€50 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> €50 Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams The man who taught us to “question everything generally thought to be obvious” is celebrated in Gestalten’s book “Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams.” One of the most influential designers of all time, the book is both a retrospective and contemporary reevaluation of his work and philosophy on design. Available from Amazon for $50. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams The man who taught us to “question everything generally thought to be obvious” is celebrated in Gestalten’s book “Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams.” One of the most influential designers of all time, the book is both a retrospective and contemporary reevaluation of his work and philosophy on design. Available from Amazon for $50. The man who taught us to “question everything generally thought to be obvious” is celebrated in Gestalten’s book “Less and More: The Design Ethos of Dieter Rams.” One of the most influential designers of all time, the book is both a retrospective and contemporary reevaluation of his work and philosophy on design.
€10 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> €10 Archie Grand Notebook This is a blank, colorful notebook with a variety of titles such as “Actors I Met and Liked” and “Gardeners I Met and Liked”. Available from ArchieGrand for $16. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Archie Grand Notebook This is a blank, colorful notebook with a variety of titles such as “Actors I Met and Liked” and “Gardeners I Met and Liked”. Available from ArchieGrand for $16. This is a blank, colorful notebook with a variety of titles such as “Actors I Met and Liked” and “Gardeners I Met and Liked”.
$27 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $27 The Visual Miscellaneum A great gift for anyone who loves to enrich their brain with fun and interesting facts. This book of trivia tries to make sense of everything in the information age. David McCandless visualizes the unique relationships in the data and endless random facts using graphs, illustrations and charts. Available from Powells for $19. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> The Visual Miscellaneum A great gift for anyone who loves to enrich their brain with fun and interesting facts. This book of trivia tries to make sense of everything in the information age. David McCandless visualizes the unique relationships in the data and endless random facts using graphs, illustrations and charts. Available from Powells for $19. A great gift for anyone who loves to enrich their brain with fun and interesting facts. This book of trivia tries to make sense of everything in the information age. David McCandless visualizes the unique relationships in the data and endless random facts using graphs, illustrations and charts.
£45 width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”none” /> £45 Liberty of London Leather Lanthe Notebook This leather bound diary is embossed with Liberty of London’s signature Lanthe pattern. It’s available in three sizes. Available from Liberty of London for £45. width=”300″ height=”300″ class=”none” /> Liberty of London Leather Lanthe Notebook This leather bound diary is embossed with Liberty of London’s signature Lanthe pattern. It’s available in three sizes. Available from Liberty of London for £45. This leather bound diary is embossed with Liberty of London’s signature Lanthe pattern. It’s available in three sizes.
$26 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $26 Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design Sixty classic fonts are documented, discussed and shown in action. One nice feature is the display of similar typefaces that work as substitutes for each other. Available from Amazon for $26. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Typeface: Classic Typography for Contemporary Design Sixty classic fonts are documented, discussed and shown in action. One nice feature is the display of similar typefaces that work as substitutes for each other. Available from Amazon for $26. Sixty classic fonts are documented, discussed and shown in action. One nice feature is the display of similar typefaces that work as substitutes for each other.
£20 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> £20 Radio Receiver Kit A great project for anyone over 10 years old, this kit includes everything you need to make your own crystal radio. Includes a 24-page how-to booklet, complete with the history of the wireless radio receiver. Available from Labour and Wait (scroll down, you’ll find it) for £20. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Radio Receiver Kit A great project for anyone over 10 years old, this kit includes everything you need to make your own crystal radio. Includes a 24-page how-to booklet, complete with the history of the wireless radio receiver. Available from Labour and Wait (scroll down, you’ll find it) for £20. A great project for anyone over 10 years old, this kit includes EVERYTHING you need to make your own crystal radio. Includes a 24-page how-to booklet, complete with the history of the wireless radio receiver.
