The 2025 Modern Holiday Gift Guide November 19, 2025
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The 2025 Modern Holiday Gift Guide Our gift-giving guide packs a design-y punch across price points, with finds for all ages, iconic originals, and a selection of goods designed/made in or inspired by Los Angeles – where we hope to see you March 17–22, at the International Docomomo Conference. Whether you're surprising a budding architecture buff or a seasoned preservation devotee, these gifts celebrate good design as a way of life. Dive in and delight the Modernist who appreciates the details.
Totem Glasses These glasses were inspired by colorful totem poles of postmodern design. The solid base and proportions of these stemless cocktail glasses were imagined with special consideration for longer drinks like spritzes, mixers, even sodas. Available in three colorways.
$110 USD (set of two) at Sophie Lou Jacobsen
Girard Sun Ornament The Girard Ornaments come in assorted motifs – Heart, Sun, Moon, Dove and Mouse – which were selected by Vitra, in cooperation with the Girard family, from the vast array of images created by the designer. The decorative pendants are manufactured from metal with a polished brass effect. Thanks to the wide range of motifs, their use is not limited to seasonal occasions.
Vitra
Snowball Votive An iconic product designed by Ann Wolff for Kosta Boda, the Snowball has been illuminating its surroundings since 1973.
Kosta Boda
Toiletry Bag Svenskt Tenn Est. 1924 Josef Frank's Svenskt Tenn Est. 1924 print – originally named ‘Stockholm’ when it was designed by Josef Frank in 1949-1950 – decorates this gorgeous toiletry bag with brass zipper.
Svenskt Tenn
Chilewich x Meri Meri Festive Stripe Placemats Special edition collection, available in four colorways.
Chilewich
Bauspiel Wooden Blocks This Bauhaus Building Game was designed by Bauhaus apprentice Alma Siedhoff-Buscher in 1923.
Naef
Architect's Bottle Opener Inspired by the eyeglasses worn by Le Corbusier
MoMA Store
Karel Martens: Every Day Is a New Day '26 Enjoy a new discovery every day with this tear-off calendar by Dutch graphic designer Karel Martens.
Peter Miller
Braniff Playing Cards Deal us in! Jet-set era playing cards with designs by Alexander Girard.
Art of Play
Toucan LED Desk Lamp Designed in 1970 by Enea Ferrari, the Toucan Desk Lamp is back in production with an integrated LED Bulb. Use the bird's articulated “beak” to adjust the direction of the light.
MoMA Store
West End Library by Jerald Cooper From DWR Presents: Hood Century on the Road – a limited-edition series of signed framed photographs by Jerald “Coop” Cooper that reframes modernism through the lens of Black cultural memory, pop history, and design – “West End Library” (2020) captures the midcentury building that first introduced him to modern design as a child. Featuring six exclusive images from Coop’s archives (2020–2022) the collection brings overlooked modernist spaces and communities into focus, honoring architecture as a vessel for identity and cultural preservation. Limited edition of 30. Two sizes.
$995–$1295 USD at DWR
Bauhaus Jewelry Box Handcrafted in Buenos Aires. Available in three colorways
Neue Galerie
Docomomo US/MN and Bekah Worley Merch Docomomo US/MN and Minneapolis-based artist Bekah Worley combined forces to utilize Bekah’s mastery of color and shape to reimagine three iconic Mid-Century objects for a series of stickers, cards, prints, and tea towel. Limited quantities of heavy duty tote bags and aprons by Minneapolis-based Craftmade Aprons are also available.
Docomomo US/MN store
Vase #504 in White This versatile vase functions equally as a sculptural object and a vessel for flowers. Hand formed stoneware with satin white glaze. White cotton braided details. Inside is glazed white, the vessel will hold water. Ships with small comb for fringe.
Karen Gayle Tinney
Four-in-a-Row Rainbow Game A new twist on a classic game – swapping traditional counters for sculptural shapes, cubes vs. spheres, and vibrant color gradients that shift as the game unfolds. Crafted from painted wood and designed for both play and display.
SFMOMA Museum Store
Palimals Rilla Alexander's Palimals are a playful pack of wooden animals that celebrate connection and friendship. Their hands have embedded magnets so they can link arms, hold hands, or climb up the fridge.
Areaware
Butterfly Lamp Claw A nostalgic claw clip inspired by vintage stained glass lamp design. Additional designs available.
Hey Ricochet
Strom Jug Designed by Nicholai Wiig-Hansen the food-safe Raawii Jug holds beverages or plants for display. Available in nine colorways.
Lumens
Eames Dots Cocktail Napkins (Set of 4) From the Eames Office and Crate&Barrel this exclusive collection for entertaining and relaxing at home features iconic patterns by Charles and Ray Eames.
$24.95 USD at Crate&Barrel
Block Shop x LACMA Robe For LACMA’s exhibition Deep Cuts: Block Printing Across Cultures , Hopie Hill of Los Angeles-based Block Shop and designer Ainslee McAndrew created a wallpaper pattern inspired by William Morris’s “Rose” textile. The print is also available on a robe, scarf, and bandana exclusively at the LACMA Store. Printed and dyed by hand in small batches, these pieces celebrate the rich history, process, and materials of block printing.
LACMA Store
SUAY Pride Rainbow Pillow This comfy pillows from SUAY (a Los Angeles based, 100% vertical sewing and production shop) is made from deadstock linen and available in multiple sizes and color combinations.
$80 at SUAY
Gregory Parkinson Toffee Leaf Check Blanket Wrap yourself in one of Gregory Parkinson's beautiful blankets. 100% cotton jacquard with 100% cotton ikat trim, made entirely by hand.
$470 USD at Gregory Parkinson
Commune Alexander Kori Girard Tooled Leather Coasters These Tooled Leather Coasters feature the unique designs of Alexander Kori Girard, who comes from a long line of creatives. His grandfather, Alexander Girard, gave Kori a sense of elevated aesthetics and a deep visual memory for folk art methods and traditions. Sold in sets of 6.
$60 USD at Commune Design
