The festive season’s upon us, which means the annual scramble for gifts that won’t end up regifted or gathering dust. If you’re shopping for someone who’s seen it all, worn it all, or drunk it all, the usual suspects won’t cut it.
This year’s picks aren’t about ticking boxes. They’re about spirits aged in casks that tell stories, furniture that makes architects jealous, and confections made by people who’ve perfected their recipes over decades (not mass-produced and slapped with a premium label).
Some of these items come with price tags that’ll make you pause. Others are surprisingly accessible for what they offer. But everything here has one thing in common: it’s the kind of gift that makes someone actually stop and pay attention. The kind they’ll remember long after the wrapping paper’s been recycled.
Whether you’re after something for the person who has everything or just want to make this Christmas feel different from the last ten, here’s where to start looking.
Luxury Experiences
X-1 Jets World Tour – ACJ TwoTwenty Edition 2026
X-1 Jets is selling one departure only: ten days for one family aboard a private Airbus Corporate Jet that’ll take you anywhere you want to go. $1.5 million gets you a private aircraft with 10,000 km range, which means you’re crossing continents without the usual stop-and-refuel interruptions.
The ACJ TwoTwenty has a private master suite, lounge, and dining area. There’s a private chef onboard doing Michelin-level cooking (actually Michelin-level, not just calling it that), and an in-flight concierge with live communication back to the X-1 team. You design the route entirely. Ten days, your itinerary, your pace.
This isn’t fractional ownership or a jet card with restrictions. It’s one family, one aircraft, one completely bespoke journey around the world. The route is yours to plot, the ground experiences are yours to choose, and the timing bends to your schedule instead of the other way around.
It comes in a signature black gift box with a personalised metal card and digital access to your private portal. One departure in 2026, already set up and ready to book. When you’re spending this kind of money on travel, it should actually be about the travel, not the logistics. This delivers on that.
Le Commandant Charcot Arctic Expedition
Ponant’s Le Commandant Charcot is the only cruise ship on earth with a Polar Class 2 ice rating. That means it can break through 8.5 feet of ice and reach places no other passenger vessel can touch, including the Geographic North Pole. This isn’t a cruise where you look at ice from a distance. This is a ship that crushes through it like you’re watching land split apart in real time.
The ship is the world’s first hybrid-electric polar exploration vessel, powered by liquefied natural gas with the ability to run in silent, zero-emission mode. When you’re watching polar bears on ice floes or kayaking between icebergs, that silence matters. You’re not drowning out nature with engine noise.
Built in 2021, Le Commandant Charcot has 123 staterooms designed by Jean-Philippe Nuel and Jean-Michel Wilmotte. The interiors use stone, wood, and leather that echo the polar environment outside. There’s an indoor resistance pool, two outdoor pools, a spa with floor-to-ceiling windows so you don’t miss the view while getting a massage, and a snow room because apparently even the spa needs to be thematic in the Arctic.
Michelin-starred chef Alain Ducasse curates the menu at the main restaurant, Nuna. The food is properly French with all the butter and cream that implies. Free-flowing French wines, champagne, and spirits are included (except premium vintages). Even the buffet and outdoor grill offer shrimp and lobster. Fresh bread baked daily, including croissants and baguettes that stretch the imagination.
Activities include kayaking, dog sledging, ice fishing, polar plunges in special dry suits, zodiac landings with naturalist guides, and citizen science opportunities. The ship has purpose-built scientific labs where you can participate in ice core drilling and ocean analysis, measuring temperature, acidity, and microplastics. You’re not just observing polar regions, you’re contributing to understanding them.
Arctic expeditions range from 13 to 21 days, with routes exploring northeast Greenland, Svalbard, the Northwest Passage, or the ultimate trip to the Geographic North Pole. The North Pole expedition (16 days) includes charter flights from Paris to Longyearbyen, then slow progress through constantly shifting ice to reach 90 degrees north. In September 2024, the ship became the first vessel to reach the northern pole of inaccessibility, the point in the Arctic Ocean farthest from any landmass.
