PeakRipe

Find what is ripe, rare, ready,
and worth choosing now.

Maker

Jacob Marks

At Jacob Marks, pine resin becomes vessel, surface and argument. The maker combines translucent tree resin with paper, charcoal and plant-based pigments, reviving a renewable material once displaced by petroleum-based alternatives. Through TOAST New Makers 2026, his experiments enter London Craft Week as collectible, functional objects for a material-literate audience.

TOAST New Makers launch: May 7; London Craft Week: May 11–17

London, United Kingdom

Visit website
Craft studio bench with translucent amber pine resin sheets, paper pulp and plant-based pigment bowls.
Translucent amber pine resin vessel on a pale surface with light glowing through the rim.
FoodDrinkHealthBeautyFloraFashionArt

Pine Resin Vessels

Pine Resin Vessels turn tree bark extract into translucent contemporary craft. Paper, charcoal and plant-based pigments give the resin fibre, smoke, opacity and warmth, making each object read as vessel, surface study and proof that natural materials can challenge petroleum-led design language.

ProvenanceiDamaged conifer resin becomes renewable material with amber transparency.PreservationiPaper and charcoal temper resin, stabilising opacity, grain, and tone.PreparationiDisplay dry near light; translucency rewards careful surface placement.PalateiExpect amber depth, smoky charcoal, paper fibre, botanical pigment warmth.PerformanceiUse vessels sculpturally; resin catches light more softly than ceramic.