This document is a gift guide from the November/December 2014 issue of AFAR magazine. It provides recommendations for holiday gifts in several categories including fashion accessories, books, kitchen items, children's toys and outdoor gear. Each item is accompanied by a photo and brief description. Several tastemakers are also quoted sharing what gifts they plan to give or receive and their desired holiday destinations. The guide offers a global selection of gifts and experiences to celebrate the season.

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H O L I D A Y
GIFT GUIDECelebrate the season with these goods from around the globe.
Plus: Our favorite experiential travelers share what they’re giving,
where they’re going, and what they’d like to get this year.
France’s
classic Opinel
pocket knife has
been updated
with a splash
of color.
by JEN MURPHY
photographs by JEFFERY CROSS

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1. British tapestries inspired
Burberry’s Prorsum wool-blend
ankle boots. $995, us.burberry
.com 2. A glamorous good luck
charm, the Happy Diamonds
Icons bracelet wards off the evil
eye. $1,570, us.chopard.com
3. Orbit Filigree shades from
Karen Walker come in a pouch
crafted in Kenya. $305, karen
walker.com 4. Self-employed
women in Bihar, India, weave
colorful silk scarves. $89, far
andwidecollective.com 5. Light
this candle and be transported
to America’s Southwest. $25,
pilotandcaptain.com 6. The
Bixby bike is hand-assembled in
Shinola’s Detroit factory. $1,950,
shinola.com 7. A hidden battery
converts a wallet into a phone
charger. $80, gotriplec.com
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WOMENTravel in style.
Prints by 19th-century
English textile designer
William Morris informed
the bold look of this boot.
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Collective partners
with craftspeople in
emerging markets
to source such goods
as silk scarves.
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What’s on
your holiday
wish list?
Susan Easton, founder
of From the Road, an online
shop that sells limited-
edition artisan goods from
around the globe, has
her eye on designer Paris
Kain’s unique jewelry line,
Abraxas Rex. “His prehistor-
ic Megalodon shark tooth
necklace decorated with
a single diamond is rustic
luxury at its best,” she says.
$4,200, abraxasrex.com
Chic
Cycling
Shinola’s Bixby
comes in four
colors and has a
saddle designed
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1. Missoni’s trademark zig-
zag makes a statement on a
dress—and this serving platter.
$250, gumps.com 2. A remov-
able lid transforms the Shibuya
vase into a bowl. $189, kartell.
com 3. Spice wizard Lior Lev
Sercarz and chef Eric Ripert
dreamt up the umami-packed
Yagenbori spice blend. $15,
laboiteny.com 4. Channel
summer all year with Tiffany’s
sea-inspired Wave Edge cheese
server. $185, tiffany.com 5. Wine
appears to be suspended in air
when served in the Uplifting
Carafe. $375, wearevessel.com
6. Kate Spade’s Colorwheel salt
and pepper shakers resemble a
modern take on the Rubik’s
Cube. $30, saturday.com
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What gift will
you be giving
this holiday?
James Freeman, the
founder of Blue Bottle
Coffee, plans to give
coffee-obsessed friends
the stovetop moka pot he
recently developed with
designer Joey Roth. “Finally,
moka pots get geeky,” he
says. “It’s beautiful, and it
makes better coffee than
any moka pot I’ve tried.”
$99, bluebottlecoffee.com
Flower Power
Missoni’s iconic
pattern has been
reimagined
to resemble an
exotic bloom.
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GOURMANDSWelcome the world into your kitchen.
The center of
the carafe lifts out
for serving while
the outer vessel acts
as a stand.
Sesame seeds, soy
sauce powder, orange
zest, and chili flakes
make up this Japanese
spice blend.

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Where do you
want to go
this holiday?
“I want to go to the French
Alps and ride my bike on the
legendary Tour de France
climbs, including the Alpe
d’Huez,” says Thatcher
Wine, founder of Juniper
Books in Boulder, Colorado,
which curates private librar-
ies and designs custom
book jackets. “Then I’d fly
home via London so I could
do some antiquarian book
shopping.”
1. Typography nerds will love
graphic designer Louise Fili’s
catalog of artsy Italian signs.
$26 2. This book reproduces
late 19th-century naturalist
Romeyn Beck Hough’s collec-
tion of the wood grains of every
American tree. $30 3. Margarita
Carrillo Arronte spent 30 years
researching Mexican food. The
result: 700 authentic recipes
from across the country. $50
4. The debut cookbook from
chef Christopher Kostow of
Meadowood in Napa Valley,
California, is an homage to the
the region’s artisans, farmers,
and landscapes. $50 5. AFAR
contributor Chris Colin explains
how to make compelling small
talk in any situation. $15 6. Nov-
elist Haruki Murakami delves
into a man’s obsession with why
he was ostracized by a group of
friends in his youth. $26
Books available on amazon.com
Louise Fili
previously published
Italianissimo and
A Designer’s Guide
to Italy.
Beyond
the Vineyards
A New Napa
Cuisine reveals
another side
of wine country.
Romeyn Beck Hough’s
book of American
woods was originally
published in 14 volumes
beginning in 1888.
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BOOKWORMSFeed your curious mind.

