10 Decor Gifts For The Friend With Major Home Aesthetic
Who’s the arbiter of good taste now
Finding the perfect house gift for that pal with a knack for aesthetics and design is perhaps the most brain-racking part of holiday shopping. In the list below, we’ve curated 10 items that will pass the taste barometer of anyone from the ardent minimalism fiend to the obsessive audiophile.
Made in Italy by Tsukasa Groto, these delicate and elegant glass cups will add a level of sophistication to any home and are a joy to showcase in a display cabinet or "in action" on the dining table. Pair with accompanying water jug and bowls for the full aesthetic.
www.spacefurniture.com.sg
If the earthy scent of vetiver infused in Aesop’s Reverence Aromatique hand wash or balm smells like heaven, you would approve of the herbaceous and woody accords of these incense sticks wafting through the home.
https://www.aesop.com/sg/p/home/home-formulations/kagerou-aromatique-incense/
This recently-released 376-page tome of Singapore’s modern built environment by Jiat-Hwee Chang and Justin Zhuang is the perfect addition to the library of any architectural or design history buff. Pore through the 33 essays in the book, which are peppered with some 200 archival images and drawings as well as more than 100 contemporary photos by architectural lensman Darren Soh.
nuspress.nus.edu.sg
Looking for a conversation starter at the dinner table? In true Demna fashion (remember the speaker bag he designed for Balenciaga’s Couture Store?), this novelty candle holder riffs on the design of beer cans.
Tiffany & Co. x Andy Warhol bone china ring dishes, price unavailable, Tiffany & Co.
From 1957 to 1962, Andy Warhol created greeting cards for Tiffany & Co. that were offered at the latter’s Fifth Avenue flagship store. These featured holiday-themed motifs such as birds, stars and trees in the artist’s distinctive blotted line and watercolour style. Six decades on, those drawings are making their comeback at the American jeweller as part of its Holiday offerings this year – appearing on collectable bone china pieces, playing cards and Christmas tree baubles.
Impress the party host by gifting vino stashed in this elastic cord bag by Singapore-based and Shanghai-based textile specialist Tanchen Studio. The versatile design also doubles up as a carrier for fruits, beer cans and more.
www.tanchenstudio.com
Founded by Acne Studios alum Charlie Hedin, Tekla makes some of the plushest organic cotton home textiles – including this set of bath, guest and hand towels, which feels like a dream to the touch.
www.luisaviaroma.com
Keep the workspace clutter-free with this handsome desk accoutrement that comprises a wireless charger and a change tray, that has been wrapped in the French maison’s smooth taurillon H leather.
Turn the home into the perfect soundstage as you stream that party playlist on Devialet’s first portable smart speaker. Its Active Stereo Calibration technology renders sound to suit the surroundings – allowing 360° audio if the speaker is placed in the middle of the room or optimising acoustics when the speaker is placed near a wall.
The aesthete will certainly appreciate the sleek contemporary industrial design of this bottle opener.
https://www.theeditorsmarket.com/product/life-kitchenware/hay-cap-slim-bottle-opener
Text: Imran Jalal/Female