Pricing starts from £3,200 per person for shorter Arctic itineraries, with North Pole expeditions running significantly higher (typically £30,000-50,000+ per person depending on cabin category). Book early for the best rates, as Ponant rewards early bookings with up to 30% savings.
This is the ultimate Arctic experience: luxury expedition cruising to places that were genuinely unreachable until this ship existed. Available for 2026-2027 seasons through Ponant and specialist polar travel agents.
Auto Vivendi LuXus Membership
Auto Vivendi runs the world’s largest supercar club with an £8.4m collection of over 30 supercars you can actually drive. The LuXus Membership (£100,000 + VAT) is their top-tier offering, and it packs in more driving experiences than most people will have in a lifetime.
You get a full annual membership with 2,750 miles and 50 days of car use across their fleet. That’s Ferraris, Lamborghinis, McLarens, Aston Martins, the lot. Two European Supercar Drive Tours with guest space, so you can bring someone along for multi-day drives through places that make sense in a supercar. There’s a European Ultimate Supercar Trackday where you’ll actually learn what these cars can do when you’re not worried about speed limits.
The Goodwood Festival of Speed VIP Hospitality (twice) comes with VIP parking, which matters more than you’d think when everyone else is stuck in a field. The 200mph Challenge is exactly what it sounds like. The AV by Private Jet trip takes you somewhere worth going. You’ll get ten AV Party invitations throughout the year, an apparel pack, and a champagne reception for ten guests at the AV Clubhouse bar.
This isn’t fractional ownership with restrictions and depreciation headaches. It’s access to £8.4m worth of constantly refreshed supercars that someone else maintains, insures, and stores. Members from their 20-year history include Jodie Kidd and Gareth Bale, if that tells you anything about the clientele.
They deliver cars throughout the UK and Europe. The club has proper camaraderie instead of just transactional car access. When you’re spending £100k on an annual membership, you want more than just keys.
Home & Design
Spiro Console
The Spiro Console (Price on Request) is all about that spiral base in aged brass. It’s proper metalwork, the kind that takes skill to forge, and the aged brass finish only makes it more striking.
They’ve dropped a slab of Nero Marquina marble on top, which is black with white veining if you’re wondering, and the whole thing works.
At 180cm long, 85cm high, and 40cm deep, this 100kg piece is substantial. You can’t ignore it. The curves are dramatic without being showy, and the contrast between the metal work and the marble top gives it real presence. Moreover, as this is a fully custom piece, you could customise it to your finish and taste. A great addition to any space that is sure to remain a statement piece for decades to come.
Greer Modular Sofa
The Greer modular sofa (Price on Request) takes up serious real estate at 343cm wide and 277cm deep. But it doesn’t feel heavy. There’s a solid oak wood component built right in that works as a side table, with brushed brass accents adding warmth to the whole piece.
Seat height is 42cm, and despite weighing 150kg, it has this floating quality. The cushions come in whatever fabric and colour you want, so you can make it work with your space.
The proportions are generous without being excessive. You can get it in different sizes and finishes too. It’s minimalist, but the kind that’s actually comfortable to sit on for hours.
Rivers Sofa
Named after jazz saxophonist Sam Rivers, this sofa (Price on Request) has that same improvisational energy. Matte walnut wood, polished brass, luxurious fabric upholstery. It’s 226cm wide, 111cm deep, with a 42cm seat height. Weighs 140kg.
The mid-century modern influence is obvious, but it pushes past the usual boundaries while staying sophisticated. You can customise the size and finish to make it yours.
Currently on backorder, so if you want one, order now. It’s the kind of piece that deserves to be the focus of whatever room it’s in, in the same way Sam Rivers commanded attention when he played.