$7 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $7 Caleb Neelon’s Book of Awesome With his “Book of Awesome,” Caleb Neelon takes us with him on his travels as he paints his colorful work around the world in the streets of places like Kathmandu, Istanbul, Tegucigalpa, and São Paulo, as well as into galleries and installation spaces. Featuring street and gallery collaborations with Os Gemeos, Andrew Schoultz, Greg Lamarche and many more working with Caleb, who is also the artist-author of “Graffiti Brasil” and “Street World.” Available from Amazon for $7. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Caleb Neelon’s Book of Awesome With his “Book of Awesome,” Caleb Neelon takes us with him on his travels as he paints his colorful work around the world in the streets of places like Kathmandu, Istanbul, Tegucigalpa, and São Paulo, as well as into galleries and installation spaces. Featuring street and gallery collaborations with Os Gemeos, Andrew Schoultz, Greg Lamarche and many more working with Caleb, who is also the artist-author of “Graffiti Brasil” and “Street World.” Available from Amazon for $7. With his “Book of Awesome,” Caleb Neelon takes us with him on his travels as he paints his colorful work around the world in the streets of places like Kathmandu, Istanbul, Tegucigalpa, and São Paulo, as well as into galleries and installation spaces. Featuring street and gallery collaborations with Os Gemeos, Andrew Schoultz, Greg Lamarche and many more working with Caleb, who is also the artist-author of “Graffiti Brasil” and “Street World.”
$50 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $50 Select-a-Date NYT Jigsaw Puzzle How about a front page of the New York Times in the form of a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle? Select a date from the present all the way back to 1888 and make a gift that’s great for birthdays, anniversaries or to commemorate prominent historical events. It’s about the size of the actual paper and—like the Gray Lady herself—is full color only on dates after 16 October 1997. Available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $50. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Select-a-Date NYT Jigsaw Puzzle How about a front page of the New York Times in the form of a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle? Select a date from the present all the way back to 1888 and make a gift that’s great for birthdays, anniversaries or to commemorate prominent historical events. It’s about the size of the actual paper and—like the Gray Lady herself—is full color only on dates after 16 October 1997. Available from Hammacher Schlemmer for $50. How about a front page of the New York Times in the form of a 400-piece jigsaw puzzle? Select a date from the present all the way back to 1888 and make a gift that’s great for birthdays, anniversaries or to commemorate prominent historical events. It’s about the size of the actual paper and—like the Gray Lady herself—is full color only on dates after 16 October 1997.
$25 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $25 And You Shall Know Us By The Trail Of Our Vinyl A collection of thousands of vinyl LPs from attics, garage sales, and dusty archives that spans the history of Jewish recorded music from the 1940s to the 1980s, this book weaves an account that begins with sacred songs and ends with the holy trinity of Neil, Barbra and Barry. Available from Amazon for $25. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> And You Shall Know Us By The Trail Of Our Vinyl A collection of thousands of vinyl LPs from attics, garage sales, and dusty archives that spans the history of Jewish recorded music from the 1940s to the 1980s, this book weaves an account that begins with sacred songs and ends with the holy trinity of Neil, Barbra and Barry. Available from Amazon for $25. A collection of thousands of vinyl LPs from attics, garage sales, and dusty archives that spans the history of Jewish recorded music from the 1940s to the 1980s, this book weaves an account that begins with sacred songs and ends with the holy trinity of Neil, Barbra and Barry.
$12 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $12 Christopher Walken A to Z Learn what makes this actor, dancer, comedian, writer and director so mesmerizing. Known for his incredible comedic timing and his deadpan look, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates his raw talent. Available from Amazon for $12. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Christopher Walken A to Z Learn what makes this actor, dancer, comedian, writer and director so mesmerizing. Known for his incredible comedic timing and his deadpan look, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates his raw talent. Available from Amazon for $12. Learn what makes this actor, dancer, comedian, writer and director so mesmerizing. Known for his incredible comedic timing and his deadpan look, this book is the perfect gift for anyone who appreciates his raw talent.
$6+ width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $6+ Behance Notebooks The Behance Action line of products helps productivity by strategically spacing out and separating aspects of the creative thought process on paper. Featuring suede like covers which add durability and comfort, they are the perfect notebook for any creative professional. Available from Behance starting at $6. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Behance Notebooks The Behance Action line of products helps productivity by strategically spacing out and separating aspects of the creative thought process on paper. Featuring suede like covers which add durability and comfort, they are the perfect notebook for any creative professional. Available from Behance starting at $6. The Behance Action line of products helps productivity by strategically spacing out and separating aspects of the creative thought process on paper. Featuring suede like covers which add durability and comfort, they are the perfect notebook for any creative professional.
