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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Totto Vase
Bring a little nature inside with this sweet bird-inspired bud vase. Made from porcelain, its design is inspired by a 1960s toothpick holder created by famed Japanese ceramic designer Masahiro Mori.
Available from Tortoise General Store for $18
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Lollyphile Candy
Childlike candy in flavors adults will love, Lollyphiles come in absinthe, sriracha, amaretto, bellini, bourbon, chai tea, chocolate bacon, habanero tequila, Irish cream, maple bacon, pomegranate tangerine, white Russian and strawberry banana daiquiri.
Available from Lollyphile for $10 (pack of 4)
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Typochocolate
Sweeten up someone special with designer chocolate from Montreal design studio, Dynamo. Featuring positive messages, such as "heck yes" and "best day ever" in original typographic, these giant slabs are made from quality milk and dark chocolate and come in a pack of two.
Available from Dynamo for $20
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Freehands Gloves
Featuring either fold-back thumb and index finger tips or silver conductive thread knit into the wool, these smartphone friendly gloves allow the wearer easy access to their touch screen devices. Styles available for both men and women in wool, cashmere and fleece. Enter the promotion code COOLHUNTING at checkout to get a 20% discount.
Available from Freehands for $18- $80
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Literary Notecard Set
This set of literary notecards is designed with cover art from your favorite classics. The set comes with eights 3x5-inch cards with craft envelopes. Best of all, purchase of this set helps send books to a community in need.
Available from Out of Print for $12.50
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Bracket
Bracket is a magazine that features creative individuals from flower artists to designers to journalists. The third edition explores the role of education in creative endeavors, and follows the inaugural issue on craft and a subsequent installment on hunger and passion. Choose from the print issue or the digital issue.
Available from Bracket for $1- $10
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Dieter Rams for Braun Watch
Discontinued but not forgotten, Braun recently re-issued a line of watches and clocks designed by famed German industrialist Dieter Rams. The spare, functional collection was approved by Rams' partner Dietrich Lubs and harkens back to design heyday of the 1970s.
Available from Braun starting at $150.
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Best Wishes Book
From Matt Singer, one of sharpest designers out there, this book of cute cards offers the chance to make a wish at any time for any occasion, whether it be to say "Happy Birthday" or "Happy New Year." Tear out a slip of paper, write your wish, fold it accordion-style and light it. Then blow it out like a candle to slow the burn and watch your wish slowly release into the universe.
Available from Matt Singer for $15
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Crispin Finn Burgermat Tea Towel
How well do you know your condiments? Design duo Crispin Finn offer a clever lesson in this simple design printed on a 100% cotton tea towel. Created for London's revered burger blog, Burgerac, the towel sells from the equally delightful shop, The Peanut Vendor.
Available from The Peanut Vendor for £12
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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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Rememberings
A playful take on the old string-tied-on-the-finger, this set of five colorful stretchable silicon bracelets offer such helpful reminders as pay the gas bill, return that overdue library book or buy the boss a birthday gift.
Available from Rememberings for $18
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Eames Ceramic House Numbers
These 4x4 inch ceramic tiles depict house numbers in the typographic workhorse Eames Century Modern. The font strikes a balance between distinctive idiosyncrasies, readability and space economy.
Available from Heath Ceramics for $7.50
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KC3 Camera Case
A molded aluminum body covered in faux leather gives a point-and-shoot camera that classic look as perfected by the designers at KEICS. Included is a cloth and storage pouch and adjustable shoulder strap. The perfectly minimalist camera case is available in black or brown and fits cameras with maximum dimensions of: 4 ¾" x 2 ⅞" x 1 ⅞".
Available from The Ghostly Store for $60
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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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Salt Water Fuel Cell Car
The Salt Water Fuel Cell Car is the smallest, cheapest, and first car to be powered by saltwater. This miniature toy is environmentally safe, non-toxic and clean.
Available from OWI Robot for $16
