Christmas presents concepts for design lovers
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Inching ever nearer in the direction of the vacation season, there is usually a fly within the ointment of pleasure within the form of these particular family members for whom we at all times battle to purchase a gift. As every day passes, but extra choices are slayed: worldwide delivery; delivery full-stop; and eventually purchasing itself. When all else fails, home-made presents are at all times (usually?) charming. However we’re not fairly there but and, although design lovers have a repute for being ‘laborious to purchase for’, in truth they’re a number of the best to please for those who maintain your head straight and don’t fall for the reversible sequin cushions that also appear to be all over the place. What follows is my suggestion of presents with archetypal qualities that gained’t fail to allure even essentially the most curmudgeonly aesthete. Ding Dong Merrily Design.
Wallpaper* reward information: world design director Hugo Macdonald’s picks
Poltrona Frau canine leads
The Poltrona Frau Canine Leash is out there at poltronafrau.com. Worth out there upon request.
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It may be laborious to indicate our beloved pets fairly how a lot they imply to us, however giving your pooch a Poltrona Frau canine leash for Christmas will ship all the proper messages. You possibly can construct your personal lead to fit your (and your canine’s) preferences. Obtainable in Pelle Frau leather-based or strengthened jacquard woven ribbon, with galvanized brass {hardware} and a hoop for a deal with holder, that is the final phrase in canine luxurious.
The Poltrona Frau Canine Leash is out there at poltronafrau.com. Worth out there upon request.
Les Couleurs Suisse AG by Tekla
Tekla Mohair blanket is $940 and out there at teklafabrics.com
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This vary of lovely Tekla blankets piqued our curiosity for his or her peculiarly acquainted color palette, which is derived from the popular hues utilized by Le Corbusier in his work. The proper current to soften-up any die-hard modernist, the blankets are available in both cashmere and lambswool or lambswool, each woven in Scotland, or in mohair, woven in Spain. We really feel Le Corb would undoubtedly approve.
Tekla Mohair blanket is $940 and out there at teklafabrics.com
Kalvolan Kanto vases by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala
The Kalvolan Kanto vases by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala are £600 and out there at iittala.com
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Initially designed by Tapio Wirkkala in 1947, Iittala’s inventive director Janni Vepsalainen has reintroduced the Klavolan Kanto vases in all their molten glassy glory. Eminently tactile, maybe even lickable, they arrive in clear, sultry darkish gray or a model new zesty seville orange, which might be our desire for a little bit of yuletide pep.
The Kalvolan Kanto vases by Tapio Wirkkala for Iittala are £600 and out there at iittala.com
Undesigning the Tub by Leonard Koren
Undesigning The Tub by Leonard Koren is $26 and out there at blunkshop.com
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A bona fide seminal textual content for anybody enthusiastic about design, Leonard Koren’s Undesigning the Tub makes the case that bathing is rarely improved by design, leaving the reader to ponder whether or not design solely distances us from our primal, animal expertise in life at giant. Lengthy out of print, our pals at Blunk Books have introduced it again into existence. We couldn’t be extra thrilled.
Undesigning The Tub by Leonard Koren is $26 and out there at blunkshop.com
Sutherland Sentinels by Oliver Spendley for Bard
The Oliver Spendley Tall Candle Holder is £1,920.00 and out there at bard-scotland.com
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Name me biased – as a result of they have been made by Sutherland-based Oliver Spendley for Bard, our gallery in Edinburgh – however I might be very blissful to get up on Christmas morning with a Sutherland Sentinel candle holder below the tree. It will come straight upstairs to take a seat beside the tub, as a result of bathing (as you’ll learn in Leonard Koren’s e book) actually is a transcendental expertise. Oliver was final month awarded Finest Sculptural Object within the Wooden Awards; his Lewisian Gneiss rocks with their brass inserts, perched on charred larch bases, show why.
The Oliver Spendley Tall Candle Holder is £1,920.00 and out there at bard-scotland.com
Samu candle snuffer by Juli and Mika Tolvanen for Nedre Foss
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A candle snuffer is an excellent current, and this charming solid brass one has the added boon of being a phenomenal object in its personal proper. Designed by American and Finnish duo, Juli and Mika Tolvanen, your pals will thanks for no extra singed fingertips on the finish of the night time.
Samu candle snuffer by Juli and Mika Tolvanen for Nedre Foss is $84.80 and out there at finnishdesignshop.com
Journal rack by Carl Aubock
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Every time caught for current inspiration, Carl Aubock Werkstatte is an excellent place to start out. For properly over a century, the Viennese dynasty of Aubocks have been casting curios in brass, and utilizing wooden, cane and leather-based to show quotidian objects into works of surprise. This wall-mounted wicker journal rack brings a enjoyable and literal alternative for somebody to show their Wallpapers on the wall.
Journal rack by Carl Aubock is £2,800 and out there at sigmarlondon.com
Sarabande artist posters
Sarabande Unique Poster X George Richardson. Common worth £30.00 and out there at sarabandefoundation.org
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The veritable reward that retains on giving, Sarabande is the great basis set-up by Lee McQueen in 2006 to nurture future generations of inventive expertise. Sarabande has since incubated and birthed an unimaginable vary of artists, craftspeople and designers into the world. For Christmas, their on-line Home of Bandit’s gallery has launched a collection of lovely A2 posters by 4 Sarabande artists: George Richardson, Hamed Maiye, James Tailor and Kasia Wozniak for a mere £30 every, with all proceeds instantly feeding again into the muse.
Sarabande Unique Poster X George Richardson. Common worth £30.00 and out there at sarabandefoundation.org
Of The Gods eau de parfum by To My Ships
Of The Gods eau de parfum by To My Ships is £170 and out there at tomyships.com
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One in all our most favorite discoveries of the yr, To My Ships has been retaining armpits and our bodies aromatic with their deodorants and physique wash since their launch in September. With 99.97% naturally derived components and packaging designed by Formafantasma, the model’s design credentials are excellent. It’s the perfume, nevertheless, with which we’re smitten. Inexperienced citrus notes of Polygonum, Petitgrain and Patchouli have us stopped nearly hourly and requested the place it’s from. The proper current for somebody with a tremendous nostril, who enjoys having their neck sniffed.
Of The Gods eau de parfum by To My Ships is £170 and out there at tomyships.com
D.847.1 desk by Gio Ponti for Molteni
D.847.1 desk by Gio Ponti for Molteni is out there at molteni.it. Worth out there upon request.
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On a current journey to Molteni’s headquarters in Giussano, we have been reintroduced to the surprise that’s Gio Pionti’s writing desk, which Molteni reintroduced 70 years after its unique launch in collaboration with the Ponti archives. It’s slim, however good – constituted of honey-stained ash with brass ft – with jaunty winged ends and a small drawer. Swish and chic for that rakish, bookish love in your life.
D.847.1 desk by Gio Ponti for Molteni is out there at molteni.it. Worth out there upon request.
Grau Hearth lamp
Grau Hearth lamp is £348 and out there at grau.artwork
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Designed and manufactured by our pals on the GRAU campus in Germany, the cell Hearth mild has an aluminium physique and a hand blown glass head. We’ve been enthusiastic about the soothing qualities of the dimmable, programmable orb, gently glowing on our desk and bedside. With 50 hours of battery life after simply two hours of charging, you’ll be able to take your Hearth with you wherever you go.
Grau Hearth lamp is £348 and out there at grau.artwork
