| Owl: “Will you listen with Owl ears for a while? Owl hushes.”
Curlew: “Unearthly song of an eerie singer—a bubbling spring, a wild bell-ringer.”
Egret: “Egret out-gleams ice blaze of light.” The Lost Spells: 1,000-Piece PuzzleBased on their book The Lost Spells, this puzzle pairs phrases from the original spells created by Robert Macfarlane with beautiful illustrations by Jackie Morris. On the back of the puzzle box are the animals, birds, and plants from the puzzle image, with a key to the English and Latin names of each. Hourglass The hourglass is a recurring image that evokes not only the passage of time but also balance, the sky and the earth, the female figure, and more. This richly symbolic object is also a calming and beautiful desk accessory. Choose among four colors and between five- or thirty-minute hourglasses. | Van Gogh Almond Blossoms
Silk Chiffon ScarfThe branches and flowers that adorn this silk chiffon scarf are details from one of Vincent van Gogh’s paintings of blossoming almond trees. The artist made the paintings in southern France, in 1888 and 1890, to celebrate the birth of his nephew and namesake, the son of his brother Theo and sister-in-law Jo. | The Snooty Bookshop PostcardsThis postcard set celebrates more than a decade of Tom Gauld’s contributions to The Guardian, with fifty of his most beloved strips—everything from “Procrastination for Creative Writers, a 10-Week Course” and “Poetry Anthologies for People Who Don’t Like Poems” to an alternative bookshop shelving section (“Yes, we do have a copy of the book you’re looking for. You’ll find it in the ‘Vastly Overrated’ section of the ‘So-called Classics’ Department”). | The Shakespeare Collection
Socks Gift Boxes “Undoubtedly the most cheering underthings in the land.”—The Guardian Each Shakespeare Collection gift box—designed and produced under license from The Shakespeare’s Globe Trust—includes five luxurious pairs of socks suitable for all genders. | “Be Happy for This Moment” Gold Bracelet“Be happy for this moment. This moment is your life.”
—Omar Khayyam, The Rubáiyát The beauty of Khayyam’s language is echoed here in the simple elegance of the bracelet. This timeless piece is a perfect gift to help someone celebrate one of life’s joyful moments. | Whitman Square Inch Bracelet “Some people are so much sunlight to the square inch.” Walt Whitman’s beautiful line has been hand-cast on a 14-karat gold vermeil bangle. Each design is sculpted out of clay, and the bracelet is cast from reclaimed metals in a clay mold using the ancient art of lost wax casting. | The Pond at Giverny
Silk Chiffon ScarfDeep greens and blues portray the lush and luminous pond that captivated Claude Monet: “It took me a long time to understand my water lilies… I grew them without thinking of painting them… And then, all of a sudden, I had the revelation of the enchantment of my pond. I took up my palette.” | The Tempest Bee Tea Towel This charming tea towel, part of a line launched at the RHS Chelsea (The Royal Horticulture Society Chelsea Flower Show) in 2024, features an extract from one of Ariel’s songs in William Shakespeare’s The Tempest. | Let your thoughts turn heavenwards as you gaze at this colorful solar system paperweight with its galaxies and planets. This glass paperweight combines style and functionality as a beautiful accent piece for any home or office. | The Backyard Birdsong Guide The Backyard Birdsong Guides are interactive handbooks of birds and their songs. “By knowing which song he sings, you can tell exactly what is on his mind.”
—Donald Kroodsma, The Backyard Birdsong Guide | Mountain Skier Season’s Greetings This set of letterpress greeting cards is perfect for the winter holiday season. The cards depict a beautiful, snowy mountain scene with three skiers embarking on an early morning adventure. | Animal Tracks in the Snow
Holiday Cards This letterpress greeting card is perfect for the entire holiday season. Individual cards are blank inside for your personal message. | Botanicum Postcards This collection of fifty vibrant postcards features Katie Scott’s incredible illustrations of all things botanical. From the rarest orchid to the common pineapple, these beautiful postcards are perfect for sending to friends, gifting to loved ones, or pinning on your wall. The cards are housed in a handsome, sturdy box decorated with some of Scott’s gorgeous creations. Gustav Klimt Silk Chiffon Scarf The floral pattern on this multicolor silk scarf was created from a detail of Gustav Klimt’s painting The Dancer and features the refined design and patterning that characterize his oeuvre. Admirers of Klimt's work will no doubt recognize the deep colors and subtle brushstrokes of The Dancer, his first painting exhibited in the United States. Sauntering Sauntering features sixty walker-writers—classic and current—who wander Europe by foot. We join Nellie Bly roaming the trenches of the First World War; Werner Herzog on a personal pilgrimage through Germany; Joseph Conrad in Cracow; Rebecca Solnit reimagining change on the streets of Prague; and many more peripatetic authors. | A Twitch Upon the Thread The best fishing writing is never really about fishing, or never only about fishing, and the writers collected here use angling as a way to write about love, loss, faith, and obsession. This anthology ranges from medieval times to the present, from riverbank to open ocean, from the shore to the depths. | Fifty-Year Calendar Paperweight This slim but hefty paperweight has fifty years of monthly calendars. Want to know which day of the week your sixtieth birthday will fall on, or maybe your twenty-fifth wedding anniversary? Simply line up the month and year at the top of the dial to reveal the complete calendar of the desired month. | Collective Noun Tea TowelsA prickle of hedgehogs, a parliament of owls, a romp of otters, and more on a hand-screened tea towel featuring fifteen wonderfully evocative collective nouns, illustrated. Choose between Animals, Animals 2, and Birds. | Nature Multi-Activity Kit This kit comes with all the materials and equipment needed to complete five nature-themed crafting activities to make twelve items. Whether enjoyed solo or with others, the projects promise hours of creativity and fun. | Balsa Wood Model Airplane Kits These airplanes are an old-school, irresistible way to get kids away from their screens and outside. No batteries, electronics, or plastic. Inexpensive. And: a toy glider just naturally brings joy to anyone who launches one into the open sky. | Build-Your-Own
