Holiday Gift Guide 2024: Design, Fashion, and Art Objects
Artribune's 2024 Christmas gift guide features a curated selection of design objects, fashion accessories, and art-related products. Highlights include the Cassina Zig Zag chair by Gerrit T. Rietveld (€1,788), Vivienne Westwood Orb earrings (€150), Celine playing cards (€500), Fornasetti Zodiac plates (€160), Cartier Panthère watch (€13,800), Bienaimé Dream Balm (€65), Miu Miu Wander bag (€2,300), Saint Laurent Y Bag (€3,200), 24Bottles REactive Collection (from €17), Vitra Uten.Silo RE II (€296.10), and HIGH tunica (€375). The guide emphasizes contemporary trends, functionality, and sustainable design, with products ranging from iconic design pieces to innovative cosmetics. Fornasetti's Zodiac plates revive motifs originally created for the Andrea Doria transatlantic liner in the 1950s, now completed by Barnaba Fornasetti. Bienaimé, relaunched in 2021 by Art Deco collector Cécilia Mergui, offers a sustainable balm made in southern France. The 24Bottles collection uses thermosensitive coating to change color with temperature. The article is written by Alessia Caliendo, a journalist and style curator trained at IED Rome and Central Saint Martins.
Key facts
- Cassina produces the Zig Zag chair designed by Gerrit T. Rietveld in 1934, available since 1973.
- Vivienne Westwood Orb earrings are made of rose gold-plated brass with crystals.
- Celine playing cards set costs €500.
- Fornasetti Zodiac plates were originally designed for the Andrea Doria liner in the 1950s.
- Cartier Panthère watch was launched in the 1980s and relaunched in 2017.
- Bienaimé Dream Balm is made with hazelnut oil and shea butter.
- Miu Miu Wander bag is crafted from matelassé nappa leather.
- 24Bottles REactive Collection changes color with temperature.
- Vitra Uten.Silo was designed by Dorothee Becker in 1969.
- HIGH tunica is made of semi-transparent georgette.
Entities
Artists
- Gerrit T. Rietveld
- Piero Fornasetti
- Barnaba Fornasetti
- Lina Cavalieri
- Dorothee Becker
- Cécilia Mergui
- Alessia Caliendo
Institutions
- Cassina
- Vivienne Westwood
- Celine
- Fornasetti
- Cartier
- Bienaimé
- Miu Miu
- Saint Laurent
- 24Bottles
- Vitra
- HIGH
- Artribune
- IED Roma
- Central Saint Martins
Locations
- Milan
- Italy
- London
- United Kingdom
- Southern France
- France