TOAST Magazine

Each week we publish articles on books, artists, seasonal recipes, travel and the stories of our makers and materials.

Material Play

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

1 year ago
From Spring & Through Finding Space

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

1 year ago
The Lonely Man & The Art of BAO

From a quiet sketch to a cultural phenomenon, Erchen Chang and Shing Tat Chung have crafted a world where food, art, and storytelling converge.  

1 year ago
A Quiet Game of Light and Colour

Wandering through the streets of Tokyo, photographer India Hobson captures the unnoticed choreography of everyday life.  

1 year ago
Tales From the Garden | Part Three: Breaking Buds

Matt Collins, writer and head gardener at the Garden Museum reflects on the subtle and often overlooked scenes of a changing garden.

1 year ago
Building Strong Foundations

Creative Director Laura Shippey on the TOAST creative process and new core collection.

1 year ago
A Balance of Opposites

The polyphonic creative on connecting audiences to design and making the kinetic mobiles for our shop window displays.

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
A Curator's View | Jacqueline Sullivan

The gallerist on exploring lightness, memory, and the symbolism of the loving cup.

1 year ago
The Mark of the Maker

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

1 year ago
Heritage in Harmony | Novesta x Halley Stevensons

The making of Novesta’s Waxed Cotton Star Master Plimsolls, available in three new colours exclusive to TOAST.

1 year ago
A Lightness of Being | Our Spring Summer 2025 Collection

Through our new collection we explore how embracing a playful approach to life can foster a sense of joy and creativity.

1 year ago
Community Threads | Harrogate

In our new series, we see how our shop teams are thoughtfully styling pieces from our new collections.   

1 year ago
Tales From the Garden | Part Two: Every Weather

Monthly musings from Matt Collins’ diary of a changing garden.  

1 year ago
Drawings in the Third Dimension

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

1 year ago
Objects of Significance | Rollo Dunford Wood

The woodworker on five precious objects and the meaning behind them.  

1 year ago
Slow Mornings | Andy Monaghan & William Bracewell

Finding flow and rhythm at the floral artist and ballet dancer's east London home.

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
Community Threads | Edinburgh

Bringing together the creative people that make up our TOAST shop teams to see the ways in which they thoughtfully style pieces from our new collections.   

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
Tales From the Garden | Part One: The Turn of the Year

Join Matt Collins as he documents the subtle and often overlooked scenes of a changing garden.

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