Bailey Sideboard
The Bailey sideboard (Price on Request) works as living room furniture or a drinks cabinet. Your choice. It’s 183cm wide, 85cm tall, 49cm deep, and weighs 150kg of solid walnut wood with polished brass and black lacquered metal.
The front panels come in custom lacquered finishes, and that’s where the piece gets interesting. Bold colour statements that take it from classic to contemporary without losing the vintage feel. Storage is ample but proportioned correctly.
The materials mix tradition with modernity in a way that actually works instead of just trying to.
Saji Craft Utility Knife 135mm
Takeshi Saji started his apprenticeship at 14 in Takefu, where they’ve been making knives for over 700 years. By 38, Japan’s Ministry of Culture named him a ‘Living Treasure’ for his knife-making skills. Youngest person ever to get that honour. This utility knife is why.
It’s hand-forged Damascus steel with 129 layers of alternating steel creating that distinctive pattern. The core is VG10 steel, which is what serious knife makers use when they want an edge that actually stays sharp. The handle is Stag Horn, no two exactly alike. At 135mm, it’s smaller than the typical 150mm utility knife, which makes it more manoeuvrable for precise work.
The slim profile means less surface area touching fatty, oily, or starchy foods. Wider blades create vacuum and stick to what you’re cutting. This doesn’t. You can use it for vegetables, precise meat cuts, fish filleting, carving small roasts, careful poultry work where you need to avoid bones. Home cooks who find chef’s knives intimidating use these instead.
This isn’t a knife you throw in a drawer. It’s a collector’s piece that happens to be extremely functional. The hunting knife heritage is obvious in the design, but it meets what busy chefs and dedicated home cooks actually need. Japanese knife-making at its finest, from someone the Japanese government officially recognises as a master of the craft.
Gili Lagoon Treasure Box with Starfish
Objet Luxe made a treasure box inspired by tropical lagoons. The finish is that specific shade of blue-green you get in shallow tropical waters when the light hits right. A silver-plated starfish sits on the lid, which is either an elegant coastal design or a bit obvious depending on your tolerance for ocean metaphors.
The box measures 30 x 20 x 9 cm inside, with overall dimensions of 34 x 23 x 13.5 cm. At 2.26 kg, it has proper weight to it. This isn’t flimsy decorative nonsense. You can actually use it for jewellery, trinkets, or whatever small, valuable things you need to store somewhere that doesn’t look like boring storage.
The lagoon-hued finish does what it’s supposed to do: brings that seaside feeling without requiring you to live near the sea or deal with salt air corroding everything you own. It works in bedrooms, dressing rooms, anywhere you want a functional object that also happens to look expensive.
At £1,495, you’re paying for the craftsmanship and the fact that not everyone has one. It’s a gift for someone who appreciates beautiful objects that serve a purpose, or for yourself if you’re tired of keeping your jewellery in boxes that look like afterthoughts.
The Gili Lagoon Treasure box with starfish is available to buy online from the Gili Objet Luxe line or in person at Gili Lankanfushi Maldives if you happen to be there.
The Art of Scripture
The National Gallery and Lion Books brought together the King James Bible and 100 masterpieces from the Gallery’s collection. The Art of Scripture pairs biblical text with paintings you can actually go see in person at the National Gallery in London. That’s the key difference here: every artwork featured is physically accessible, not locked away in private collections or scattered across continents.
You get Caravaggio’s dramatic New Testament parables, Rembrandt’s Old Testament epics, and 98 other works spanning centuries of artists interpreting scripture. The King James Bible provides the text, which matters because it’s arguably the most influential English translation ever made, shaping language and culture for 400 years.
Published 18th September 2025 in hardback, it works as a coffee table book, a companion guide for National Gallery visits, or a gift for people interested in the intersection of faith, art, and heritage. The timing aligns with renewed interest in both, Gen Z Bible purchases are up, and programmes like Pilgrimage and cathedral documentaries are pulling serious audiences.
