What’s your go-to host gift?

A ceramic vase or a small sculpture; something for the home.

What is your everyday bedding?

Pratesi sheets, queen sets from $545.

What’s your favorite kind of towel?

Josef Hoffmann–style towels from MAK Vienna.

What’s the best wedding present you’ve given or received?

Give a charitable donation in lieu of a material gift.

What would you give to a recent college graduate?

Money.

What is your go-to kitchen appliance?

A Nespresso machine. Espresso machines by Nespresso, from $99.

What is the best design book to give as a gift?

Collecting Eames: The JF Chen Collection, by Grant Taylor (JF Chen, 2011), $62.

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