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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Pie + A Poem
Send poet Zach Houston details about someone special and he'll turn it into a personalized poem on his Swiss-made 1968 Hermes Rocket typewriter. For Mother's Day Houston will throw it in with a fresh flower and two mini-pies of your choice from San Francisco's Pietisserie.
Available from Huckberry for $35
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Tomboy Style
Compiled by Lizzie Garrett Mettler (author of a blog by the same name as well as LA Times contributor), this book celebrates the women who dare to buck tradition, blurring the line between masculine and feminine attire.
Available from Rizzoli for $33
Thermowood Bath Brush
Made from oiled ash Thermowood so it won't split or warp when wet, this bath brush is perfect for rejuvenating the skin. Weighing less than a pound and featuring a cotton belt, it's super easy to use and sure to become a important part of a pampering routine.
Available from Manufactum for $36
New Friends Torus Bangle
Mamed after the geometry term that relates to a surface of revolution generation by revolving a circle in a 3D-space, the Torus bangle is made from hand-painted natural canvas and is available in high-shine metallic, peach, black and speckled.
Available from Sight Unseen for $50
Heath Ceramics Bud Vase Set
Heath fans will delight in the beauty of a single stem or a few small flowers in this ceramic bud vase set. Created in a neutral spring palette, it's available until 1 October 2012.
Available from Health Ceramics for $70
BKR Glass & Silicone Bottler
Armed with the idea that good design and eco-friendly products go hand-in-hand, BKR have created a quality drink bottle made from natural and non-disposable materials. Glass and silicone make it functional enough for inside the gym and stylish enough for everywhere else.
Available from BKR for $28
Album Vilmorin: The Vegetable Garden
Carefully reproducing artwork that was first published in the 1850s by French seed firm, Vilmorin-Andrieux & Cie, Taschen have created the essential gift for any budding chef with an interest in botany or art. Enclosed within its hardcover shell are 46 frameable color prints that gloriously detail French garden vegetables.
Available from Taschen for $60
Hay & Scholten & Baijings' Tea Towels
Make the functional fashionable in the kitchen with a little help from design studio Scholten & Baijings. Created by Stefan Scholten and Carole Baijings for Hay Denmark, these cotton mix tea towels feature their signature grid patterns, layering and neon streak.
Available from A+R Store for $32
Women Are Heroes
What is a woman's worth? That was the question in street artist JR's mind as he photographed women struggling in Sierra Leone, Sudan, Kenya, Brazil, India and Liberia, and then pasted murals of their images on buildings, trains and bridges in their own communities.
Available from Abrams Books for $40
BZR Tights
These unique gradient-style tights from Parsons-graduate Tiffany Ju come in a range of 5 designs--one for each working day of the week.
Available from Etsy for $50
Kruger Towel
Wrap yourself up in the iconic design of collage artist Barbara Kruger with this one-of-a-kind towel. Set against Kruger's signature red background, this oversized towel demands attention (and affection). Made in collaboration with the Art Production Fund, the piece makes for a gift that truly spreads the love.
Available from Grey Area for $95
Terra Cotta Chalk Piggy Bank
The Chalk-it-to-Me Piggy bank invites you to turn money-making into something memorable with its blank slate surface. The latest design, made from terracotta, allows you to custom adorn the piggy's ceramic surface. Perfect for love graffiti or thrifty reminders.
Available from Ladies & Gentlemen for $85
Strangebeautiful Nail Colors
Glitz goes greyscale with the Library of Colors nail polish set by StrangeBeautiful. Appropriately named the Dickensian Volume, the 10-piece set culls shades from such gloomy luminaries as Gorey and the Brothers Grimm, just in time to match the last few remaining stark skies of Winter. If your beloved has a dark side, this is the set to get.
Available from Needs Supply Co. for $85
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
Native Shoes | Jimmy in Red
Offering comfort, durability and a bright pop of color in the cold winter months, the super lightweight and waterproof Jimmy Duck Boot is lined with micro fleece, keeping your loved one warm during inclement weather.
Available from Native Shoes for $90
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