Holiday Gift Guide 2012
Kitchen craftologists, textile geeks, apartment therapists, and snugglers
Hanging: Felted sling and natural rope hanging lounge chair by Seattle’s Ladies and Gentlemen Studio ($1,795), Ladies and Gentlemen Studio. Table linen ($80), Bitters Co. Retro phone handset for cellphones by Moshi Moshi ($30), Far 4. Under Chair: Quilted pillow by Seattle artist Ria ($48), Kaleidoscope Vision. Pillow by Seattle artist Lily Raskind ($180), Object. Small-batch woven wool blanket ($295), Bitters Co. DwellStudio pull toy ($24), Tottini. Jonathan Adler butter dish ($58), Click! Design That Fits. Carved wood salad utensils ($29), Bellevue Arts Museum Gift Shop. Brass knot doorstop ($220), Great Jones Home. Center: Katamino wooden game ($30), Ada’s Technical Books. Brass bottle opener ($68), Kobo. Le Creuset ceramic coffee press ($60), J. F. Henry. Waring Pro blender ($100), Target. Left: Seattle-made all-natural beeswax candles ($15 and $20), Big Dipper Wax Works. Rope knot decor piece ($46), Great Jones Home. Printed tea towels by Seattle artist Jessalin Beutler ($42), Jessalin Beutler. Canvas chef aprons by Redmond’s Raw Materials Design ($36 and $40), ChefShop.com. L’Objet stainless steel vase ($525), Neiman Marcus. Locally distilled Big Gin ($30), Captive Spirits Distillery.Photography by Justin Gollmer
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Tough guys, trend bombers, biker babes who ride the bus, and convincing wannabes
Clockwise: Yigal Azrouël men’s wool and leather jacket ($1,195), Blackbird. Wool beanie ($42), Fini. Giorgio Brato women’s double- breasted leather jacket ($788), Baby and Co. Toddler’s faux-leather bomber jacket ($58), Gap Kids. Odyn Vovk men’s leather jacket ($2,100), Blackbird. Suede vest ($598), Diesel. Lemlem cotton scarf ($175), Les Amis. Giorgio Brato women’s leather jacket ($788), Baby and Co. NSF leather jacket for women ($808), Alhambra. Indian silk scarf ($42), Kobo. Women’s lambskin jacket by Seattle’s Jarbo ($995), Jarbo. BCBG Max Azria embellished leather and denim jacket for women ($1,398), BCBG Max Azria.
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Tailgaters, naturalists, sky gazers, dream catchers, and folks on the go
From Top: Kid’s botanist kit ($72), Clover. Vest by Seattle’s Crescent Down Works ($180), Far 4. Céline sunglasses ($325), Barneys New York. Tree branch wine stopper ($6), Bitters Co. REI pack-and-prep table tote ($129), REI. Inside: Waterproof sleep sack ($349), REI. Men’s face products utilizing cedar, lime, black spruce, and other whole essential oils by Ursa Major ($21 and $36), Blackbird. On Floor From Right: Cocoon blow-up travel pillow ($26), REI. Outdoor Research all-weather tablet protector ($35), Outdoor Research. Govino shatterproof wine decanter ($15) and red wine glass set ($15), Click! Design That Fits. Vintage peanut knife ($40), Pacific Galleries Antique Mall. Petzl head or wrist lamp ($45), REI. Japanese brass bike bell ($28), Kobo. Engraved flask ($25), Bellevue Arts Museum Gift Shop. Stella McCartney vegan running shoes ($175), Neiman Marcus. LED light and constellation embroidery kit by Polymath Design Lab ($40), Ada’s Technical Books.