For £19.99, you’re getting a curated guide that connects biblical narrative with world-class art, all of which you can walk up to and examine in detail whenever the National Gallery is open. It’s a book that encourages you to actually go look at the paintings, not just read about them.
Available now from Lion Books and major retailers. A proper guide for Bible and art enthusiasts, whether you’re visiting London or already live here.
Charles Bar Cart from RH
RH took the profile of a vintage bar cart and made it architectural. The Charles Bar Cart is handcrafted from stainless steel in an X-shaped design with crisp geometric lines. There’s a waisted knot in the midsection that breaks up what would otherwise be aggressive symmetry.
Two tempered glass shelves give you actual storage space for bottles and glassware. At 36″W x 20″D x 38″H, it’s sized to hold a proper bar setup without dominating the room. Four swiveling casters mean it rolls in any direction, which matters when you’re navigating around furniture with a cart that weighs 88 lbs.
The stainless steel frame has that substantial feel that cheaper bar carts fake with thin metal. This one isn’t going anywhere unless you want it to. The glass shelves are tempered, so they can handle the weight of bottles without the constant worry that something’s going to shatter.
Don’t put hot items directly on it, use coasters to prevent marks, wipe with a soft damp cloth. Basic maintenance for furniture that’s meant to last. Glass cleaner works on the shelves when champagne gets everywhere.
At £1,355 for RH members or £1,940 regular price, it’s a bar cart that costs as much as some people’s entire bar. But it’s the kind of piece that makes hosting feel less like work and more like you know what you’re doing.
Origin Outdoor Pool Table – Black Frame
Cornilleau made an outdoor pool table that actually works as an outdoor pool table. The Origin is shock and weather resistant, which matters because most pool tables fall apart the moment they see humidity. This one’s built to stay outside and still play properly.
The 12mm HPL composite slate board gives you optimal ball rolling, four adjustable feet get it level on uneven surfaces, and natural rubber cushions handle the bounce. It plays like an indoor table but survives like outdoor furniture. Made in France, in Bonneuil-les-Eaux, where Cornilleau handles design, production, and after-sales from one location.
The black frame has that apparent simplicity that comes from getting the balance of materials, lines, and angles right. Optional stone or wood tabletops (£695 each) convert it into a garden dining table when you’re not playing. The tops store under the table itself, so you’re not hunting for somewhere to put them.
Five-year warranty and spare parts available for at least 20 years. That’s a commitment to repairability you don’t see often. They’ve tested it in laboratory and real-world conditions, sometimes extreme, to make sure it lasts.
Price includes UK mainland delivery and assembly service. You also get two composite cues, American Spots & Stripes pool balls, a triangle, a diamond, two chalks, and a brush. Everything you need to start playing the day it arrives.
At £4,995, it’s a pool table you can leave outside, convert into a dining table, and repair for decades. That’s worth something.
Spirits, Wine & Beverages
The GlenDronach 40-Year-Old, 2025 Edition
For the ultra-exclusive lover, the GlenDronach 40-Year-Old is the perfect gift! And when we say exclusive we mean that only 300 bottles of this was made – globally. That’s it. Hand-chosen casks from 1978, 1983, and 1984, married and refined over four decades in Spanish Oak Oloroso and Pedro Ximénez sherry casks. At 42.1% ABV natural cask strength, it’s what happens when you wait 40 years and don’t compromise.
The colour is Black Ochre before you even pour it. The nose gives you dark fruit, rich chocolate, sherry-soaked figs, and other things that are harder to pin down but definitely there. The palate has this plush velvet texture (four decades in a cask does that) carrying dark treacle, crystallised ginger, charred pineapple, then shifting into dark chocolate-coated brazil nuts.
The finish is warming oak spice and sweet fruit that doesn’t quit. You’ll be thinking about this one for a while.
Master Blender Rachel Barrie calls it “the ultimate expression of The GlenDronach” after 40 years of sherry cask refinement. She’s right. This is what The GlenDronach has been doing since 1826, taken to its logical conclusion.
