The Design Insider's Gift Guide

What Our Tastemakers Are Gifting in 2025

Our Design Insider's Gift Guide reveals what we're personally wrapping this season:

These selections tell stories about where design is heading—sustainability through innovation, comfort through geometry, and the eternal truth that the best designs often come from the most personal places.

Swell™Swell™

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Swell™

The discovery that launched a career. John Edelman spotted this prototype across a crowded trade show and immediately knew—some designs just have that ineffable quality that separates good from iconic.

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$100.00

Fortune Chair™ - Heller Furniture - Sofas + Lounge Chairs - Dark CherryFortune Chair by Heller Furniture in Cookie and Dark Cherry on a kush modern balcony in Mexico

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Fortune Chair™

JUMBO's meditation on memory and comfort. The fortune cookie form that transforms a childhood immigration story into universal comfort—exactly the narrative depth design insiders seek.

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$1,250.00

Configuration D - BlackHoneycomb Modular Shelving

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Honeycomb Modular Shelving

Worry Free Plastics technology in action. This expandable system represents the future insiders are betting on—sustainable materials that don't compromise on aesthetics.

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$1,750.00

Gehry Left Twist Cube - Heller Furniture - Side Tables + Stools - SilverGehry Left Twist Cube - Heller Furniture - Side Tables + Stools - Silver

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Gehry Left Twist Cube

Architectural genius at human scale. For under $500, own an actual Frank Gehry—the twisted geometry that made buildings famous, now holding your books.

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$375.00

Swell MiniSwell Mini

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Swell Mini

Anna Dawson's breakthrough in miniature. Design insiders recognize tomorrow's icons early—this RISD graduate's wave form signals the next generation of functional sculpture.

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$30.00

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Precision play for design-literate families. When even children's toys deserve thoughtful engineering and sustainable materials—because good taste starts early.

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Thuma + Heller Max Breakfast SetThuma + Heller Max Breakfast Set

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Thuma + Heller Max Breakfast Set

Morning rituals deserve Vignelli logic. The breakfast service that proves everyday moments can be elevated through intelligent design—a philosophy insiders live by.

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$70.00

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Japanese craftsmanship meets Western utility. These aren't just buckets—they're a masterclass in cross-cultural design that insiders use in their own studios.

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Vignelli BenchVignelli Bench

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Vignelli Bench

The masters' final word on proportion. Rational design where every measurement has meaning—the kind of mathematical beauty that makes design professionals swoon.

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$800.00

SOS Stool - Heller Furniture - Side Tables + Stools - OliveSOS Stool

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SOS Stool

Emergency seating with non-emergency aesthetics. The cleverly named backup plan that looks completely intentional—because insiders know flexibility is the ultimate luxury.

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$375.00

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The Statement Makers

Extraordinary gifts for extraordinary people

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Accessible Icons Under $150

Because exceptional modern design shouldn't break the bank

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The Design Insider's Guide

See what we're wrapping for our loved ones this holiday season

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The Host & Entertainer's Edit

Gifts for those who make gathering a form of art

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Small Space Solutions

Because even smaller spaces deserve big modern style

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Ultimate Outdoor Design Guide

For those who refuse to compromise when they step outside

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The Statement Makers

Extraordinary gifts for extraordinary people

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Accessible Icons Under $150

Because exceptional modern design shouldn't break the bank

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The Design Insider's Guide

See what we're wrapping for our loved ones this holiday season

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The Host & Entertainer's Edit

Gifts for those who make gathering a form of art

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Small Space Solutions

Because even smaller spaces deserve big modern style

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Ultimate Outdoor Design Guide

For those who refuse to compromise when they step outside

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