The Seattle Met Gift Guide
Last-minute, no-fail ideas for just about everybody.
Ceramics are a real draw at Kobo on Capitol Hill. Some are Japanese and rough-hewn, some are local and very sweet and modern. For the people you know who enjoy tea, coffee, sake, soup, and stew. (Not shown here: minimal white ceramic pieces for those who don’t do the earthy look.) Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Enroll your class-clown son in Shakespeare’s Fools camp (February 15-19), where he can learn the basics of comedic timing, slapstick, acrobatics, and circus clowning from a crew of Teatro ZinZanni and Seattle Shakespeare Company instructors. Read more
View Slideshow » Illustration:Get graphic, bold, and just a little retro with this scarf from Rebel 8, the San Fran-based, graffiti-born, design-savvy line. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:For the swooning swiller in your life, Arte Italica vessels, from $104-$180. Available at Liberty 123. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:A local artist makes these jeweled boxes and frames out of vintage rhinestone jewelery. Find them at Common Folk in Bellevue. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Cooking classes and a weekend getaway at CaveB. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Reissued ceramic home pieces by noted Art Deco-era artist Waylande Gregory are destined to become tomorrow’s antiques. Available at Mario’s. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Kathy Casey’s cocktail party guide is a must have for the sassy hostess on your list. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Something for them, something for you: Steelhead’s enticing gift card offer. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Keep track of your money, and your sense of humor, with a piggy bank by Seattle-based Ladies and Gentlemen Studios. Sold at Far 4 with chalk and a wipe-cloth included, these guys are coated in stylish matte-black chalkboard paint. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:A membership to Canlis’s Wine and Whisky Society: what dad really wants for Christmas. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Gift: Dinner theatre and dance lessons. For: Your overstressed fiancée. She wants you to learn how to dance. Does burlesque count? Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Kimberly Baker’s new literary, lady-like Russian-influenced collection combines elements of a Czarina’s wardrobe with rock chic grit. What could be more Seattle? Available at Baker’s eponymous Fremont boutique. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:For the classic rocker on your list: Feather-festooned single earrings by Seattle jewelry designer Regina Chang. $30-40 at Square Room. Read more
View Slideshow » Illustration:The ultimate stocking stuffer for the hapless home bartender. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Gift: Two tickets to South Pacific at 5th Avenue Theatre. For: Your musical-lovin’ mother-in-law. After one chorus of “I’m Gonna Wash That Man Right Out of My Hair,” she’ll be out of your hair for the rest of the year. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:An appliance for the cook who has everything. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Gift: Guitar lessons. For: Your nephew who isn’t allowed to play Guitar Hero. Learn the basics from Dusty Strings in Fremont, or join a jam band at Experience Music Project. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Locally designed GurglePots are great for novelty-loving home entertainers and backyard barbecuers of Northwest catch. Available at Simplicity Décor. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Your favorite foodie missed the Thomas Keller dinner at Bastille. Present them with the next best thing. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Visit Top Ten Toys’ pop-up shop at Pacific Place where a puzzle by popular mid-mod illustrator Charley Harper is our pick for design-centric parents and their aesthetically tuned-in offspring. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:Spicy, with long legs and a sprightly finish: Every wino wants these tasting-note coasters. Read more.
View Slideshow » Illustration:For that person who has everything: A burl wood bowl by Seattle artisan Laura Yeats. Bowls, buckets, and other sustainability harvested and built objects by the wood worker are 10% off through the end of the month at Urban Hardwoods. Read more
View Slideshow » Illustration:Gift: Art. For: Your best friend/first-time homeowner. Rent art from Seattle Art Museum Gallery and cover his fees—and those scandalously bare walls. Read more.
Time’s a ‘ticking, and you can only dole out so many gift certificates. This year, impress everybody on your list—the theater junkie, your overstressed fiancée, the home decorator, that aspiring bartender, and heck, while you’re at it, your classic rocker neighbor—with this handy guide to the city’s best offerings.
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