{holiday gift guide: gentleman's club}

. . . this year's gift guide for him was perfectly compiled by the charming brit himself, {also known as p}, and includes an array of staples for the ruggedly refined gentleman, from new technology to old classics, newspapers to notebooks, bespoke blazers and vintage espresso makers . . .

jieldé signal desk lamp | freemans sporting club harris tweed sportscoat | the balvenie single barrel, aged 15 years | field notes notebooks | victorinox chef's knife | billingham the classic 550 camera bag





apple macbook air | design within reach massimo vignelli's perpetual wall calendar (1980) | la pavoni vintage espresso machine | newspaper subscription | limmer boot company mountaineering boots


{p.s.} previous gift guides:
* glittering gold
* warm winter whites
* scarlet, crimson & vermilion
* day & night

{also} last holiday's:
* for your special someone

{design inspiration: gracefully gilded}

. . . a little obsessed with the walter lamb armchair -- the original 1940s collection came about as a result of experimentation with bronze and copper tubing salvaged from sunken naval ships, and while the modern version is made of waterproof bronze, it's much too lovely to keep outside . . . and no shelf could possibly be complete without a set of stunning pink quartz and gold bookends -- hardly a more beautiful colour combination and so luxuriously elegant . . .

{also:} more gold -- pretty dishes & a coffee table

{p.s.} weekend wishes + links to follow, and still catching up on comments -- thanks so much for the lovely thoughts here xo

{images: design within reach & eduardo garza, discovered via lonny; layout via nicole}

{calm & cheerful}

{Heath Ceramics via Simply Lovely and d*s}

Completely intrigued by the combination of yellow & gray. Part calming and part energetic, it's always sophisticated with a certain elegance.

{Marais AC Chair, Design Within Reach}

{Karin Akesson via another shade of grey}

{serene by danske on flickr}

{Photo by Paul Costello May 2006 via dominomag.com}

{Flower Beaded Bib Necklace
by Miriam Haskell - 24K goldplated leaves adorned with natural bone, European glass, and mother-of-pearl}

{Photo by Paul Costello May 2006 via dominomag.com}

{spring dresses Junko Shimada printemps/été 2008 via Oh Joy!}

{milkandsuch by danske on flickr}

{dwell studio}

{© Anders Schonnemann}

{jimmypickles via another shade of grey}

{jute picnic cushions by Toast}

{via purple area}

{at Jenni Kayne}




































































{last 3 images: style.com; photography by Marcio Madeira}