Livingetc's Christmas gift guide 2021 - chosen by top interior designers
Athena Calderone, Jonathan Adler, Matthew Williamson and more have picked the perfect presents to give this year

We run a Christmas gift guide every year in Livingetc, and it's always an edit of the very best to buy. But this time instead of asking the team to compile it, I reached out to my some of my very favorite interior designers, the people whose taste I trust impeccably, and whose style has been setting the agenda all year.
Athena Calderone, Jonathan Adler, Eva Sonaike, Nicola Harding, Matthew Williamson (and myself) all chose the gifts we'll be giving this year, along with a few we'd like ourselves. So settle back and put your feet up, because just like we've done all our Christmas decorating ideas, we're making your Christmas very easy.
Christmas gift guide 2021 - as chosen by the world's best tastemakers
Designer and author Athena Calderone's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Wild Berry and Bramble Townhouse candle, £90, Jo Malone London
Marinated Olive Oil, $16/£11.50, Gjusta
Coco silk satin pyjama set by Olivia von Halle, £445, Selfridges
Osaka bowl, £13, Jayson Home
Taper Candles, $15/£12.30, The Floral Society
Hand Forged Wiggle Candlesticks, POA, Maud Vaughn
Travertine coasters by Acorn Hill Collective, £23.27, Etsy
Leather ankle boots by The Row, £1290, MyTheresa
Bloom Ceramic Sculptural Candle Holders by Common Body, £61.50, Claude Home
Live Beautiful by Athena Calderone (Abams), £18.99, Amazon
Designer, potter and TV presenter Jonathan Adler's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Blissful bath and shower gel, £30 for 500ml, Cowshed at Amazon
Le Creuset deep oven dish, from £30, Amazon
Macho Macho mug, £32, Jonathan Adler
Subscription to Livingetc, from £7.75 (saving 61%), Magazines Direct
Plisse kettle, from £80, Alessi at Amazon
Reading glasses, £30, Izipizi
Sock subscription, £180, Paul Smith
Vice Lust candle, £78, Jonathan Adler at Amara
Livingetc Editor Pip Rich's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Hamden cake stand, £55, Hunter and Co
Hot and Sharp spice collection, £15, Ottolenghi
Large jewllery box, £195, Ettinger
Stack candles, from £15 each, Yod and Co
Enamel frying pan, £27.99, Sous Chef
Rope basket, £69, La Basketry
Terry towelling polo shirt, €75, Aurelien
Interior and product designer Eva Sonaike's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Breakfast express set, £17.50 for three pieces, Reiko Kaneko
Poster, £12, The Cornrow
Royal Check tea kettle by MacKenzie Childs, £175, Amara
Asa pouffe in indigo, £399, Eva Sonaike
Full Moon earrings, £250, Rokus
Interior and product designer Matthew Williamson's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Handmade leather lampshade, €179.95, Anna + Nina
Berry robe, €150, OAS
Rechargeable Phileas table lamp designed by Matthew Williamson, £98, Pooky
La Palma Tranquila artwork, €129, Enkel Art Studio
The editor of Livingetc, Pip Rich (formerly Pip McCormac) is a lifestyle journalist of almost 20 years experience working for some of the UK's biggest titles. As well as holding staff positions at Sunday Times Style, Red and Grazia he has written for the Guardian, The Telegraph, The Times and ES Magazine. The host of Livingetc's podcast Home Truths, Pip has also published three books - his most recent, A New Leaf, was released in December 2021 and is about the homes of architects who have filled their spaces with houseplants. He has recently moved out of London - and a home that ELLE Decoration called one of the ten best small spaces in the world - to start a new renovation project in Somerset.
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