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MENA taste of the good life.
Hermès riffs
on a traditional
Russian
ushanka hat.
The leather case
comes from a Glasgow
company that has
been tanning for three
generations.
New Balance
updated its hiking boot
with special foam
cushioning and a fuzzy
sock liner.
1. This hat’s merino wool lining
keeps ears warm. $870, hermes
.com 2. J.Crew looked to coats
worn by the British Royal Navy
when designing the Toggle Coat
for its Wallace & Barnes line.
$475, jcrew.com 3. A Scottish
leatherwares manufacturer and
a 60-year-old pewter business
collaborated on the flask and its
case. $104, kaufmann-mercantile
.com 4. The curved links of the
Ancher Chronograph Steel Wave
Link watch evoke the surf off the
shore of Skagen, Denmark. $245,
skagen.com 5. Icelandic brewery
Einstök bottles a Viking version
of American Pale Ale. $12 per six-
pack, einstokbeer.com 6. Waxed
fabric makes the Rucksack No. 21
weather resistant. $150, fjall
raven.us 7. Hit the trails in style
with New Balance’s hiking boot.
$105, newbalance.com
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Where would
you like to go
this holiday?
“Burma remains undiscov-
ered,” says Tom Marchant,
cofounder of the UK-based
travel company Black
Tomato. “I’d explore
the temples of Bagan and
visit the remote hill tribes
surrounding Inle Lake,
then head to the moun-
tains, where you can
find vineyards and wineries
such as Mine Thauk.”
Smart Style
Wearing gloves?
Toggles are
easier to fasten
than buttons.
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KIDSYou’re never too young to
be a global citizen.
1. Mobiles this beautiful aren’t
just for baby’s room. $250,
fortmakers.com 2. A family
in Mexico’s Bajío region
has been hand-stitching wool
kittens, pigs, and other animals
for three generations. $32, non
perishablegoods.com 3. Baja
ponchos feature kangaroo-style
pockets. $88, shopboyandgirl
.com 4. Kids can play fire chief
in this foot-powered truck. $129,
rhbabyandchild.com 5. Worried
about your kids eating the
Play-Doh? Eco-Dough is made
from extracts of organic fruit,
vegetable, and plants. $20 per
five-pack, wilddill.com 6. Rock
climbers can get their little ones
hooked early with carabiner-
shaped rattles. $65, knotwork
.bigcartel.com
Designer
Christine Chang
sews these cotton
ponchos in
downtown L.A.
A woodworker
sculpts rattles
from walnut and
white oak.
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Where do you
want to take
the family this
holiday?
Leigh Rawdon, cofounder
of the San Francisco–
based children’s clothing
company Tea Collection,
wants to book a multisport
family trip to South
Africa and Botswana with
the active-travel outfitter
Backroads. “I would love to
bike among penguins
and zebras, and I’m sure
my kids would, too.”
From $7,698, backroads.com
Designed in
France, this vintage-
inspired truck
is accessorized with
two ladders and a bell.
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Whimsy
An art collective
makes wooden
mobiles in a studio
in the Brooklyn
Navy Yard.
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ADVENTURERSBe prepared for anything, especially fun.
The M Lamp runs
for 18 hours per
charge and can be
charged more than
2,000 times.
This pocket-size kit
contains duct tape,
water purification tab-
lets, and other survival
essentials.
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What
gift will you
be giving
this holiday?
Skateboarding legend Tony
Hawk wants to give the new
Sony Action Cam Mini. “It’s
the smallest camera that
can deliver the best quality,”
he says. “I even mounted
one on the bottom
of my skateboard and it
wasn’t obstructive.”
$250, store.sony.com
1. Mission Bicycle’s helmet is
forged from ash wood and has
an easy-to-close magnet chin-
strap clasp. $70, missionbicycle
.com 2. Designer David Irwin
gives the 19th-century miner’s
lamp an LED update. $220,
aplusrstore.com 3. The inflat-
able Mana Air paddleboard’s
width makes it extra stable for
beginners. $1,500, naishsurfing
.com 4. Handpainted color
blocks on the walnut handle of
the Opinel Whiskey Knife look
like signal flags. $68, sonofa
sailorjewelry.com 5. Survival
tools specialist Solkoa designed
the ultimate kit for every emer-
gency. $170, bestmadeco.com
6. Scott’s new Linx goggles have
a fog-free lens and customizable
fit. $150, scott-sports.com
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Carry On
Naish’s paddle-
board deflates to
fit in a travel-
friendly canvas
pack.