Full of time-honored classics as well as recent hits and our first-ever series of editions, our annual guide to gift giving makes it a little easier to click your way to a happy holiday. Check back daily for new additions.
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Unit Portables iPad Case
Sleek and simplistic, the Unit Portable effortlessly slips over the iPad and other tablet devices. The padded Portable seamlessly merges style and safety in a variety of eye-popping colors.
Available from Unit Portables for £29
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Sliced Bread Notebook
Designed to resemble a loaf of bread, this pack of 12 notepads encourages you to write the next best thing.
Available from Pukka/Dank for $60
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PlugBug
A couple that charges together, stays together? We can't promise relationship longevity, but with this two-in-one consolidated charger will keep both of your Apple products fully charged at the same time.
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The Perfect Pencil
Designed and crafted by Graf von Faber Castell this platinum-plated implement has a built in sharpener to ensure there's always the finest graphite tip when making your point. A built-in replaceable eraser and retractable point make the utensil an ideal gift for the draftsman, architect or sketch artist.
Available from Graf von Faber-Castell for $250
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Lucy The Crocodile
Designer David Weeks fashioned Lucy The Crocodile from sustainably harvested beech wood and elastic bands. The elastics Lucy to be pose (or explore) in a million different ways.
Available from Design Within Reach for $116
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Skink Letter Opener
This letter opener is cast from a real skink. The eight-inch tool made from gold-plated solid pewter, re-imagines the little guy's tongue as a ferocious but practical desktop tool.
Available from Michele Varian for $49
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Philips Soundring
This bold Airplay speaker from design-driven Dutch makers will look gorgeous on any desk, counter or shelf. Bordering on object of art, the portable sound system delivers 360 degrees of hi-fidelity sound anywhere in the house. With 16W RMS of total output power this wireless speaker will appeal to both the audiophile and design nerd.
Available from Amazon for $300
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Best Made Brass Ruler
This ruler is emblazoned with the carpenter's motto, "Measure twice, cut once." Made of solid brass, including imperial and metric units.
Available from Walker Shop for $36
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Splash ID Key Safe
The SplashID Key Safe not only stores 2GB of your data, but it protects it with a password. It launches your data, and does not leave a trace of it on the computer upon removal, making for a great safe stocking stuffer.
Available from Splash Data for $30
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Richards' Secretary Trunk
Duplicated from an early 20th-century English travelers' trunk discovered at an antiques market, this is the real-deal. As functional as it is luxurious, it has enough space to fit a clerk's office or a lady's boudoir. It's named for Tom Richards, the long-forgotten owner of the original specimen for which this reproduction was produced.
Available from Restoration Hardware for $4295.
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Aqua Notes
A waterproof notepad, Aqua Notes are the perfect gift for those whose best ideas happen in the shower, or your favorite sailor.
Available from Amazon for $13
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Scale Model Mini Bicycle
This one foot long bicycle is complete with real metal chain and moveable pedals. A perfect addition to any bicycle aficionado's collection.
Available from Michele Varian for $66
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Sonos Play:3
The Sonos Play:3 is an all-in-one unity with incredible sound quality in a compact package. It features three class-D digital amplifiers and three drivers, and complete wireless control.
Available from Sonos for $300
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Midori Brass Pencil
Made in Japan, this brass pencil holder reminds us of a gadget Sean Connery's James Bond would carry if he were a journalist. The case also comes in coated white and brown.
Available from The Journal Shop for £15
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Normann Copenhagen & Rasmus Gottliebsen's Watch Me Wall Clock
After this lacquered aluminum wall clock has been hanging on the wall for a bit you'll begin to associate different parts of the hour with its respective color. The intentional move by designer Rasmus Gottliebsen does just the trick to shake up the brain for a change. Dimensions: 11.2" diameter
Available from A + R for $50
