Our Spring Summer 2026 collection honours the rituals around food and communal dining, from setting an expansive table to hand-picking fresh ingredients for an al fresco meal.
To celebrate how food brings people together in a uniquely memorable way, we have invited creatives from around the world to respond to our seasonal concept, A Shared Table, using a medium of their choice. Through simple sketches, collages, ceramics, and experimental installations, these eight artists have captured the joy of turning ingredients into moments of connection.
Charlotte Salt
Based in North Yorkshire, Charlotte Salt creates intuitively with clay using coiling, slab-building, modelling and pinching techniques. From the brush strokes on the surface to the physical imprints that intentionally remain, each piece is a unique product of the making process.
“For me, A Shared Table symbolises comfort and connection and a deliberate pause from the demands of everyday life. It provides the opportunity to be fully present with one another - asking questions, listening, sharing stories, and of course, enjoying good food together.”
Eska Marsh
Eska Marsh is a British contemporary artist who works primarily in drypoint and carborundum. Her abstract monochrome prints are informed by post-war modernism, still life, and domesticity.
“I have fond memories of my childhood sharing a meal at the table with my family,” Eska says. “Now, in my artist practice, I am forever inspired by table scene arrangements and what stories they tell. The empty chairs - who sat in them? Do they represent someone who just left, or are they waiting for someone to arrive?”
Jay Harper
Bristol-based artist Jay Harper instinctively uses different painting techniques depending on mood, with a particular fondness for muted colour and shape.
“Our fruit bowl sits proudly in the heart of our home on the dining room table,” Jay explains. “It loses fruit, and it gains fruit in a never-ending cycle, much like in nature, and we take great joy in its evolving appearance. This oil work encapsulates the movement through its many states. A still life that isn’t so still.”
Vesna Vrdoljak
Working as a paper artist in Amsterdam, Vesna Vrdoljak fuses vintage prints with photos and blocks of colour to form arrangements that express beauty and escapism.
“The still life of the aubergines is an image I have kept in my archive for a long time. I have always loved it,” she explains. “The colours feel just right to me – slightly faded, soft, almost sun-worn – and the table in the background radiates abundance. It speaks of the pleasure of authentic products enjoyed together on a warm summer night.”
Barbora Gabova
As a chef, Barbora Gábová enjoys preparing dishes from the produce grown on her family farm in Fuerteventura. A deep connection to nature and preference for simplicity form her vision, resulting in unique edible installations.
“This table was created while I was in Greece, using fruits picked from nearby trees and food made from local ingredients. As I was travelling without tableware, I served everything on objects I found on my way. To me, the most important moments happen around the table, no matter its shape, height, or even if it is just a piece of cloth spread on the ground.”
Minhee Kim
An alumnus of the Royal College of Art, Minhee Kim brings a profound understanding of art and craft to her multidisciplinary practice. The tactile language of textiles serves as an inspiration for Minhee's creative expression.
“In my work, I explore the invisible structures of care that shape us. Many of my pieces begin with memories around the family table - quiet gestures like removing fish bones or saving something sweet to share. For me, A Shared Table is about those small acts of presence that continue to hold us long after the meal is over.”
Daniel Barreto
Daniel Barreto is an experimental Mexican artist, working with digital installation, animation, and illustration. His work is notable for its dreamlike quality, a characteristic inspired by experiences with lucid dreaming and interactions with nature.
He describes his piece for our Spring Summer 2026 concept as “a simple spring avocado toast coming together, inspired by the kind of everyday comfort that quietly lifts the spirit.”
Jess Wheeler and Lottie Hampson
Jess Wheeler is a multidisciplinary artist inspired by natural forms and a playful approach to materials. Lottie Hampson is an analogue film photographer who builds a sense of place through observations of light.
Responding to our seasonal concept, A Shared Table, the creative collaborators emphasised “recipes led by ingredients, an open door, and the belief that every gathering is better with food.”
Visit our TOAST London Notting Hill and Kilver Court shops to view installations by Eska Marsh and Jay Harper until Thursday 9 April.
We invite you to share with us the role food and communal dining play in your life. Your response might consider the ingredients you often reach for, comfort meals or family food traditions, taking the form of recipes, poetry or sketches.
Post an image of your entry on Instagram, capturing the spirit and expression of our seasonal concept. Tag @toast in the caption and use the hashtag #TOASTASharedTable.
There will be one winner and two runners-up. The winning entries will be featured in an article on the TOAST Magazine. The winner will receive £300 to spend at TOAST, and the runners-up will receive £150 each to spend at TOAST.
All entries must be posted on Instagram by Sun 29 March 2026.
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