arts_and_lifestyle_files/GIFT GUIDE 2009

THE WEEKEND AUSTRALIAN, DECEMBER 12-13, 2009
www.theaustralian.com.au
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1. In the bag
9. Salve for the spirit
Luggage, like lingerie, should always be the classiest and most
gorgeous available. Travel bags
from Catherine Manuell Design
fit both criteria. From airport trolley sets to shoe bags, laptop sleeves
to sports hold-alls, CMD’s fabric
prints are standouts that will get
you to the front of the queue.
More:
catherinemanuell
design.com.
Giveaway: Courtesy of Catherine
Manuell Design, we have a sensational trolley set in French
peasant print valued at $400 to
give away. Put your name,
address and phone number on
the back of an envelope and tell
us in 25 words or less why you’d
like to win. Send to: Catherine
Manuell Design Giveaway, PO
Box 215, Eastern Suburbs MC,
NSW 2004.
West Australian skin care company Sodashi uses natural
ingredients in all its products.
Everybody Hand Rescue Cream
($68.40), Calm Calming Rose Face
Mist ($63.80) or Jojoba Bead Body
Polish ($106.50) are among the
loveliest items in its range. Luxury
at your fingertips. More: sodashi.com.
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10. Pocket rockets
Home and office stationery company Kikki.K has a new range of
specialist travel items including a
Coated Canvas Passport Holder
and Luggage Tag Set ($39.95), wallets (our choice is the gorgeous
white leather version, $59.95) and
journals in cloth or leather
($49.95). These stylish, handsomely packaged products are a
beautiful and practical gift for any
voyager. More: kikki-k.com.au.
Giveaway: Courtesy of Kikki-K,
we have three passport holder
and luggage tag sets, valued
at $39.95 each, to give away.
Put your name, address and
phone number on the back of
an envelope and tell us in 25
words or less why you’d like to
win. Send to: Kikki-K Giveaway,
PO Box 215, Eastern Suburbs
MC, NSW 2004.
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2. Tub time
If cupcakes are your weakness,
you’ll love this range of gift soaps
from South Australia’s Small
Indulgences. In a large variety of
colours and decorative toppings
they look, and smell, good
enough to eat. From $7 to $10.
More: smallindulgences.com.au.
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3. All at sea
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Lovers of sea voyaging and grand
liners will adore First Class:
Legendary Ocean Voyages Around
the World (The Vendome Press,
$59.95). This boxed, hardcover
book by Gerard Piouffre is full to
the funnels with images so beautiful they are worthy of framing.
More: vendomegrp.com.
11. Planet on a plate
Italian-designed Seletti homewares definitely have a wow factor.
Its Smartravel accessories, such as
the fold-out and hang-up toiletries
case ($40) and packaway mosquito net ($45), are terrific
but, best of all, Seletti has found a
whole new use for maps. Negotiate
your way around Paris on a plate
($75), Rome on a rug ($22) or be a
mug ($36) in New York. World
dinnerware comes in a choice of
London, Tokyo, Venice, New
York, Rome or Paris city maps and
the rugs in Paris, London and New
York versions. More: seletti.com.au.
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4. Hang up the towel
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Looking for something Ozziethemed to take to friends overseas
but don’t fancy a furry koala keyring? How about a limited edition
handprinted tea towel from Sydney’s Rokoco Design? The Ozzie
Animal Cookies tea towel comes
with a set of Australian animal
cookie-cutters ($30) or, for something more abstract, how about
the States of the Art series, with
stencil-style cutouts of the states?
Rokoco’s handprinted table runners and napkins make great gifts.
Tea towels in cotton ($20) or linen
($25). More: rokoco.com.au.
Giveaway: Courtesy of Rokoco
Design, we have a table runner,
valued at $140, in Sticks and
Stones pattern plus eight coordinating napkins, four Sticks
pattern and four Stones, handprinted on hand-loomed and
dyed Indian cotton to give away.
Put your name, address and
phone number on the back of an
envelope and tell us in 25 words
or less why you’d like to win.
Send to: Rokoco Giveaway, PO
Box 215, Eastern Suburbs MC,
NSW 2004.
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12. Eastern flair
Clove, sandalwood, and cardamom are the exotic spices evoked
in Aesop’s Marrakech fragrance
range while mastic, frankincense
and labdanum make up the
Mystra range. Eau de toilette
(100ml, $140; 50ml, $78), Baume de Parfum (10ml, $80) and
Parfum Mystra or Marrakech
(10ml, $95). Lovely fragrant gifts in
stylish containers.
More: aesop.net.au.
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13 Added value
Select one of the many handmade
and homegrown products on offer
at Tribes and Nations and you’ll be
helping ensure primary producers
in poorer communities are the
ones to benefit from their work.
These toiletries bags ($28),
totes ($22) and other bags in
the EcoRiver range are made from
recycled
jute
laundry
soap containers.
More: tribesandnations.com.au.
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5. Contact sport
There’s a gadget for everything
and everyone these days, and
outdoorsy types are no exception.
Enthusiastic trekkers will appreciate Powertraveller’s Solarmonkey
portable recharger ($149.95). Connect to your mobile phone or iPod
and let the sun do the work. And if,
with all that music and chat, you
take a wrong turn, the Garmin
eTrex H handheld GPS ($149.95)
will soon set you on the right path.
More: paddypallin.com.au.
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tags from the Insignia range and
10 leather wrap 2010 diaries, with
a combined value of $94 for each
set. Write your name, address
and phone number of the back of
an envelope and tell us in 25
words or less why you’d like
to win. Send to: Corban & Blair
Giveaway, PO Box 215, Eastern
Suburbs MC, NSW 2004.
7. A little light music
Vienna and music go together:
think Boys Choir and Philharmonic Orchestra for starters.
These are two of the artists featured on the CD Christmas in Vienna. Available at Discurio in Mel-
Give me
a break
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15. Puffed out
bourne and selected music stores.
$25. More: austria.info/au.
8. Swing low
Our hot-to-trot gift suggestions for
your favourite inveterate travellers
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Can you get from Uzbekistan
to Beijing in a day? Big and
beautifully detailed, The Times
Concise Atlas of the World
(HarperCollins, $170) is the definitive reference book when you’re
planning your next trip. More:
harpercollins.com.au.
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6. Write away
The journals you use to record
your travel adventures are
precious mementos. Corban &
Blair journals are made from
recycled paper and come in a variety of styles including Landscape
and Carton (from $25). Corban &
Blair leather-bound organisers are
another handy gift for the traveller. They have slots for tickets,
passport, business cards and pens,
and come with 100 sheets of white
paper in a ringbinder. ($69). More:
corbanblair.com.au.
Giveaway: Courtesy of Corban &
Blair, we have 10 brown luggage
14. Way to go
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Lightweight, easy to pack and
perfect when you want to lie back
and relax, a hammock is just the
thing to sling across a holiday cot-
tage deck. These Brazilian Tropicana hammocks are handwoven, come in singles ($29.99)
and doubles ($39.99) and are available in a range of bright colours.
Available at Kangaroo Tent City
and barbecue stores in NSW and
at Ranger Outdoors in Western
Australia.
More: welovethis country.com.au.
Make in-flight resting a fashion
statement with the Travel Buddy
travel pillow ($19.95) from Ciao
Bella Travel. These comfy pillows
come in a range of colours and patterns. Team with Ciao Bella’s sleep
balm, eye masks, earplugs and
aero socks: just the ticket for those
long-haul holiday flights. More:
ciaobellatravel.com.au.
Compiled by Pauline Webber
Photographed by Adam Knott
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