2007 winter gift guide
If you’re looking for some great gifts, here are some I’d highly recommend (some of whom I shared floorspace with at DWR’s ModernMart), and most of which I (or Shawn) proudly have one or a few items from:
- Sleepyheads: Get one or a whole family of silkscreened sleepyhead pillows to give the sofa some major personality. It all started from a little book that designer Christopher David Ryan drew. We have the one with the long-haired moutasched fellow.
- Sovereign Beck: you don’t have to go to Paul Smith to get cool, funky ties (only to realize that everyone else has them too). Sovereign Becks’ designs are amazing, and because they’re created in limited quanities, really unique. All made from highest quality fabrics, with designs that are sure to draw a round of compliments for the wearer.
- Maxx and Unicorn: a single piece of leather, refined, polished and folded into a sleek sturdy wallet, and then embossed with an oh-so-sophisticated logo with a vintage press, all made by the designer out of his apartment. Amazing stuff. If I were a guy, I’d get one of these as my wallet.
- 20×200: you might find the perfect (and affordable) print for yourself or your friends here. We’ve already bought quite a few and boy do they look good on the wall.
- Greenjeans: You’ll find so many gift-perfect things here. I’ll mention a few of my favorites: Bill Summers’ jewelery boxes, which come in several shapes and sizes, and for the kids, child-safe wooden toys by Frank Ridley.
- Refinery 29: for those of you who want to do some boutique shopping online, the clothes that are sold here are really worth saving up for. And if you don’t mind venturing out to Fort Greene, Brooklyn, you can try on an amazing selection of them (both men’s and women’s apparel) in person at Stuart and Wright.
- Lovely Design: These, in my opinion, are the most incredible journals out there. Anyone who remotely likes stationery really really should get themselves one of these.
And if you’re not sure exactly what you want to buy yet, take a spin around Supermarket and you’ll most likely fill up your wishlist really quickly.
This winter, remember to support independent design! Enjoy!
Thanks for including us in your gift guide!
One note to interested shoppers: we may not have any more of Bill Summers’ jewelry boxes before Christmas, but check back with us in the New Year if you’d like one!