‘Tis the Season to Bring Some Design-y Gifts Home for $50 or Less
We’ve got a plate intended to confound your in-laws, a book about toilets, and hangers that will make you smile.
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If you’ve found yourself participating in a gift exchange with a design-lover, chances are you’re stuck on what to give the person that seemingly has—and knows—it all. Surprise them with some of these home accents that are affordable and cute, just like a good gift should be.
Replace your boring hangers with these ones that’ll make hanging up your clothes that much more fun.
Take a load off and put it on our shoulders. These Staff are a set of 8 single-color translucent hangers complete with a golden hook and signature Staff smiley. Let's hang!
Display-worthy and limited edition.
Limited edition Aluminum candle holder designed by Christopher Merchant for Assembly Line’s 2023 Holiday Candle show.
Where art meets audio accessories.
Boost the volume of smartphone voice calls and music naturally with a handmade speckled-clay audio accessory and stand.
Charm the green thumbs in your life with these endearing plant misters.
The perfect compliment to our grow kits, Modern Sprout’s collection of misters provides the ideal amount of moisture needed for seed starting and sprout growth, and looks good doing it. Also great for both humidity-loving and water-sensitive plants.
This functional glass kitchen essential, in clear or aqua, will add some cheer to the mornings.
Add a splash of color to your coffee or tea ritual with the French Press Brewer from HAY. This kitchen essential is made of durable, heat-safe borosilicate glass with a contrasting lid and knob. Pot is dishwasher safe. Lid and plunger are hand wash only. Made in China.
For fans of Wim Wenders’ Perfect Days or for those who appreciate good public design, this book highlights the 17 newly-designed public toilets in Shibuya as part of the Tokyo Toilet Project.
With the aim of renewing the public toilets in the city into places of new awareness that will grab people’s attention, The Tokyo Toilet project was initiated.
If you’d rather your objects do the talking for you, give this plate as a gift and see what shakes out.
The Completedworks "The Perfect Plate to Confound an In-Law" - Matte White is a sculptural piece that combines functionality with a playful conceptual theme.
Spice up the poker game with a geometric-inspired deck.
Your standard poker deck, but with a Wildbod spin.
True notebook enthusiasts know you can never own too many.
For the die-hard notebook fanatics, these colorful hardcover notebooks from PEB are a must-have! Established in Portugal in 1918, Papelarias Emílio Braga eschews industrial machinery in favor of hand producing their notebooks, using the same techniques they've used for over 100 years.
Pair this uniquely sculpted Virginia Sin candle holder with a few tapers.
Introducing Wei, a candlestick designed to evoke the romance of a foregone era. Inspired by the timeless elegance of 16th-century design, Wei will leave you feeling like you’ve been transported to an enchanted castle, where you ascend a spiraling staircase illuminated by candlelight alone.
A wide-mouth ceramic tumbler, clad in a terrazzo print, will keep your drinks hot (or cold).
Insulated ceramic for hot/cold drinks - vacuum-insulation + ceramic coating keep flavors crisp and fresh.
Electromagnetic energy powers this two-in-one charging pad and mug heater.
The OHOM Pad is a revolutionary device that offers two functions; charge your cell phone, heat up your Ui Mug and Leiph Teapot, all-in-one. With unibody aluminum alloy construction and high-strength tempered glass, the OHOM charger is convenient, durable and spill-resistant.
Elegant, multi-functional, and looks more expensive than it is.
Glass vase with a long mouth and angled decanter-style base.
May be filled with water.
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