It comes in a dark-stained rosewood box with brass handles on a golden plinth. The packaging matches what’s inside, which matters at £5,000. Available through select retailers including Selfridges in the UK. When 300 bottles are gone, that’s the end of it.
MOTH Cocktail Party Pack
MOTH’s new Cocktail Party Pack solves the hosting problem nobody wants: making eight different cocktails while your guests wait. Available exclusively at Waitrose from 29th October, this little black box has eight bar-strength cocktails already mixed and ready to pour. No shakers, no sticky counters, no measuring.
It’s the first time MOTH has done a mixed-flavour multipack in UK grocery, and it’s the smart move. You get Mojito, Negroni, Spicy Margarita, Margarita, Espresso Martini, Passionfruit Martini, Cosmopolitan, and Paloma. Eight different drinks means eight different guests leave happy, or one person has options all night.
These aren’t watered-down premixes. MOTH uses award-winning craft spirits and real fruit juices. Bar-strength means they taste like cocktails, not compromise. The cans are fully recyclable because MOTH is a B Corp and actually means it.
Some packs have a golden ticket inside worth £500 towards a dinner party. Whether you win or not, you’re getting cocktails that work for kitchen discos, festive dinners, or Friday nights when you can’t be bothered with a cocktail shaker.
Silent Harmony by Endo Kazutoshi for NEIT
NEIT partnered with Michelin-starred Chef Endo Kazutoshi to create a whiskey that mirrors his approach to sushi: precision, discipline, and respect for tradition. Silent Harmony is a 1991 single malt that spent 34 years maturing in a bourbon barrel. Only 185 numbered bottles exist.
Triple-distilled, bottled at natural colour, non-chill filtered. The liquid keeps the full integrity of the cask, which matters when you’re dealing with something this old. The nose opens with honeysuckle, wild apple blossom, chamomile, fresh greenery, and subtle coastal influence. The palate delivers apricot tarte tatin, peach chutney, wild herbs, gentle bitterness from wormwood and gentian. The finish goes long with dried hay, herbal complexity, and saline lift that speaks to its coastal character.
Chef Endo Kazutoshi is a third-generation sushi master from Yokohama who brings the same philosophy to whiskey that he brings to fish: what matters most happens in silence. NEIT is an Irish whiskey brand redefining tradition through bold cask experimentation and contemporary aesthetics. This collaboration was natural because both pursue excellence through reimagining what came before.
The bottle design evokes Japanese pottery with deep hues and refined textures. It’s inspired by the timelessness of Japanese craftsmanship, which mirrors the balance of heritage and modernity in Chef Endo’s work. The presentation matches what’s inside.
185 bottles at £2,995 each. Available from early October 2025. For enquiries or more information, visit neit.io. Decades spent in quiet transformation, now ready to drink.
Highgrove Evergreen English Whisky
Highgrove and Cotswolds Distillery made a single malt from Plumage Archer barley grown on the Highgrove Estate. It’s a traditional heritage variety, which matters if you care about provenance and what actually goes into your whisky. Matured in Bourbon and STR red wine casks, the combination creates depth without one flavour dominating the other.
The nose gives you honeyed malt and orchard fruits. The palate delivers red berry, toasted oak, and soft spice in layers. The finish is rich and balanced, with natural colour and non-chill filtered depth that keeps everything the cask put in there. At 46% ABV, it has enough strength to carry the flavours without burning.
Each bottle comes in a gift box featuring an illustration painted by King Charles III. A View from the Wildflower Meadow is reproduced from his 1995 watercolour showing Highgrove House, the Wildflower Meadow, and the Cedar of Lebanon tree. It’s actual art from the King, not just branded packaging.
