Royal College of Art graduate Thomas Thwaites has built a working toaster from scratch, extracting raw materials and processing them himself in an attempt to replicate a mass-produced toaster he ...

Listen to Episode 6 of Slate’s new podcast, The Afterword: June Thomas June Thomas is managing producer of Slate podcasts. Subscribe in iTunes ∙ RSS feed ∙ Download ∙ Play in another tab Where do ...

Kai Ryssdal: Most of us are actually quite fine not understanding a lot of the technology that we’re surrounded by. We just want to know that it works. Tablet computers, smartphones — whatever. London ...

In response to my article about his project to create a toaster from scratch, artist Thomas Thwaites sent me the following email: I'm writing to address the misinterpretation (misrepresentation?) of ...

What would inspire an artist to attempt to build a toaster from scratch? Perhaps a quote from Douglas Adams? “Left to his own devices he couldn’t build a toaster. He could just about make a sandwich ...

Toasters inhabit most kitchens. Warming up waffles and slices of whole wheat bread, the appliances are seldom viewed as potential canvases from which great art can flourish. But, in There With Care’s ...