Shopping online is boring! Shopping in person is fun! Go find great things for the people you care about at our many terrific independent stores. In part 2 of the Shop-Local Gift Guide: Diani (above), Eider Studio, and Mācher. And of course there’s far more at these shops—and all over town!—than whatever catches my eye.
First up, Diani in Arlington Plaza:
Everything tastes better in a coupe ($34).
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Erin French’s follow-up to her excellent The Lost Kitchen cookbook ($38). Feel free to draw in a comma with Liquid Paper.
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Invite Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte to the table ($130-$180).
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Chic supplies for your favorite Virgo (cleaning cloths $12).
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“Hello I Love You!” Mongolian cashmere throw by Saved ($1,575).
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Dandelion paperweight ($75). Make all the wishes you like….
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And now, Eider Studio in the Upper Village:
Tamanohada soap-on-a-rope in the shape of a fish ($44).
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Itty-bitty scissors by Studio Carta ($40).
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Pour it on with enamel pitchers ($68).
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Braun alarm clocks, so you can leave your phone far from your bed ($32-$55).
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Pull out all the stops ($12).
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Nishiguchi Kutsuhita socks for these dark days of winter ($36).
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One-of-a-kind hand-crocheted dogs by Audrey Dalton ($650).
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And finally, Mācher on Calle Real in Goleta:
Pump Street drinking chocolate ($23).
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Be prepared with the Opinel corkscrew/knife ($38).
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Caddis readers ($110), because the more frequently something gets used, the nicer it should be.
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You can never have enough Japan in your life: Japanese Home Cooking ($54) and Simply Japanese ($35).
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An unbearably—and also bearably?—cute tote ($85).
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Various journals ($20-$30) for those of us who think best when we’re writing.
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Cavern New York’s Bookshop candle: worth it for the tagline alone ($32).
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