Daniel Szor, Founder of Cotswolds Distillery, bought Plumage Archer barley from Highgrove years ago. That purchasing relationship evolved into this collaboration, which brings together two operations committed to craftsmanship, provenance, and respect for the land. Profits from Highgrove support The King’s Foundation for education and training in furniture making, fashion, textiles, and building craft skills.
Available to pre-order from 24 November at cotswoldsdistillery.com and highgrovegardens.com. In-store from 4 December 2025 at Cotswolds Distillery and Highgrove Gardens. This isn’t a limited release, it’s a permanent addition to the portfolio, reflecting an ongoing partnership between Highgrove and Cotswolds Distillery.
English whisky that tells a story about where it came from and supports something worthwhile. £100 for 70cl.
Gourmet & Confectionery
Fortnum & Mason Beluga 000 Caviar
Fortnum & Mason’s Beluga 000 Caviar (£3,500, 500g) is luxury gastronomy at its peak. These Huso Huso Sturgeon eggs get the 000 grade when size, colour, and flavour align perfectly. Aged for twelve years.
Each pearl measures 3-3.5mm, grey to pale silver in colour. Comes in Fortnum’s turquoise and gold tin. You want to eat this simply: on blinis with crème fraiche, or the connoisseur’s way, on the back of your hand where your natural warmth releases the complex flavours.
Fortnum & Mason experts suggest pairing with Taittinger Comtes de Champagne 2006. That’s £3,500 well spent.
DukesHill Truly Magnificent Christmas Hamper
DukesHill’s Truly Magnificent Christmas Hamper packs 39 items into two traditional 20-inch wicker baskets with leather straps. The 4.5kg St. George’s Boneless Ham is the star, with a whole kilogram side of oak-smoked salmon sitting alongside it.
The cheese selection is serious. Colston Bassett Stilton (475g), Montgomery’s Cheddar (600g), Lord London Cheese (500g min), Sparkenhoe Red Leicester (300g), and Cote Hill Blue (500g). They’ve added Iceni Salami (250g) and proper accompaniments: Piccalilli in a Kilner jar, Boxing Day Chutney, Fig Chutney, and duck liver pâté with Cointreau. The crackers and sablés aren’t afterthoughts either. Gran Moravia Cheese & Pistachio Sablés, Stilton & Almond Sablés, Sea Salt Thins, plus Cracked Black Pepper and Multi Seed Crackers.
Sweet stuff is abundant. Extra Large Christmas Pudding (1kg), a 6-inch Very Special Christmas Cake (1.7kg), eighteen mince pies across three styles (St. Clement’s, Almond Topped, Classic). There’s Brandy Butter for the pudding, Peaches in Brandy, and handmade Scottish Shortbread (475g). The chocolate selection runs to 47 pieces, plus Chocolate Covered Pecans, Turkish Delight Selection (250g), Milk Chocolate Honeycomb, and two types of Mendiants (one milk chocolate with crunchy biscuit and caramelised pecan, one dark chocolate with roasted almonds and ginger).
The drinks aren’t playing around. Pol Roger Brut Reserve NV champagne, Volnay Domaine Georges Glantenay, Chassagne-Montrachet Domaine Jean-Marc Pillot, Brunello di Montalcino Ridolfi 2017, and Fonseca Guimaraens Vintage Port 2012.
Everything arrives on your chosen date for maximum freshness – if this doesn’t please the taste buds, nothing will.
Jolly Good Brownies
From East Hendred on the Oxfordshire/Berkshire border, Jolly Good Brownies has been making these since 2018 using a closely guarded recipe. Dark chocolate brownies with generous white chocolate chunks, perfectly gooey centre from their unique marshmallow-infused method.
You can pair them with luxury add-ons: Oxford Soap Co. Hand Cream, the “Food and Kindness” Sobell House Hospice cookbook (Mary Berry and Stephen Fry contributed), Black Oud Scented Candle from Snowbunting, or Gisela Graham designer cups in three patterns.
