2020 HOLIDAY GIFT GUIDE | GIFTS FOR HIM
Oct 9th 2020
Andy Warhol Men: 30 Postcards
$150.00
Pop artist Andy Warhol’s illustrations of men are among his most personal and sensual work. These playfully intimate cards collect 30 of his most exquisite images, perfect to send or keep.
David Linley Small Turned Walnut Footed Bowl
$850.00
David Linley, son of Princess Margaret and Anthony-Armstrong Jones, began his bespoke furniture Company in 1985. This weighty bowl an example of the long English tradition of incorporating neoclassical motifs & architectural elements into furniture and decorative objects – evident in many of Linley's pieces.
Ettore Sottsass Picture Frame
$850.00
Ettore Sottsass (1917–2007) is most often associated with his iconic red Olivetti Valentine typewriter from the 1960s and founding the Postmodern Milan-based Memphis Group in the 1980s. This small in scale yet monumental picture frame bears its designer’s signature bold materials and modern interpretation of classical forms.
Gwathmey Siegel “Courtney” Centerpiece Bowl
$1,850.00
Gwathmey explained, this design – a hammered bowl bolted to a cross base – “has to do with the holder and the held, the frame and the object…creating a third ingredient; how the pieces come together.” It also seems a modern interpretation of arts & crafts design. Swid Powell commissioned celebrated architects and designers to create tableware in the 1980s and 1990s.
Hilton McConnico Lidded Vase
$795.00
Hilton McConnico, a Memphis Tennessee native, moved to Paris in 1965 to work for Yves Saint Laurent and Ted Lapidus. He went on to become a Cesar-winning movie set designer. In the 1980s he began designing objects for France’s best makers including Daum and Cristalleries de Saint Louis, combining his American aesthetic [think cacti and chili peppers] with French refinement, quality and je ne sais quoi.
Hornsea Pottery Brown Bisque Urn
$550.00
Founded in post-war England, much of Hornsea’s most iconic pieces were designed by John Clappison including the “Classic” range. Though created in the late 70’s, this handled amphora reads neo-classicism via “Mad Men.” The brown bisque [unglazed] finish makes this piece especially unique.
Linley for Burberry Marquetry Plaid Box
$950.00
Thomas Burberry opened his first store featuring outdoor attire in Basingstoke, Hampshire in 1856 and the now ubiquitous check began to appear in coat linings in the 1920s. David Linley, son of Princess Margaret and Anthony-Armstrong Jones, began his bespoke furniture company in 1985. These Linley for Burberry boxes on whose lids the iconic check is recreated in oak, walnut, cherry, and sycamore are the perfect mashup of all things British – craftsmanship, design, fashion, history, and royalty.
Mendini x Supreme Gun Tray
$250.00
Italian architect and designer Alessandra Mendini injected new meaning or new perspective into everyday objects such as furniture or homewares, a method that the Italian artist referred to as “re-design.” Nowhere is this more evident than trinket tray in the shape of a handgun he designed for hipper-than-thou streetwear company Supreme for S/S 16. And Mendini’s 1980’s cubist approach to the illustration and typically colorful palate make this gun anything but grim.
Matteo Thun Desk Clock for Tiffany & Co
$675.00
Italian architect and designer Matteo Thun co-founded both Sottsass Associati and the Memphis Group in Milan and has led his eponymous firm since 2001 producing designs for everything from espresso cups to powerplants. This small but weighty desk clock for Tiffany & Co. is a souvenir of late 1980s interior design with its grey color, angular form and gridded face.
Phillipe Starck Liberté Letter Holder
$395.00
From juicers to hotel interiors, Phillipe Starck designs are invariably elegant and witty. This small grassy field designed to hold letters is the perfect desk top example of Starck’s approach to design.