For The Art Gorgeous Santa List
This month, we’re doing things a little differently. Consider this our December gift guide, a festive round-up of everything we’re loving, coveting and quietly adding to our own Santa lists.
Tracey Emin – Paintings
For the friend who worships at the altar of the YBAs, this is the ultimate coffee-table upgrade. Tracey Emin’s first dedicated paintings book brings together more than 300 works spanning three decades, raw, intimate, and as emotionally charged as you’d expect. Created in close collaboration with Emin herself, it includes a conversation with David Dawson and an essay by Jennifer Higgie, making it equal parts art object and essential reading.
Shop: notanotherbill.com
AeroPress Gift Set
For that friend who runs on immaculate caffeine (and the occasional espresso martini). Lightweight, durable and brilliant for fair weeks, early call times or studio visits.
Shop: origincoffee.co.uk
Mystic Mondays Tarot: A Deck for the Modern Mystic
For anyone trying to tune into their intuition, spark ideas or simply make sense of the art world chaos, Mystic Mondays is the modern mystic’s dream.
Shop: Mystic Mondays Tarot Deck
Tekla Percale Duvet Cover
After the year we’ve all had, the only sensible plan for the holiday season is… staying in bed. Tekla’s percale duvet cover is the ultimate invitation to do just that.
Shop: teklafabrics.com
Henri Matisse ‘Nu bleu I–IV’ Stoneware Dinner Plates (Set of 4)
For the aesthete who hosts dinner parties, these Matisse-inspired plates from MoMA marry functional design with art history flair. A high-impact, high-taste gift for anyone with a tablescaping habit.
Shop: store.moma.org
Perfection — Vincenzo Latronico (Shortlisted for the International Booker)
As The New Yorker has already declared it as one of their Books of the Year, consider this your cue to gift the novel to your literary-loving friend. Perfection follows Anna and Tom, a millennial expat couple living the Berlin creative-dream™ until the carefully curated idyll dissolves into existential dread. Sharp, elegant and almost uncomfortably relatable for anyone who’s ever worked in “freelance digital creative fields”.
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Alexander Calder × Mansur Gavriel Large Tote Bag
A wearable homage to Calder’s iconic line work, reimagined in Mansur Gavriel’s clean, sculptural silhouette. It’s the perfect “creative on the go” bag. Big enough for laptops, portfolios and a pair of ballet flats.
Shop: store.moma.org
Art from New Vision Art Gallery
Give a meaningful piece that supports underrepresented artists and helps fund art education for children living in conflict zones.
Shop: newvisionartgallery.com
A Museum or Gallery Membership
One of the smartest gifts you can give a culture lover: a year of exhibitions, previews, talks, late-night openings and that delicious feeling of belonging somewhere beautifully curated.
Instax Mini Evo Instant Camera (Black)
A sleek hybrid instant camera for capturing backstage moments, private view crowds, and late-night glamour.
Shop: Jessops
Lily Allen West End Girl (Vinyl)
A cultural stocking filler: London nostalgia, Nieves González artwork and a beautifully pressed record. A gift for pop lovers and art lovers equally.
Shop: Rough Trade
New Balance 204L in Pastel Pink
The ballet-sport crossover continues and these pastel NB’s give definite Miu Miu energy. Wearable, soft, and fashion-editor-approved.
Shop: laced.com
Winton Oil Wooden 15pc Set
For the friend who is forever “getting back into painting” or the one who actually does. This beautifully packed wooden box is a full studio in miniature: high-quality Winton oils, essential additives, premium brushes and all the tools needed to dive into proper oil painting.
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