
12.01.16
Gift Guides
The Best Gifts for Design Lovers Under $50
For as long as we’ve been publishing holiday gift guides — and this is our fourth annual one! — we’ve been dividing them up by editor, which eventually became predictable even to us. Want something monochrome? Go to Monica’s gift guide. In the mood for something colorful? Jill’s got you covered. Need something ever-so-slightly less girly? Our junior editors are almost invariably men. This year, we decided to do our readers a service, and lay things out according to the cold hard cash you’ll have to put down (though it’s still fun to guess who picked what!). Today we’ll be publishing cheap and mid-range guides for the design lover in your life, and tomorrow we’ll be putting out one that’s a bit more extravagant. One of the more delightful side effects of this approach has been seeing just how many great things you can get for under 50 bucks. Here you’ll find things that’ll help make a not-great year feel just a bit better — flasks, pretty makeup, the writings of Donald Judd, the hot male ceramicist as calendar model — and remember, if you’re not in the mood for gifting things at all this year, please consider giving to our latest venture, Design for Progress!
Porcelain + Iron Light Bowl by Ineke van der Werff; $36
Drop Circle Earrings by COS; $25
Black Nest Bowl by Fundamental Berlin; $22
Artisanal Kitchen Supply 2-Piece Sand Marble Salt Bowl and Spoon Set with Gold Spoon; $12.99
Round Flask by J. Crew; $18.50
Ripple Carafe by Ferm Living; $42
Zadie Drive Hand Bookends by Kate Spade; $50
Spring Arroyo Spiral Incense by Tennen; $42
Fan Palm by CB2; $24.95
Pebble Flask by Poketo; $35
Ring Bowls by The Granite; $28
Pop Perf Bookend by Eric Trine; $28
Platform Bowl by Jamie Wolfond for Good Thing; $32.50
Ring Cone by Cofield; $48
Wine glass by Mazama Wares; $36
Large Noir Plate by Jeremy Ayers; $48
Rainbow Serving Tray by Hay; $35
Gradient Checklist by Poketo; $6
Abstract Sculpture Objects by West Elm; $39
Slick Sparkle Pouch by Tracey Tanner; starts at $40
Donald Judd Writings; $39.95
Frama Hand Wash; $44
Escubac Aperatif Liqueur, $21.99