Embellished with Raffia shades, to finish, Marta Bonilla creates distinguished and simplistically elegant ceramic lamps archetypal of a minimalist. These timeless pieces are stout and steadfast, with functionality a fundamental priority, mixed with a romantic, earthy aesthetic.

After Maya - and rescue pup Louee, the face of the brand - founded Garden State Candles, back in 2017, they were presented with the opportunity to open a physical brick & mortar shop in a neighbourhood they’d always admired. Fast forward to 2018 and the birth of Schmilblick.

We, here at Tous Mag, hold Frida’s sentimentality towards her stoneware in high esteem. Striving to create objects that are practical, functional and robust for everyday use, these inspired collections are intended for those with a love for eating, drinking, and bringing people together. Do you own a speckled plate? You may want to, after reading.

Working with natural materials, naturally dyed textiles, or recycled materials, this environment conscious designer works across all aspects of the design process including personally dyeing with plants foraged upstate to prepare the fabrics for their journey ahead.

Influenced by the likes of Sonia Delaunay, Alexander Calder, Henri Matisse and the Bauhaus Movement, fibre artist Laura Vargas Llanas handcrafts each canvas piece with natural and ethically sourced fibres, such as merino, alpaca wool, cotton and jute.

Creating dark and mysterious ceramics, Violaine Toth’s untraditional use of predominantly black stoneware makes her pottery truly standout from the crowd. Appearing more as sculptures or totems, the pieces have both style and substance.

Mesut Öztürk mixes his Anatolian and Mesopotamian inspiration with a pinch of contemporary design. His one-of-a-kind Halka Vases require an abundance of time to make by hand, along with an outlook that appreciates the beauty of going back to basics.

Manchester based Vic Wright, a contemporary hand cast sculptor, talks with Tous Mag about her processes, exploration and techniques! | “The more l experiment and learn how to work and manipulate materials the more l hone my craft. More often than not its the failures that have the most pleasing outcomes and ultimately what l learn the most from.”

Tous Mag spoke with Ren•Vois the ceramic design studio of Tina Huang, located in California. Together with her husband Eric, Ren•Vois aims to bring a lifestyle brand of distinctive ceramic designs with sophisticated spontaneity. Not to mention, a colour explosion of bright pastels.

Julie Nelson is a British ceramicist who explores the visual connections and regularities found across the natural world. Her work focuses on the elemental and she crafts in a series, often exhibiting objects in groups that both contrast and interrelate.