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 (opens in new tab)
Marinated Olive Oil, $16/£11.50, Gjusta (opens in new tab)
Coco silk satin pyjama set by Olivia von Halle, £445, Selfridges (opens in new tab)
Osaka bowl, £13, Jayson Home (opens in new tab)
Taper Candles, $15/£12.30, The Floral Society (opens in new tab)
Hand Forged Wiggle Candlesticks, POA, Maud Vaughn (opens in new tab)
Travertine coasters by Acorn Hill Collective, £23.27, Etsy (opens in new tab)
Leather ankle boots by The Row, £1290, MyTheresa (opens in new tab)
Bloom Ceramic Sculptural Candle Holders by Common Body, £61.50, Claude Home (opens in new tab)
Live Beautiful by Athena Calderone (Abams), £18.99, Amazon (opens in new tab)
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 (opens in new tab)
Le Creuset deep oven dish, from £30, Amazon (opens in new tab)
Macho Macho mug, £32, Jonathan Adler (opens in new tab)
Subscription to Livingetc, from £7.75 (saving 61%), Magazines Direct (opens in new tab)
Plisse kettle, from £80, Alessi at Amazon (opens in new tab)
Reading glasses, £30, Izipizi (opens in new tab)
Sock subscription, £180, Paul Smith (opens in new tab)
Vice Lust candle, £78, Jonathan Adler at Amara (opens in new tab)
Livingetc Editor Pip Rich's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Hamden cake stand, £55, Hunter and Co (opens in new tab)
Hot and Sharp spice collection, £15, Ottolenghi (opens in new tab)
Large jewllery box, £195, Ettinger (opens in new tab)
Stack candles, from £15 each, Yod and Co (opens in new tab)
Enamel frying pan, £27.99, Sous Chef (opens in new tab)
Rope basket, £69, La Basketry (opens in new tab)
Terry towelling polo shirt, €75, Aurelien (opens in new tab)
Interior and product designer Eva Sonaike's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Breakfast express set, £17.50 for three pieces, Reiko Kaneko (opens in new tab)
Poster, £12, The Cornrow (opens in new tab)
Royal Check tea kettle by MacKenzie Childs, £175, Amara (opens in new tab)
Asa pouffe in indigo, £399, Eva Sonaike (opens in new tab)
Full Moon earrings, £250, Rokus (opens in new tab)
Interior and product designer Matthew Williamson's edit of the best Christmas gifts
Handmade leather lampshade, €179.95, Anna + Nina (opens in new tab)
Berry robe, €150, OAS (opens in new tab)
Rechargeable Phileas table lamp designed by Matthew Williamson, £98, Pooky (opens in new tab)
La Palma Tranquila artwork, €129, Enkel Art Studio (opens in new tab)
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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