Do not buy the home lover a sofa. Do not buy them art. They have spent years curating the big decisions, and guessing at those will not land. The move is to buy adjacent: the lamp for the corner they keep meaning to finish, the tray that turns a cluster into a composition, the book that lives on the coffee table permanently. Twenty one of those, below.
1. Assouline New York by New York Book
Assouline New York by New York Book Shopbop. Price: $250.00.
A love letter to New York in Assouline’s signature oversized format. The kind of book that anchors a coffee table and starts conversations.
2. Assouline Paris Chic Book
Assouline Paris Chic Book Selfridges. Price: $95.00.
Parisian style distilled into one elegant volume. For the Francophile who has everything except this.
3. Assouline Amalfi Coast
Assouline Amalfi Coast FWRD. Price: $105.00.
The Amalfi Coast in saturated color, from lemon groves to cliffside villas. A permanent vacation for the coffee table.
4. Assouline Ibiza Bohemia
Assouline Ibiza Bohemia Revolve. Price: $105.00.
Bohemian Ibiza in pink hues, all barefoot luxury and golden light. The most joyful book on this list.
5. Assouline Tuscany Marvel
Assouline Tuscany Marvel Revolve. Price: $105.00.
Tuscan hills, historic villas, and la dolce vita in full color. A classic Assouline escape.
6. Assouline Dior By Raf Simons Book
Assouline Dior By Raf Simons Book Mytheresa. Price: $235.00.
Raf Simons’ Dior years documented in high fashion detail. For the design lover who reads Vogue like literature.
7. Assouline A Bookstand in Black
Assouline A Bookstand in Black Revolve. Price: $120.00.
A sculptural black bookstand that turns any open volume into display. The gift for the reader who has everything.
8. Assouline Library Walnut Wood Bookends
Assouline Library Walnut Wood Bookends Saks Fifth Avenue. Price: $1,250.00.
Walnut and brass bookends with Assouline’s library pedigree. They make even paperbacks look important.
9. Assouline Pebbled Leather Trinket Box
Assouline Pebbled Leather Trinket Box Mr Porter. Price: $295.00.
Pebbled leather in rich brown, sized for rings and keepsakes. A small luxury that gets used daily.
10. Michael Aram Butterfly and Candle Holder Centerpiece
Michael Aram Butterfly and Candle Holder Centerpiece Saks Fifth Avenue. Price: $520.00.
Michael Aram’s ginkgo leaves and butterfly in golden metal, holding a candle. Sculpture that happens to be functional.
11. Georg Jensen Cobra Oval Tray
Georg Jensen Cobra Oval Tray Macy’s. Price: $249.00.
Georg Jensen’s Cobra tray in mirror polished steel. It turns a cluster of objects into a composition.
12. Georg Jensen Cobra Vase, Large
Georg Jensen Cobra Vase, Large Bloomingdale’s. Price: $195.00.
The Cobra vase in reflective stainless steel, large enough for branches. Danish design at its most fluid.
13. Georg Jensen Cobra Candleholders, Set of 2
Georg Jensen Cobra Candleholders, Set of 2 Bloomingdale’s. Price: $190.00.
A pair of Cobra candleholders, sinuous and gleaming. Candlelight was made for this shape.
14. Zafferano Pina Pro Cordless Lamp
Zafferano Pina Pro Cordless Lamp Sabavi Home. Price: $249.00.
Zafferano’s cordless Pina Pro in silver leaf, rechargeable and dimmable. The lamp for the corner they keep meaning to finish.
15. Panetta Velvet Pillow, Marigold and Blush
Panetta Velvet Pillow, Marigold and Blush Lulu and Georgia. Price: $128.00.
Velvet in marigold and blush, a rich color pairing that glows. The pillow that makes the sofa.
16. Dewey Velvet Pillow, Burnt Orange
Dewey Velvet Pillow, Burnt Orange Lulu and Georgia. Price: $88.00.
Burnt orange velvet, deep and warm. It adds the color a neutral room is missing.
17. Carmine Velvet Pillow, Sangria
Carmine Velvet Pillow, Sangria Lulu and Georgia. Price: $134.00.
Sangria velvet, lush and saturated. For the maximalist who notices every detail.
18. Assouline Leather Scented Candle
Assouline Leather Scented Candle Selfridges. Price: $121.00.
Assouline’s leather scented candle, smoky and refined. It smells like a private library.
19. Assouline Tulum Gypset Travel Candle
Assouline Tulum Gypset Travel Candle Selfridges. Price: $91.00.
The Tulum Gypset scent in a travel ready vessel. Sunshine and salt air, bottled.
20. Assouline Mykonos Candle
Assouline Mykonos Candle Balardi. Price: $104.95.
Mykonos in candle form, bright and Mediterranean. A gift that gets lit immediately.
21. Georg Jensen Cobra Picture Frame, 5 x 7
Georg Jensen Cobra Picture Frame, 5 x 7 Bloomingdale’s. Price: $125.00.
Georg Jensen’s Cobra frame in polished steel, 5 by 7. It gives any photograph gallery presence.
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