Needle Felting Workshop with Contrabotanic
Live Event | January 23, 2020
Leather Notebook Workshop with Fitzy
Live Event | January 23, 2020
Jewellery Making Workshop with Michelle Ross
Live Event | January 23, 2020
Q&A: Coolican & Co.
We love the simple, exquisitely crafted, handmade wood furniture designed and built by Peter Coolican and Company and we aren't alone in that opinion! Peter tells us how joy shows up in his practice
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Q&A: F.Miller
F.Miller is a collection of botanical-based and nutrient-rich skincare essentials all made in Toronto from the highest quality organic ingredients. Fran tells us how joy arrives for her.
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Q&A: Tasso Baking
Tasso Baking is a tiny bakeshop located in Cabbagetown, Toronto, specializing in handmade croissants using simple ingredients and a great deal of time. They are open three mornings a week and typically sell out in two hours.
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Q&A: Spare Label
Sabine Spare incorporates the hand-marbled technique into each of her pieces: hand-marbled works on paper and textiles, each piece is a monotype so no two pieces ever look quite alike. Her patterns often resemble water and stone.
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Q&A: Contrabotanics
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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makejoy x OOAK: ATTIC
Susan Shaw and Melissa Gobeil are the co-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 meant to be worn everyday for years.
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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 want to share more chocolate with you!
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makejoy x OOAK: Matter Company
After pursuing environmental studies, and inspired by a profound interest in the natural world, Williams turned her attention to the traditional practices of herbalism. She apprenticed with a renowned herbalist and learned firsthand about growing, harvesting and wild-crafting herbs and plants, earning a certification as a Therapeutic Herbalist.
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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.
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Toronto Makes
Toronto Makes features over 50 of the city’s most exciting creative entrepreneurs sharing the stories behind the crafts they’ve dedicated their lives to. This beautifully photographed and designed volume celebrates bakers and brewers, fashion and jewellery designers, furniture makers and ceramicists, and many more—an eclectic group of incredibly talented people who make Toronto a little more special.
Past Events
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Workshops
- Jan. 23, 2020 Needle Felting Workshop with Contrabotanic Jan. 23, 2020
- Jan. 23, 2020 Leather Notebook Workshop with Fitzy Jan. 23, 2020
- Jan. 23, 2020 Jewellery Making Workshop with Michelle Ross Jan. 23, 2020
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Pop-Ups
- Sep. 26, 2019 Toronto Makes Party & Pop-up Sep. 26, 2019
- Sep. 27, 2019 – Sep. 28, 2019 Toronto Makes Pop-Up Sep. 27, 2019 – Sep. 28, 2019
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Talks
- Sep. 25, 2019 Chat & Book Signing Sep. 25, 2019
- Jan. 27, 2023 The T-Zone Chats with Joella Hogan from The Yukon Soaps Company Jan. 27, 2023
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Panels
- Jan. 23, 2020 Toronto Makes Panel hosted by Randi Bergman Jan. 23, 2020