Freshly baked to order using free-range eggs and premium chocolate. 100% recyclable packaging, two-week refrigerated shelf life. Vegetarian option available if you ask. Good for celebrating new babies or just wanting something indulgent.
Fashion, Jewellery & Accessories
Blue Sapphire & Diamond Pendant and Diamond Riviera Necklace
Stephen Silver has designed this exceptional necklace around a spectacular 61.62 carat blue sapphire. That’s the kind of stone you don’t just stumble across. The sapphire sits in a diamond halo pendant that hangs from a diamond Riviera necklace with expertly graduated diamonds running the length of it.
This is heirloom-quality high jewellery, the kind that gets passed down with stories attached. It commands attention because there’s no subtle way to wear 61 carats of blue sapphire surrounded by diamonds. You either commit to it or you don’t wear it at all.
Stephen Silver Fine Jewellery has been Silicon Valley’s go-to for elevated gifting, which makes sense when your clientele has both the means and the desire for rare coloured gemstones. Their expertise shows in pieces like this, where the design doesn’t fight with the stone for attention. The sapphire is the star, the diamonds support it, and the whole thing works because someone knew what they were doing.
It’s timeless without feeling dated, rare without being unwearable. The kind of piece that gets worn for major occasions and stays in the family for generations. Available online at shsilver.com or at their new boutique at The Villa Menlo Park in Menlo Park, California.
Pearl Haven Accessory Jacket
The Pearl Haven Accessory Jacket (£1,400) is hand-embroidered with crystals and pearls. It’s wearable art that happens to also be a jacket.
Throw it over a string top or a dress and you’ve got drama. Made to order exclusively (2-25 working days), which means minimal waste and total exclusivity.
The brand is serious about circular fashion and sustainability, so buying this supports that approach while getting you something nobody else will have.
Natasha Collis x Gemfields Dancing Duet Gold and Emerald Cascading Earrings
Natasha Collis handmakes these in Ibiza, which tells you something about the pace of production. Each earring has 1.5mm round Gemfields Zambian emeralds set in hand-selected and sculpted 18K yellow gold pieces that cascade down 7cm. The gold elements are arranged to actually move, hence the “dancing” part of the name.
The design captures movement in a way that static jewellery usually doesn’t. The alternating gold pieces catch light differently as they shift, and the emeralds punctuate the cascade without overwhelming it. It’s dynamic without being loud.
These are made to order only, which means four weeks from order to delivery. No refunds, no exchanges, because once they’ve made your specific pair, that’s it. The upside is you’re getting something that isn’t sitting in a display case waiting for someone to buy it.
Gemfields sources the emeralds from Zambia, where they run responsible mining operations. The collaboration between Collis and Gemfields brings together her sculptural approach to gold work with their ethically sourced stones. At €4,440, you’re paying for handcrafted work that takes time, materials that matter, and a design that actually does something interesting with the format of earrings.
MIA PAPA Athena Maxi Caftan Dress
The Athena Maxi Caftan Dress (£680) is pure silk with a hand-printed Parthenon temple floor plan on it. Limited production, hand-printed in Soufli, hand-stitched in MIA PAPA’s Athens ateliers.
One-size design with an adjustable silk belt. Designer Mia Papaefthimiou works with local artisans to keep traditional techniques alive while supporting Greek craftsmanship. This is slow fashion done properly, where ethical production isn’t marketing speak.
The dress works in summer wardrobes while celebrating Ancient Greek architecture and wisdom. Cultural heritage you can wear.
Emerald Cut Diamond Ring With Bullet Diamonds, 26 CT
Leviev put a 26-carat emerald-cut emerald in the centre of this ring. Not a diamond, an actual emerald, which matters because finding a 26-carat emerald worth setting is considerably harder than finding a 26-carat diamond. Flanking it are bullet-cut diamonds totalling 2 carats, set in 18KT platinum.
