Paper passion: Wallpapers perfume book by Karl Lagerfeld

paper passion perfume by steidelpurchased at liberty of london


well this looks very familiar! i think pp and kl may remember that…. i was in london few weeks ago and ran into this little lovely. i haven’t even smelled it yet but i guess i am the book lover they were after. the secret cut out book with hidden perfume bottle is beautifully produced by book publisher steidel. karl lagerfeld added a bit of cred but wall paper ruined the party a bit for me. nice still. by uh

Tabula Rasa: Let’s clear our minds a bit

hermes, missoni, burberry, and loro piana may have been your go to places for such gifts but generally speaking you’d have to bring along your first born child as down payment. well there’s a new kid in town and shes got some goods. made with the finest italian yarn, consisting of fine wools gently infused with elastane for a bit of comfort, these travel-size and full-size blankets, pillows and wraps are hand-crafted by british born emily diamandis (the master mind at rag and bone where she founded and still runs the mens and womens sweater department). if you are the cheerful type, the chroma-colors pass even my test, however if you are like me and an enthusiastic fan of gloom and doom then tabula rasa can supply you with a fine share of grey soft as a darkish cloud. can’t wait to get mine. by dd

top 10 gifts of 2012: our gift to you, great gift ideas for the holidays – ver 2.0

for generous gifters, lotuff and clegg leather duffel bag $1,050 – ak

brandy pipe $22 to sip in style – dd

leica m-e camera to shoot xmas memories in good focus $5,450 – cp

block lamp by design house stockholm $129 – m+m

‘the fretless wonder’ – the incomparable les paul custom gibson $5,739 -wn

chemex glass coffee maker for $45 to be awake in 2013 – ars

tom ford tuscan leather eau de parfum $205 at saks fifth avenue – m+m

criterion’s release of pier paolo pasolini’s trilogy of life $63.96 – sv

macbook pro 13″ sleeve in brown $97.42 – cp

any one of these kufa tables $340 + shipping from guyana- ak

happy holidays everyone!

by ts staff

to have and have another

now although the cover leaves something to be desired, i am hoping the content makes up for it in this case.  a companion discussing the works of hemingway, and what drinks to pair when reading various novels, stories and anecdotes.  this is a perfect gift for any hemingway fan or alcohol enthusiast.  if you are looking to get me a gift this holiday season, i will take this and a nice bottle of scotch.  cheers! by sv