$23 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $23 Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers 100 striking photographs chronicle 35 vintage computers housed at the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley for a book that’s as visually compelling as it is informative. Core Memory by Dag Spicer profiles 35 vintage computers including the Eniac, Crays 1 3, Apple I and II. The book features over 100 color photographs by John Alderman. Available from Amazon for $23. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Core Memory: A Visual Survey of Vintage Computers 100 striking photographs chronicle 35 vintage computers housed at the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley for a book that’s as visually compelling as it is informative. Core Memory by Dag Spicer profiles 35 vintage computers including the Eniac, Crays 1 3, Apple I and II. The book features over 100 color photographs by John Alderman. Available from Amazon for $23. 100 striking photographs chronicle 35 vintage computers housed at the Computer History Museum in the Silicon Valley for a book that’s as visually compelling as it is informative.
$13 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $13 Mix Tape USB Drive Nostalgic packaging and today’s technology. Make your special someone a mix tape without any of the hassle but with all the love. Available from Insound for $13. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Mix Tape USB Drive Nostalgic packaging and today’s technology. Make your special someone a mix tape without any of the hassle but with all the love. Available from Insound for $13. Nostalgic packaging and today’s technology. Make your special someone a mix tape without any of the hassle but with all the love.
$34 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $34 I Am Cuba: The Ultimate Edition With its impossibly elaborate camera work this cinematic ode to Cuban/Soviet solidarity ranks as one of the most resplendently beautiful works of moving-image art ever created. This three-disc “Ultimate Edition” DVD release is appropriately extravagant, containing feature-length documentaries about the film’s production, its director Mikhail Kalatozov and an interview with Martin Scorcese, all housed in a beautifully adorned cigar box. Available from Amazon for $34. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> I Am Cuba: The Ultimate Edition With its impossibly elaborate camera work this cinematic ode to Cuban/Soviet solidarity ranks as one of the most resplendently beautiful works of moving-image art ever created. This three-disc “Ultimate Edition” DVD release is appropriately extravagant, containing feature-length documentaries about the film’s production, its director Mikhail Kalatozov and an interview with Martin Scorcese, all housed in a beautifully adorned cigar box. Available from Amazon for $34. With its impossibly elaborate camera work this cinematic ode to Cuban/Soviet solidarity ranks as one of the most resplendently beautiful works of moving-image art ever created. This three-disc “Ultimate Edition” DVD release is appropriately extravagant, containing feature-length documentaries about the film’s production, its director Mikhail Kalatozov and an interview with Martin Scorcese, all housed in a beautifully adorned cigar box.
$50 width=”100″ height=”100″ /> $50 Edward Burtynsky: Quarries After 25 years of exploring the impact of industry on our planet, photographer Edward Burtynsky has accumulated a substantial body of work documenting the world’s major quarries. His images of these plundered landscapes are simultaneously beautiful and disquieting. Copies are available for $50 through Amazon. width=”300″ height=”300″ /> Edward Burtynsky: Quarries After 25 years of exploring the impact of industry on our planet, photographer Edward Burtynsky has accumulated a substantial body of work documenting the world’s major quarries. His images of these plundered landscapes are simultaneously beautiful and disquieting. Copies are available for $50 through Amazon. After 25 years of exploring the impact of industry on our planet, photographer Edward Burtynsky has accumulated a substantial body of work documenting the world’s major quarries. His images of these plundered landscapes are simultaneously beautiful and disquieting.
$100 McSweeney’s Book Release Club It’s clichéd, but nothing beats a gift that keeps on giving, especially if it’ll last almost to the next holiday season (which means you might be covered for a birthday that falls in between). For the bookworm who loves witticisms and the clever use of irony in their reading, McSweeney’s Book Release Club sends your reader the next 8 books from the SF-based publisher. Available at McSweeney’s for $100. It’s clichéd, but nothing beats a gift that keeps on giving, especially if it’ll last almost to the next holiday season (which means you might be covered for a birthday that falls in between). For the bookworm who loves witticisms and the clever use of irony in their reading, McSweeney’s Book Release Club sends your reader the next 8 books from the SF-based publisher.
