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The T-Zone Chats with Joella Hogan from The Yukon Soaps Company

The T-Zone Chats with Joella Hogan from The Yukon Soaps Company

Photo credit left to right: The T-Zone, Vista Print If you missed our Instagram Live with Yukon Maker Joella Hogan, you can watch it here. January 27th, Makejoy hosted an...
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Group product photo of the Yukon Makes products

Introducing Yukon Makes

As a follow up to Toronto Makes, we went northwest to feature makers living in, and inspired by, the rugged beauty of the Yukon. This curated collection of 12 extraordinary makers,...
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Press accolades for Toronto Makes

Press Accolades

Read what people are saying about Toronto Makes.

National Post
Toronto Life
S/magazine
Chatelaine
The Kit
Bay Street Bull

 

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Discover The Yukon

Discover The Yukon

The Yukon is home to epic landscapes, including the tallest mountain in Canada, and the largest, non-polar ice field in the world. Its highways make for scenic road trips. Here,...
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Q&A Klondike Kettle Corn

Q&A Klondike Kettle Corn

Katie Young built her business, Klondike Kettle Corn, from the ground up, starting with small batches sold in community markets. Now, her popcorn comes in more than 50 flavours and...
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Q&A: Firebean Coffee Roasters

Q&A: Firebean Coffee Roasters

What started as a hobby paired with a creative mind for mechanical gadgets has grown into a successful business for Michael Russo, founder of Firebean Coffee Roasters in Whitehorse. This...
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Anto Yukon Kluane bar of soap

Q&A: Anto Yukon

Hand wrapped in brightly hued contemporary artworks and infused with vibrant scents, each bar of Anto Yukon soap intends to uplift and transport you. Hand poured and cured in Whitehorse,...
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Product photo of The Yukon Soaps Company Bath Salts

Q&A: The Yukon Soaps Company

Knowing that a single seed can flourish into a magnificent garden, maker Joella Hogan creates soaps and wellness products using local plants from the boreal forest to support her Mayo...
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Group product photo of the yukon makes beauty bag

Yukon Makes Beauty Bag

As part of Yukon Makes, we’ve created a specially curated beauty bag that’s only available from Makejoy. Yukon Makes Beauty Bag shines a light on local makers in the beauty...
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Q&A: Vanessa Ægirsdóttir

Q&A: Vanessa Ægirsdóttir

Made with Indigenous-sourced wild fur, Vanessa Ægirsdóttir’s beautiful small batch jewellery will transform your outfit, but the textile and jewellery designer is focused on making a much larger positive impact....
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Product Photo of Aurum's Calming Birch Serum

Q&A: Aurum Skincare

Inspired by the remarkable benefits of boreal birch, Aurum Skincare taps into a deep love of the Yukon and the traditional territory of the Tr’ondëk Hwëch’in First Nation. Co-founded by...
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Cover of Chatelaine magazine

Chatelaine Gift Guide

The Best Made-In-Canada Gifts For Everyone On Your List By: Andréanne Dion Click the picture to view the full article:
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Portrait photo of Amanda Perumal founder of Contrabotanic

Q&A: Contrabotanic

Amanda Perumal was studying textiles at OCAD University when she came across needle-felting, a technique for wool manipulation. Her final project was a felted terrarium⁠ — an interesting idea that she expanded into a business.

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Toronto Makes House - DesignTO

Toronto Makes House - DesignTO

Date to be announced! Explore makers and their wares at the ‘Toronto Makes House’ exhibit presented at The Adelaide Project. This intimate space is the ideal canvas to display and...
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Soul Chocolate featured in Toronto Makes by Makejoy

makejoy x OOAK: Soul Chocolate

  Kyle and Katie are chocolate-lovers, who also happen to be chocolate-makers. They source quality ingredients that make them happy and work with those who excite them and drive them to do better. They...
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Photograph of Susan Shaw and Melissa Gobeil

makejoy x OOAK: ATTIC

Susan Shaw and Melissa Gobeil are the c-founders of ATTIC, a Toronto based fine jewellery company that believes in simple, timeless design. Their fine jewellery collections are created with great care, and are...
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Photo of Devin Schaffner and his family

makejoy x OOAK: Rekindle

  Devin Schaffner, founder of Rekindle says home is where we enjoy the most cherished moments with the people we love. Rekindle supports these meaningful experiences through refined design.    Devin, how...
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makejoy x OOAK: Matter Company

makejoy x OOAK: Matter Company

Denise Williams, Founder of Matter CompanyA holistic skin care company, handmade in Toronto. The ingredients are the product.  This summer Makejoy x One Of A Kind want to help you get...
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