Kaleidoscope This STEM kit is an exciting two-part project for young artists and scientists, ages seven and up. Step-by-step instructions show how to construct a working outer-space-themed kaleidoscope. The components are made from the highest quality materials. | Rechargeable Handheld
Dimmable MagnifierAll the essential features of an ideal reading tool have been brought together in this one handheld magnifier. The optical-grade horizontal lens is equipped with ten anti-glare and dimmable LED lights and provides 4x magnification. | Animal Orchestra: 35-Piece Puzzle This elaborate “look and find” puzzle is as fun as it is beautiful. After the puzzle is completed, it’s time to find the objects from the border in the field of the puzzle. Each puzzle comes with a 24" x 15" poster of the illustration. | Match a Pair of Birds Memory Game This classic memory game is a fun and educational way for both children and more experienced birdwatchers to master a body of knowledge that will serve them a lifetime: how to identify both the male and female of a species. For two players, ages six and up. | William Blake’s Shakespeare Playing Cards “Shakespeare, in riper years, gave me his hand...”—William Blake This elegant set of playing cards features some of William Blake’s most beautiful illustrations of Shakespeare subjects. | The Natural World Greeting Card Collection This collection of eight greeting cards features archival illustrations of colorful fauna, from butterflies to bullfrogs. These vintage images are printed in England on an uncoated, light cream 300 gsm Italian paper. | The Night Sky Postcards This handsome foil-stamped box holds fifty postcards, each with a single sublime image: a page from Galileo’s sketchbooks, a Chinese star map, an artist’s interpretation of the universe, a rarely seen image from the NASA archives, and more. | Instead of Card:
Ten Poems about Walking“Ten Poems about Walking” is a title in the “Instead of a Card” series, based on the idea that sending a greeting card is a lovely gesture, and sending a booklet of poetry an even more meaningful one. | Young Artist Essentials Gift Set This art set makes the perfect gift for a budding artist ready to take their creativity to the next level. By providing a variety of mediums, this set encourages children to explore different artistic styles and techniques. They can try out blending with colored pencils, shading with graphite pencils, creating textures with oil pastels, experimenting with watercolor, and more, all while fostering a deeper understanding and appreciation of art. Store-and-Go Easel Help your child’s creativity blossom with this three-in-one tabletop easel. Functioning as a chalk blackboard, a magnetic whiteboard, and a sturdy carrying case, it is perfect for an aspiring artist on-the-go. A magnetic surface lets the whiteboard hold magnetic tools, great for games and learning. When not in use, the art kit folds up into a durable carrying case that can hold all the supplies and accessories for the board, making for compact storage and easy transportation. Rainbow Fountain Pens
for Every Day Color coding is an old-school method and a proven way to increase productivity. Use color to organize and prioritize a to-do list or to make any writing project more fun. | Nomenclature of Colors Tea Towel This organic cotton tea towel captures the historic charm of Werner’s Nomenclature of Colours, used by pioneers such as Charles Darwin to categorize the colors they found in the natural world. The tea towel is based on an adaptation of Abraham Gottlob Werner’s color swatches published by P. Syme in 1821. | Illuminated Solar System Crystal Ball Let the light shine with this illuminated crystal ball, featuring a 3D laser-engraved solar system design. This unique light will spark joy and make any space come alive. Winner of the 2024 UK Gift of the Year Award, this crystal ball is a unique accessory for your desk or bookshelf and functions as a night-light. | Illuminated Dandelion Crystal Ball The dandelion symbolizes luck and adds a subtle yet sophisticated flair and a timeless touch to your home or office. A symbol of hope, love, and happiness, the dandelion will bring natural warmth, beauty, and energy to your space. You can switch between three light intensity levels. | Illuminated Galaxy Crystal Ball The crystal is polished to a shine that reflects light and creates a stunning effect wherever it is displayed. The base is fitted with a rechargeable battery that can keep your galaxy illuminated for up to sixteen hours. The USB-C port in the back makes for easy charging with the cable that is included. | Virginia Woolf’s Notebooks The patterns on these hardcover notebooks are reproductions of the covers of two of the seven notebooks in which Virginia Woolf drafted the 1931 novel The Waves, considered among her best and most experimental works. Choose Vol. 3 or Vol. 4. Vintage Bodleian Christmas Wrapping Paper This high-quality wrapping paper shows brightly colored vintage clothbound books from the Bodleian Libraries at the University of Oxford. The book covers and spines are highly decorative, with snowmen and birds, candles, holly, cottages, and all things holiday. Illuminated Raised Relief Desk Globe This detailed globe features more than 4,000 place names and political boundaries, a wonderful tool for learning about geography from lower school on. Plugged in, it also doubles as a night-light, making it the perfect addition to your library, office, or study. Floreale Tea Towel This cotton tea towel is printed with a colorful vintage illustration of flowers, including Macartney’s Rose, trumpet flower, changeable pontic azalea, beautiful cistus, broad-leaved schotia, cinnnamon-leaved melastoma, and common lilac. Blissfully at home among the blossoms are a dragonfly, robin, spider, butterfly, and bees. David Levine IllustrationsWe offer framed prints of hundreds of caricatures by celebrated artist David Levine that enriched the pages of The New York Review of Books for more than four decades. These prints make a thoughtful gift for anyone—or for your own home or office. Choose among writers, artists, composers, poets, musicians, politicians, historical figures, pop personalities, and more. (Henry David Thoreau is featured here.) |
