GIFT GUIDE: CULTURE LOVER
Miss Led Bittersweet Limited Edition print, £40 – available direct
Grab a print quick from Miss Led – they’ll be sold out very soon.
Fox Bookend, Howkapow – £29.95
For stylish book lovers.
Jamie Mitchell Ned Cushion, Oh Deer – £34.95
Literally anything by the talent that is Jamie Mitchell is worth grabbing but we do like this Ned cushion.
Kitten Charm, Oh Deer – £17.50
Be Bold Print, Howkapow – £20
Rockstar Tee by Cachetejack, 15Euros
Liz Clements Chanel Print, £40
Miffy Hardback book, £4.99
Hello I am Erick, Gestalten – 45euros
For the geek typographer in your life.
New York: The Collected Guides, HerbLester.com – £20 or £4 each
Very cool gift for your friends with wunderlust we love these Herb Lester guides for just about every city they do but of course NYC is a knock out.
Vivienne Westwood: For the first and only time, Vivienne Westwood has written a personal memoir, collaborating with award-winning biographer Ian Kelly, to describe the events, people and ideas that have shaped her extraordinary life. Told in all its glamour and glory, and with her unique voice, unexpected perspective and passionate honesty, this is her story. £25
Berlin Poster, victionary.com – 81euros
Recap your journey in signed and numbered limited CITIx60 Art Prints! Specially commissioned for CITIx60 City Guides, selected illustrated maps are exclusively available on viction:ary.com as high quality art prints, in an edition of 60 respectively at A1 and A2 formats. Exaggerated details produced at gallery quality will enable collectors re-explore the distinctive landscapes of Tokyo, Paris and Berlin, whether you live or love to travel in these creative capitals.
The Kopparberg byLeutton Postle kopparbergleuttonpostle – £150
Kopparberg have cosied up with London-based designer knitwear label Leutton Postle this winter to create ‘The Kopparberg’, a luxurious knitted jumper that brings to life the warm and festive Spiced Apple cider and is the perfect piece of clothing to embrace the colder weather in.
Tablet Pencil by FiftyThree, fiftythree.com – £49.99
Pencil by FiftyThree is the most natural and expressive way to create on iPad. Advanced technology meets beautiful design to keep you in the flow, without needing to switch tools. With Surface Pressure, Erase, Blend, and adaptive Palm Rejection, Pencil puts creative possibility in your hands.
Born and Bred in Birmingham handcrafted clock Ikon Gallery £35
Made locally by up and coming designers Dot Moth. The design is laser cut onto an up cycled vinyl record.
Vintage Posters, AntikBar – £50
Posters are a great way to add colour and an individually unique statement to any room of the home or office. The variety of subjects and styles in poster design make them adaptable to any interior design, from contemporary to traditional, and perfect as a gift. Original vintage posters are also highly collectible and are recognised as a sound art investment. AntikBar is a London-based online gallery specialising in original vintage posters covering a variety of subjects – travel, advertising, sport, cinema, war and propaganda – from around the world, principally from the late 1800s to 1970s. Exhibiting at fairs and events throughout the year, we offer worldwide delivery, poster restoration, collection advice, consultancy and search on demand services for collectors, individual clients and interior designers.
David Shrigley Ceramic Cruet Set, Sketch London – £80
Jeff Koons Conversations with Norman Rosenthal thamesandhudson.com £19.95
The most successful of living artists, Jeff Koons has been a focus of creative fascination and significance for more than thirty years but has always remained guarded about his intellectual life, influences and motivation. Now, distinguished curator and long-time Koons friend and collaborator Sir Norman Rosenthal has pursuaded the artist to drop his guard, uncovering the real Jeff Koons for the first time.
101 Things Birmingham Gave the World: The Book
a wonderful tome that will sit alongside Joseph Priestley’s 1782 An History of the Corruptions of Christianity, Eddie Fewtrell’s King of Clubs or some of Alton Douglas’s books of photocopied 50s bus tickets
