Gift Guide
Gifts for the Home: The Bayte Gift Guide
A good gift for the home is something the person would never buy for themselves, and then uses for years. These are the pieces we would give, chosen from the brands we carry: a $30 incense holder made in Wisconsin, a Danish monkey first carved in 1951, a ballpoint pen scaled up to nearly six feet. Every order comes with 30-day returns and no restocking fees, so the person you choose for can choose again.
For the host
The people who always have you over. Give them something for the table they will reach for every time.
Holcomb
Birdie Wine Decanter
$150
Wine pours over a glass sphere and runs down in a thin sheet, which aerates it and puts on a small show at the same time. Hand-blown glass on an ash wood trivet, from Holcomb, the Seattle studio of David and Ariel Holcomb.
Holcomb
Wedge Cheese Knives
$40
Three knives, one each for hard, soft and everything in between, with geometric steel blades and frosted sage handles. Dishwasher safe, which hosts will appreciate the morning after.
Holcomb
Stone Pepper Mill
$120
Granite stones in an ash wood body, cut like an old grain mill. The oils from the peppercorns slowly polish the stones, so the mill grinds better the longer it is used.
Holcomb
Puddle Coasters
$50
Heavyweight polished stainless steel with a shallow lip that holds the drips, and an anti-slip pad underneath. A set of four that stacks slim and goes in the dishwasher.
For a new home
Housewarming gifts should help a new place feel lived in. Something for flowers, something for plants, something for the wall by the door.
Kähler
Hammershøi Vase
$100
Hans-Christian Bauer drew the fluted lines from the grooved vases Danish ceramicist Svend Hammershøi made in the 1930s. In white porcelain it suits a bunch of tulips as well as a single winter branch.
Holmegaard
Flora Vase
$80
Louise Campbell designed Flora around one idea: cut flowers need plenty of water. Mouth-blown smoked glass, a slender neck and a generous base.
Misewell
Portico Planter
from $119
A hanging stoneware planter, handmade in Misewell's Milwaukee studio, with drainage built in so the roots stay healthy. It hangs from the paracord that comes with it, for a window with no ledge.
ilan
The Paper Towel Keeper
$150
Solid walnut and powder-coated steel by New York designer Ilan Rubin. A magnetic top holds the roll in place and a magnetic arm rests against it, so it never wobbles. In four colors, and the rare kitchen tool you leave out on purpose.
Misewell
Eve Incense Holder
from $30
A small, low stoneware dish, glazed by hand in Wisconsin in ten colors. The easiest gift on this list, and one of the most personal.
For the collector
For the friend whose shelves you study every time you visit.
Kay Bojesen
Monkey
$195 (mini from $80)
Carved by Kay Bojesen in 1951 and one of the icons of Danish design ever since. The small Monkey comes in oak and maple, and no two are alike because the grain is different each time. The mini version in painted beech is a gentler first piece.
Qeeboo
Rabbit XS Bookend, Velvet
$148
Stefano Giovannoni's rabbit, small enough to hold up a row of books, with a soft flocked finish. Made in Italy, in seven colors.
Seletti
Love in Bloom Kintsugi Vase
$363
Marcantonio's anatomical heart in porcelain, finished in real gold in the manner of kintsugi, as though broken and mended. A heart that has clearly lived, and wears its repairs proudly.
Zaha Hadid Design
Shimmer Scented Candle
$195
Faceted crystal glass that rises into a hexagon, from the studio's work on the tower as an architectural form. About 60 hours of burn time, and the vessel stays on the shelf long after the candle is done.
Light, given
Light changes a room more than almost anything else, and these need no installation at all.
Tala
Mantle Portable Lamp
$135
A cordless lamp from the London studio, folded from a single sheet of powder-coated steel, with a warm 2200K glow aimed down like candlelight. It charges by USB-C, dims with one button, runs up to 24 hours, and goes from the dinner table to the terrace. In six colors.
Holmegaard
Design With Light Lantern
$115
Maria Berntsen's lantern in mouth-blown glass with a full-grain leather handle. A candle on the dinner table, or out on the terrace.
Zaha Hadid Design
Cell Candle Holder
from $228
Mirror-polished stainless steel shaped after cells as they multiply. The sizes are designed to sit together, so this is a gift you can add to every year.
The statement
For the rare person who deserves a gift they will be asked about.
Seletti
BIC Lamp
$475
Mario Paroli scaled the BIC Cristal pen twelve to one for Seletti: clear barrel, cap and clip, 70 inches tall, with light running through the middle. In black, blue or red, delivered fully assembled. A limited US release.
Qeeboo
Kong XS Table Lamp
$474
Stefano Giovannoni's gorilla holds a lamp on an arm that can be angled. Funny the first time you see it, useful every day after.
Hasegawa
Lucano Step Ladder
from $298
A Red Dot "Best of the Best" step ladder from Japan, with every screw hidden, made to be seen rather than shut away in a closet. For the friend who already has everything, this is likely what they don't have.
Shop by price
Gifts under $50 Gifts under $100 Gifts under $250 All gifts
Not sure which color, size or finish? Write to us at support@bayte.com and we will help you choose.