Style & Stories

Meeting the founders of independent shops around the world. Sharing key pieces from our latest collections and the concepts behind them.
Essence + Alchemy | Meet the Founder

Lesley Bramwell of Essence + Alchemy talks to us about natural scent and the energy of plants.

3 years ago
The Pared-back Leatherwork of Kate Sheridan

The East London-based designer on sustaining the rich tradition of leatherwork in the UK.

3 years ago
The Ritual of Scent

Exploring scent as a marker for time, occasion, ritual and expansive living.

3 years ago
Sally Williams | TOAST Portraits

Journalist Sally Williams on telling global stories from multiple points of view.

3 years ago
Always Home, A Daughter's Recipes and Stories by Fanny Singer

Fanny Singer captures the essence of growing up as the daughter of revered chef Alice Waters.

3 years ago
Polly Yates | New Makers

The Chicago-based ceramic artist on hand-building unconventional forms.

3 years ago
A Walk in the Marshes | Lucy Rutter Pottery

Inside the Kent studio of ceramicist Lucy Rutter.

3 years ago
Shapes of the Sea | Emily Nixon Jewellery

On a ragged Cornish stretch of shore is where jeweller Emily Nixon collects her materials.

4 years ago
John Hollington | New Makers

The story of engineer-turned-designer John Hollington.

4 years ago
Jones Arnhem | Meet the Founder

The Netherlands-based founder Judith Ter Haar on curating for timeless appeal.

4 years ago
A Life's Work in Wool with Shetlander Oliver Henry

The islander talks to Lindsay Sekulowicz about his work with TOAST yarn suppliers Jamieson & Smith.

4 years ago
Marianna Leivaditaki | TOAST Portraits

The head chef at Morito Hackney on her new book,

4 years ago
Capturing the Golden Light of Gassin in Isolation

A campaign for TOAST made by Matzo & Matzo in the South of France.

4 years ago
Ambrose Vevers | New Makers

We profile Devon-based woodworker Ambrose Vevers.

4 years ago
Seeds of Knowledge | Wilder Botanics

We talk to the husband and wife team behind Wilder Botanics.

4 years ago
Daily Observations | Notes from The New Makers

The New Makers, past and present, share their thoughts on life over the past two months

4 years ago
The Role of Home

Elizabeth Metcalfe on how her home has come into its own.

4 years ago
Timelines | The Way We Live Now

Louisa Thomsen Brits explores this new sense of time.

4 years ago
A Brief History of The Fan

From Tutankhamun to Caravaggio.

4 years ago
Popalini & Jezando | New Makers

We profile the first of this years New Makers, ceramicists Pop & Jez.

4 years ago
Wonki Ware | The Story Behind The Pottery

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

4 years ago
Nina Mingya Powles | TOAST Portraits

We discuss poetry, dumplings and Nina's Chinese roots.

4 years ago
Bee Hotels with Geoffrey Fisher | Time to Make

The first guide in our new series on making.

4 years ago
An Inspiring Woman

For Mothering Sunday, we are celebrating the inspiring women in our lives.

4 years ago