Floral prints, wide-brimmed sunhats and gardening essentials: this charming friend who loves to continually beautifying her (or his) surroundings is delightfully easy to please. Endlessly inspired by the style of iconic sisters Virginia Woolf and Vanessa Bell – who helped transform the then-stuffy Victorian worlds of literary and artistic endeavour into something altogether more easy-going and beautiful via the Bloomsbury Group – s/he has a deep appreciation for the art of living well.
Feed your bestie’s creativity with a set of oil paints or via a gorgeous gardening book that will inspire them to transform their green space (again). A quirky piece such as a fish-shaped coffee mug is sure to tickle their fancy too, as will a perfectly useful gift such as a large tub of flaky Maldon sea salt (their favourite cooking essential).
The sky’s the limit though: our ultimate gifting suggestion for this stealth luxury-loving bohemian is a Maud Sumner artwork, on auction right now with a starting price of a cool R250k.
1. Brahman Hills: The Making of a World-class Garden by Michelle Magwood with Iain Buchan and Tim Steyn (Jonathan Ball), R750, Jonathan Ball.
2. Dorothy by Maud Sumner, circa late 1930s–early 1940s, from R250,000 (on auction) Strauss&Co.
3. Kara wheat straw hat, R1950, Crystal Birch.
4. Gift voucher, from R100, Lifestyle Home Garden.
5. Christmas loaves, from R950 each, Glenda’s.
6. Rembrandt oil paints, from R279, Artsavingsclub.
7. Maldon salt in plastic tub, R430 (570g) Lisa Ash Consultancy.
8. Fish shaped mug, R200, Typo.
9. Strawberry shaped mug, R200, Typo.
10. How to Live an Artful Life by Katy Hessel (Penguin), about R450, The Book Lounge.
11. Printed fabric lampshade, R650, Enclave.
12. Summer Sun stoneware candleholders, R249-R299, Poetry
For more of the gifting goodies in the Currency gift guide go here and here.
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