The proportions are scaled for impact without tipping into unwearable. The bullet diamonds balance the emerald without competing with it, and the platinum setting lets the green do the talking. It’s sophisticated in the way high jewellery should be: technically impressive but not shouting about it.
This is for collectors of rare coloured gemstones who understand what it takes to source a stone like this. Natural emeralds at this size, with the colour saturation and clarity needed for a piece at this level, don’t come around often. When they do, houses like Leviev know what to do with them.
The ring works for regular wear if your regular wear includes occasions where a 26-carat emerald makes sense, or evening galas where it definitely does. Either way, it adds glamour and sophistication to every moment, which is what you’d expect when you’re wearing this much green on one finger.
Beauty & Fragrance
Healf Advent Calendar
Healf packed £840 worth of products into 24 doors and priced it at £349. Each door opens to something tied to their Four Pillars: EAT, MOVE, MIND, SLEEP. It’s functional wellness mixed with things that actually feel good to use, which is rarer than it should be.
You get daily essentials like Molecular Hydrogen Tablets for cellular recovery, 550 MGO Manuka Honey for immune support, and Everyday Hydration Salts for performance and recovery. The Dream 1.2 Chicken Bone Broth Sachets are for nightly nourishment, True Nightcap Sachets help with restorative sleep, and Ashwagandha Powder plus Cellular Defence Supplements work on stress and immunity.
But it’s not all supplements. There’s a Supercharge Copper Body Brush to energise circulation, a Red Light Therapy Wand for skin and cellular repair, Holi (stick) Cap d’Antibes Deodorant, Tallow & Honey Lip Balm, and Mindfulness Chocolate. Roebling Crystal Glasses and Kodo Home Fragrance handle the sensory ritual side, while I am Verdant by Vyrao Eau de Parfum lifts mood and energy.
The calendar creates space for small wellness moments throughout December instead of the usual chocolate-and-crash routine. Each product does something specific rather than just being there to fill a door. It’s an invitation to build sustaining habits during the one month when everyone’s habits fall apart.
Available now from healf.com for £349. December wellness that might actually stick past January.
Luxury Children’s Gifts
The Pumpkin Carriage Children’s Suite
This Pumpkin Carriage installation (Price on Request) brings Cinderella into modern nurseries. Lacquered wood with polished brass accents, 350cm wide, 140cm deep, 250cm high.
Inside, there’s a study area with a built-in desk, toy storage, iand maginative play space. You can customise the size and finish to match the room.
It’s functional luxury that doesn’t forget about wonder. Young imaginations need interesting spaces to develop, and this delivers.
The Ivy Teddy Bear
The Ivy made a teddy bear. It’s soft, fluffy, and wearing a bowtie because of course it is. There’s an embroidered Ivy logo and year insignia on the feet, making it clear this is the 2025 edition.
It’s The Ivy’s first festive gifting range, which explains why they’re treating a teddy bear like a limited edition release. The bowtie is dashing (their word, but fair enough), and the whole thing has that Ivy touch where even a children’s toy gets elevated treatment.
Works for adults who collect things, kids who want a teddy bear that looks fancier than most teddy bears, or anyone who really loves The Ivy and wants a softer version of that experience. At £29.99, it’s accessible luxury. The kind of gift that says you put thought into it without requiring a second mortgage.
Limited edition means they’re not making these forever. If you want one for under the tree this Christmas, order now before they’re gone and you’re left explaining why you didn’t get the Ivy bear when you had the chance.
The Lighthouse Playhouse
This Lighthouse Playhouse (Price on Request) reaches 260cm skyward. Brazilian Rosewood veneer, lacquered wood, polished brass accents, selected fabrics. At 155cm wide and 100cm deep, there’s serious play space inside.
Integrated slide for quick exits. An optional operational light at the crown that works as room lighting and night-time magic. Customisable in size and finish.
Maritime adventure meets high-end craftsmanship. Your kids get their own retreat, and you get furniture that actually looks good in a luxury home.