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Photography by Justin Gollmer
The young at heart and hard to get
From Left: Handmade OhMa felt bashful doll ($22) and yeti by Seattle’s 13 Chestnuts ($48), Schmancy. Gund elephant ($16), Clover. Handmade felt hamburger by Seattle’s Jakc Designs ($15) and 13 Chestnuts fox ($48), Schmancy. Handmade Mexican wool lion ($35) and tiger (foreground; $15), River Song Jewelry. Lambswool wolf by Donna Wilson ($85), SAM Shop. Yellow sock cat by No3No4 ($22), Kobo. Jellycat corduroy pig ($25), Tottini. Bunnies by the Bay bunny ($16), Fireworks. Lambswool koala by Donna Wilson ($46), SAM Shop. Moulin Roty mouse rattle ($22), Clover. Hmong fabric juggling balls ($14 each), Bitters Co. Whiskerbear by Philp Barbato ($25), Schmancy.
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Downtown dads in suits on bikes, ladies who lunch, and students of foreign exchange
Clockwise: Vinyl quilted heart bag ($55), Gigi Retro Inspired Clothing. Knit Marni purse ($790), Neiman Marcus. Givenchy canvas zipper bag ($340), Barneys New York. Canvas tote by Seattle’s Blk Pine Workshop ($110), SAM Shop. Salvatore Ferragamo men’s cross-body bag ($490), Neiman Marcus. JanSport throwback backpack ($129), Ian. Comme des Garçons zipper bag ($215) and leather shoulder bag ($1,200), Barneys New York. Ted Baker laptop bag ($42), Fireworks. Handmade leather backpack purse by Ora ($250), Craft and Culture.
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Bookish babysitters, significant others of particular significance, elegantly eccentric doyennes, and sharp dressed men
Clockwise: Felt hat ($59), Fini. Seattle artist Michael Cepress’s silk bow tie ($68), SAM Shop. “Gunta” nail polish by Seattle’s Julep ($14), Julep. Accessories boxes ($49 and $77), Great Jones Home. Men’s graphic socks by Richer Poorer ($12), Ian. Indian silk scarf ($59), Terra Bella. Lucite necklace ($85), Fini. Lilith bow tie leather gloves ($268) and glass and gold stacking rings (foreground; $128 each), Baby and Co. Orciani fingerless leather gloves ($190), Alhambra. Dana Kellin garnet earrings ($610), Alhambra. Gold vermeil earrings by Seattle’s Dottyspeck ($88), Fancy. Eighteen-karat gold plate and steel bangles by Seattle’s Sarah Loertscher ($70 each), Click! Design That Fits. Miansai men’s rope bracelet ($205), Neiman Marcus. Miansai leather bracelet for men ($130), Barneys New York. Men’s sterling silver and bronze necklace by Seattle artist Shannon Koszyk ($1,198), Shannon Koszyk. Locally made baroque pearl and leather necklace ($98), River Song Jewelry. State necklace ($49), Fini. Locally made malachite and Turkish talisman necklace ($210), River Song Jewelry. Sterling silver and copper cuff links by Seattle’s Michael Cepress ($98), SAM Shop. Men’s sterling silver skull ring by Seattle artist Shannon Koszyk ($878), Shannon Koszyk. Medallion by Red Horseshoe ($72), Far 4. Anton Heunis brooch ($215), Neiman Marcus. Tie by Blackbird ($99), Blackbird. Fingerless wool mittens by Donna Wilson ($64), SAM Shop.
Photography by Justin Gollmer
Newlyweds, coeds, retirees raring to go, and step cousins twice removed
Clockwise: Locally authored Grow, Cook, Eat ($30), Elliott Bay Book Company. A Is for Astronaut ($17), Tottini. Smithsonian Natural History ($50), Ada’s Technical Books. Shared Walls: Seattle Apartment Buildings, 1900–1939 ($55), Vogue Living: Houses, Gardens, People ($85), locally authored Where’d You Go, Bernadette (fiction; $26), and Man’oushé: Inside the Street Corner Lebanese Bakery ($65), Elliott Bay Book Company. Data Flow 2: Visualizing Information in Graphic Design ($78), Ada’s Technical Books. Locally authored The Revised Fundamentals of Caregiving (fiction; $24), Elliott Bay Book Company. Condé Nast Traveler: Room with a View ($65), Neiman Marcus. Fra Angelico ($40), SAM Shop.
Photography by Justin Gollmer
