My Unique Gift Idea Shopping Blog

Welcome to Michal David’s world. This year she is celebrating 13 years of diverse, dynamic creation… Michal David is a wonderful artist and artisan from Israel, the Holy Land. Her inimitable designs of pictures, clocks, mirrors, jewelry boxes and more are well known for their classic romantic and Victorian style. Michal writes on her website, [...]

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The Hilfiger family’s new home is perched on one of the highest floors of Manhattan’s Plaza Hotel. The family bought the two-floor condo on the corner of Central Park South and Fifth Avenue in 2008. Tommy’s Wife, Dee Hilfiger says: “We tried to incorporate as much of the history of the building as we could…From [...]

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I came across these Flaming Martini Bug Repellers at a place called Uncommongoods. They are simple martini glasses, though filled with citronella gel, complete with olive for full martini effect. If you have someone who really likes martinis, or wants to make people think he likes martinis, or wants to confuse people by seeing if [...]

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The modern obsession with building fuel efficient cars notwithstanding, I thought I’d take some time to pedal an entirely different sort of vehicle. That is, the ceramic one. The advantages of a ceramic car? For one, it doesn’t need any gasoline, it’s a lot smaller, and it doesn’t require any maintenance. You can’t say no [...]

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A quick follow up to our wine kits post. You can find these at artsy displays and street fairs, usually in hippieish parts of town where all the artisans are selling recycled trash-into-treasure that makes you want to dive into the nearest landfill and see what you can sell. But then it smells bad, so [...]

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I have a friend who recently got married, and he was generally disappointed with the gifts he received. Not that he was bitter, but he was expecting some cool nifty things he could play with and show off. He got a lot of fruit bowls, which happens to the best of us. Acutely aware of [...]

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Rachel Kelly is UK designer, specializing in interactive wall covering design. Her company is named Interactive Wallpaper and browsing the site is simply a pleasure. Kelly believes in involving the customers within the artistic process, and you can try this concept at the sticker lab. It’s a lot of fun. Here is what I came [...]

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E-Glue Design is a French creative studio that specializes in design and illustration for kids. They sell beautiful and colorful wall stickers in various sizes, that are perfect for a child’s bedroom atmosphere. It’s a neat idea that takes advantage of the abundance of free space we have on our walls, and easily transforms it [...]

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A French designer from Nice named Stephanie Marin came up with the brilliant idea of transforming the living room into a beachside pebble-covered coast. She designed oval cushions and sofas filled with of hypoallergenic polysilicone fiber and covered with virgin wool, making them Eco-friendly and extremely comfortable. You could arrange the “pebbles” any way you [...]

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Today I want to share with you a marvelous store I discovered via Style Hive. As mentioned in a previous post, Style Hive connects style lovers from around the world, and is a unique opportunity to expand one’s fashion boundaries. Well, yesterday I came across an adorable boutique and design studio from Los Angeles. It’s [...]

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