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Our stylish top picks for lovers of design.
For the space-curators, the furniture-rearrangers and the Pinterest-scrollers: here are the most stylish gifts to suit the interior inclined.
we're pretty on-brand with our love of chic magazine racks, and this perch rack ($60) seems like the perfect place to display one's favourite Western Canadian lifestyle magazine. Just saying. eq3.com
This colourful Plisse pepper mill ($225) from Alessi is straight out of the '80s. It adds a little spice to meals, but also serves as an eclectic mini sculpture for the table. shop.vanspecial.com
From Toronto designer Mary Ratcliffe comes these stunning Calacatta Gold catch-all trays (from $55). Theyre inspired by the marble in Italy's Apuan Alps, and no two are exactly the same. switzercultcreative.com
Low-energy LED lighting brand Tala and colour masters Farrow and Ball collaborated to create the gorgeous Muse portable table lantern ($512). It's shown here in Garden Green, but also comes in Candlenut White and Hackles Black. lightformshop.com
Design isnt just for the home, of coursethese XO earrings ($35) from Vancouver-based Devi Arts Collective bring effortless style wherever they go. deviartscollective.com
For the less-is-more designophile on your list, these pretty tapered candles ($22) and Ester and Erik brass candle holders ($58) are a minimalist match made in heaven. gildandco.com
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Alyssa Hirose is a Vancouver-based writer, editor, illustrator and comic artist. Her work has been featured in Vancouver magazine, Western Living, BCBusiness, Avenue, Serviette, Geist, BCLiving, Nuvo, Montecristo, The Georgia Straight and more. Her beats are food, travel, arts and culture, style, interior design and anything dog-related. She publishes a daily autobiographical comic on Instagram at @hialyssacomics.
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