As has become a tradition around here, we have spent the past month scouring our favourite local shops and pulled in enough favours from some of our clever designer friends to bring you this epic Valentine’s Day Gift Guide + Giveaway!
This year, have collated a range of ace items for ladies, gents, for the home and for the kitchen, with all kinds of excellent local businesses and designers represented.
One of the best (and gender neutral!) prizes we can imagine is an endless supply of beautiful magazines, so we were very happy to score a $200 voucher from Magnation for one lucky reader to spend in store (best gift ever!). A night at Rooftop Cinema in Melbourne is our idea of the perfect city date, so we’ve also included tickets for two to this iconic local nightspot.
In addition to this, for the girls we managed to get our hands on a pair of amazing ‘Gatto’ sunglasses from POMS collaboration with local eyewear brand Pared, a sweet polymer clay vase and earrings from Klein&Schon (who we were raving about last week!), a spot in a ceramics class with amazing Melbourne ceramicists Jessilla Rogers and Valerie Restarick, one of Lucy Folk‘s latest jewellery creations, and the amazing wireless Logitech UE Boom Speaker from Ultimate Ears in white, which sounds even better than it looks, if you can believe it.
The men’s edit includes a few treasures from Incu, a classic Braun Clock Radio from Make Designed Objects in Carlton, a camera case and strap from Crumpler, a Time Teller watch from Nixon and my personal ALL TIME FAVOURITE mens’ fragrance, Comme Des Garcon ‘White’ from Mecca – amongst many other finds.
For the home we were WELL CHUFFED to secure a gorgeous Foscarini Binic Table Lamp White from Space Furniture (we love this little guy, his silhouette gives him an almost-human personality!), a ‘so-shiny-you-can-see-your-face-in-it’ De Buyer Copper Frypan from The Essential Ingredient, as well as a handful of stunning pieces from Top3 by Design and excellent local online store Resident GP. Smaller online stores I’m Home and Minami both also pitched in, thank you guys, we LOVE your stuff!
Sooo that’s it. You shall hear no more about Valentine’s Day from us until next year. We hope this little spread will inspire an impromptu gift from one of the excellent retailers listed below, or even just a fleeting romantic moment with your favourite person this weekend. Because whatever you feel about Valentine’s Day, we firmly believe that any chance of celebrating and/or gift gifting between loved one should always be encouraged!
THE FULL VALENTINE’S DAY GIVEAWAY LINE-UP
The Essential Ingredient – De Buyer Copper Frypan with Cast Iron Handle (26cm) from ($371.95)
North Carlton Ceramics – a spot in a 5 week ceramics class at North Carlton Ceramics in Melbourne, with teachers Valerie Restarick and Jessilla Rogers ($300.00)
Space Furniture – Foscarini Binic Table Lamp White ($265.00)
POMS – Gatto POMS x Pared Sunglasses in pink and pink frames ($280.00)
Magnation – Gift Voucher ($200.00)
Ultimate Ears – UE Boom wireless speaker ($199.00),
Klein&Schon – Handcrafted polymer clay tall cup/vase ($70.00) and hoop earrings ($70.00)
Mecca – Diptyque Philosykos Solid Perfume from ($58.00), Nars Audacious Lipstick in Lana ($44.00), Diptyque 34 Blvd Candle Redoute ($112.00) and Comme Des Garcons White perfume ($132.00)
Lucy Folk – Twizzler Bracelet in Ruby ($210.00)
Rooftop Cinema – Double Pass ($44.00)
Melanie Rice – Small Crinkle Earring ($120.00)
Nixon – Time Teller P White watch ($90.00) and Time Teller Black watch ($179.00)
Crumpler – Tuft (L) Bag ($35.00) and Hitch Stylish Camera Strap ($20.00)
Third Drawer Down – 100 Questions – A tool kit for relationships x School of Life ($42.00) and Plant Talkers Plant Label ($25.00)
Make Designed Objects – Braun Clock Radio ($99.95) and Marimekko Pitcher in Sukar Clear ($119.95)
Incu – Current Girlfriend Keytag ($20.00), Mujjo Leather Wallet Case 80 ($100.00) and SATURDAYS NYC Derek Sneaker ($160.00)
Resident GP – iPhone 5 Docking Station ($30.00), Salt and Pepper Shakers ($69.00), Chinko Cube House Air Purifier ($86.00)
Top3 by Design – NM Krenit Salad Server ($32.00), Finell Container Spin Black ($130.00).
T2 Tea – Gorgeous Geisha Tea Tin ($36.00), Stockholm Black Cup and Saucer ($20.00) and Yuniku Barrel Teapot ($130.00).
Miniami – Hario V60 Ceramic Dripper ($22.00) and 16/16 Arita Japan Deep Bowl ($38.00)
Country Road – Holm Large Vase ($39.95), Holm Pourer ($19.95) and Jiro Small Bowl ($24.95)
I’m Home – Soil Toothbrush Holder ($70.00), Circle Candle Holder in White ($40.00) and Drop Around Red Circle Sticky Pad ($7.00)
To be in the running to win one of the amazing gifts pictured here, simply leave a comment along with your POSTCODE on today’s post before 10.00pm Melbourne time this Friday 13 February 2013.
Please be patient if WordPress struggles to keep up with the entries this morning, as you have a few more days that usual to enter! Winners will be selected at random and contacted by email next Wednesday.
