Holiday Shopping for Even the Most Discerning Aesthete
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She’s worldly. She’s fluent in design. She serves dinner on Eva Zeisel plates and can spot a Hans Wegner piece from a mile away. We all know her. She’s our aesthete friend. And every holiday season, her name on our shopping list evokes mild panic. But “good taste” is not a style unto itself. Which is why this season, we’re organizing it by personal style. In other words: something for everyone, anxiety for none.
THE BOHEMIAN
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Netto-Noco
LAMP
goop, $7,425 -
St. Frank
DECORATIVE GLASS BEADS
St. Frank, $75 -
HAY
Scholten & Baijings
Colour Vase
HAY, $50 -
Le Feu de L’Eau
CANDLE
Le Feu de L’Eau, $65 -
Saved Cashmere
THROW
Saved, $1,425 -
Moroccan
RUG
Fortune Finds, $895
There are so many ways to celebrate your friend’s eye for the free-flowing, the eclectic, the unexpected. But what’s the best? Choosing items that mix bold color, texture, and pattern in unexpected forms, like, say, an imperfect Jochen Holz–designed water carafe or a paisley cashmere throw.
THE MINIMALIST
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Garance Doré
PRINT
Atelier Doré, $64 -
HAY
GLASS TEA MUG
HAY, $10 -
Vitsoe
SIDE TABLE
Vitsoe, $325 -
Stinson Studios
SERVING BOWL
goop, $190 -
Skultuna
VASE
goop, $160 -
Koizumi Studio
CAST IRON KETTLE
Nalata/Nalata, $550
Start with clean lines: a streamlined, heat-resistant glass mug; an iconic, multifunctional Dieter Rams table; or a simple brass vase. In fact, you can pretty much end there, too.
THE TRADITIONALIST
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Doug Brega
PAINTING
Doug Brega, price upon request -
Aiayu
WOOL THROW
goop, $420 -
Match Pewter
CARAFE AND TUMBLER
goop, $125 -
Abrams
THE WORLD OF APARTAMENTO
Amazon, $37 -
Alice Ogden
BASKET
Alice Ogden, starting at $195 -
Sawyer Made
CHAIR
Sawyer Made, $1,600
These pieces surpass trends and honor timeless artisanship: a painting of weathered New England farmhouses, a black ash basket made by a master artisan, or a handcrafted, Vermont-made classic Windsor chair.
THE MODERNIST
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Camaxtl
BLANKET
The Little Market, starting at $118 -
Kelly Wearstler
DESK LAMP
Kelly Wearstler, $630 -
UMA
SOUND LANTERN
Cooper Hewitt, $445 -
Keenan Polich
JEWELRY BOX
Quiet Storms, $200 -
Cinnamon Projects
INCENSE BURNER
goop, $150 -
HAY
KALEIDO TRAYS DESIGNED
BY CLARA VON ZWEIGBERGK
HAY, $17
Form follows function here—and the bolder and more graphic, the better. Take these trays designed by Clara von Zweigbergk: One is a colorful, functional accessory; a few layered together create a graphic art centerpiece.
