Fogo Island Workshops

Inspiration Doorstops are simple inventions with a purpose universally understood and respected; we’re not presumptuous enough to believe that we can add all that much utility to an item that...

Inspiration Add an elevated yet natural spreader to your best sourdough. The juniper knife was designed as a butter spreader for the Fogo Island Inn. These small wonders hold steady...

"Whether you enjoy them through Todd Boland's impressive book or come to know them through a personal visit, the Wildflowers of Fogo Island and Change Islands will surprise, challenge, charm,...

Found in all our rooms at the Fogo Island Inn, these handcrafted wooden soap dishes are made across the road in the Fogo Island Workshops. Each dish is paired with...

Inspiration The fishing stage is an iconic and integral part of Outport Newfoundland. They stand delicately and perilously above the water and is where the inshore fishery brought its bounty...

This map by Eric Ratkowski for Shorefast Foundation is a hand-drawn topography of Fogo Island, Change Islands and surrounding areas. Illustrating both landforms and water depths, it includes hundreds of...

 

Makers Fogo Island Workshops x Wood Materials Yellow Birch Dimensions  420 L × 220 W × 18 D mm – Round 410 L × 230 W × 18 D mm – Square 520 L × 175 W × 18 D mm – Rectangle   Designed...

Inspiration You can’t make something more valuable by making it more complicated. Obsess about the ornate and you’ll lose sight of the big picture: the bounty of beautiful wood that...

Inspiration Specification Inspiration Paddye Mann was born and raised in Newfoundland. For over 30 years she has chosen to work with her talented team from the rural village of Pakenham,...

Inspiration Specification Inspiration Paddye Mann (RCA) was born and raised in Newfoundland. For over 30 years she has chosen to work with her talented team from the rural village of...

This beautifully simple cushion is a faithful reproduction of a traditional design by Fogo Islander Elizabeth Ford originally knit over 50 years ago. Designed in collaboration between local artisans Margaret...

Inspiration Upon receiving the suggestion from a lovely Fogo Island Inn guest for socks that mirrored the colourful stripes of our perennially popular snake cushion, our knitters got to work...

Designed exclusively for the Fogo Island Inn by Donna Wilson, the Shingle throw pillow features a motif inspired by the wooden cladding of the Brett House in the town of...

Details Specification Inspiration The project to unearth the quilts of Fogo Island revealed a trove of knowledge and design that was not thought to be worth more than the functional...

Inspiration Specification Inspiration The project to unearth the quilts of Fogo Island revealed a trove of knowledge and design that was not thought to be worth more than the functional...

Details Specs Inspiration Who doesn’t want a puppy? Loyal, playful, delectably lopsided. And at your heels whenever you need them. This simple design of this puppy lifts the feeling of...

Inspiration Fogo Island has centuries-old traditions of quilting, knitting and rug hooking. These skills, born of necessity, have been passed across generations and tell stories of place. A new generation...

Details Specs Made To Order 10–12 wks Designer Donna Wilson Solid. A dependable character of the highest sorts. This chair is named after Bertha Wilson, Canada’s first female Supreme Court Justice,...

Inspiration Originally designed for the Fogo Island Inn, Our Waste Baskets are super normal. Reveling in their plainness they don’t need to shout to call your attention. They’re both gratifyingly...