year ago
The Making of Our Festive Windows Display

The installations are inspired by our concept, Celestial Celebrations, made using festive ornaments, seasonal foliage, and repurposed fabric.

1 year ago