Gifts for the Extremely Analog
End the tyranny of screens! (For a minute.)
It’s our final gift guide of the year! Sorry for sending you email three days in a row, I want you to be able to get ahead of the looming shipping deadlines.
I don’t know about you, but I’m f*cking sick of staring at screens. If I were on Santa’s lap right now, I’d ask him to chuck my iPhone into the Hudson. Come December 20, I’m going offline for a good, long break. If you have someone in your life (even yourself) who feels the same, may I suggest something highly analog to occupy their mind, instead?
Here’s a highly considered list of stylish offline things, kicked off with my primary suggestion, a basket-weaving kit from our friend Erin at Underwater Weaving.
I am live in chat all day to answer gifting questions, use me as your secret shopper!
A swanky speaker that easily pairs to a modern turntable for their vinyl collection. A memento for the yearners and film buffs. The plainest game for your fanciest friend. For the city mouse with a country house, a gentle reminder to get some dirt under their nails. For women in STEM. A heated excuse to completely disassociate with The Paris Review. A cheerful, travel-friendly riff on a classic game. Chocolates destined for sharing with girls over gossip. For the solver, 1000 pieces and a spinning puzzle board, or a NYT Games subscription. Niche colored pencils for the meditative sketcher. A pantry starter kit for the kitchen-curious.
For that one friend who has named her sourdough starter. Pastels for someone who likes to smudge, or a smudge stick for someone who needs to cleanse the energy. Standout pencils for notes on paper. A clever device to give them the social media self-control they don’t have. A fancy lighter for the chichi pot head. An amaryllis kit. Uno, but make it artsy. A no-nonsense bottle opener for the pragmatic oenophile. A twenty minute trip to Aman. Something to finish with. Frogs, but not the kind that ribbit. The chicest wok you’ve ever seen. A handsome chess set to keep their game sharp. An on-trend Parisian day planner for the girl about town.
Tea for two, but make it personal. A guided sketchbook that pairs perfectly with a copy of The Artist’s Way. A retro video camera with digital proclivities. For the fashion lover with an inner child. Something for the one who always hoofs it. A letter opener for the recipient who writes thank you notes by hand. For the design snob with coffee table real estate. For the mother in law with a rose garden. For painting your feelings instead of eating them. For the tidiest man you know.
Cheers to going offline on December 20th, thanks for inspiring me to set this goal!
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