
11.20.24
Gift Guides
Chocolate Sardines and Albers Hats: Monica’s 2024 Sight Unseen Gift Guide
This month marks Sight Unseen’s 15th birthday (!!!) and there was only one gift we really wanted, which — unfortunately — we woke up on November 6 to find we definitively had not received. But before we gear up for a tough few years, we’ll be reveling in this season’s temporary reprieve, and the moments of togetherness and/or much-needed rest it will bring. In that sense, it’s the perfect time to share with you our annual Sight Unseen gift guides, which while always at least a little bit practical (who wouldn’t love an $18 chocolate sardine?), offer a hefty dose of fantasy and fun — rugs and $1,000 handbags, lace pants and stone-encrusted flatware. Whether you’d actually buy these things is, to a certain extent, beside the point; it’s how enjoyable it can be to dig into a well-curated list and imagine a future when your home might be full of incredible things, and the world might just be a better place.
Today’s gift guide comes from Monica, who’s coveting Josef and Anni Albers hats, Greek ceramics with 1960s motifs, a sweater adorned with Franco Albini’s iconic Milan metro handlebar, a wooden box meant to discourage you from doom-scrolling, and more. See — and shop — her full list below!
The Phone Box by Muhly, $375
Pony Plate by Valsamakis Ceramics, $131
Serpentine bracelet ($735) and necklace ($1,600) by CRZM
Anticline stovetop espresso maker by Cultivation Objects, $650
The Pill Box by LES Collection x Anastasio Home, $390
Cordelette candle by Maison Balzac, $39
Silver Fork 2 by Alana Burns, $625
Black Latte mug by Harlie Brown Studio, $75
Flo Tray in aluminum by Anastasio Home, $250
Pistachio Pocket Perfume by DS&Durga, $75
Rhododendron non-alcoholic wine by United Ferments, $29
Watercolor Bloom scarf by Stine Goya, $125
Fondazione Franco Albini sweater by MSGM, $235
00:00 skincare by Sunnei x Midnight, $26-48
Sardine Chocolate in Blue Net by Michel Cluizel, $18
Magazine Holder by Paul McCobb for Fritz Hansen, $319
Willis pool towel by Baina, $110
Lorenzo throw pillow by Morrow Soft Goods, $225
Soap Vessels by Shane Gabier x Gem Home x Ffern, $190-210 (available in-store only at Gem Home)
Candlestick by Completedworks, $270
Sapi shoulder bag by Marsell, $1,120
Agave rug (3′ x 5′) by Beni Rugs, $764
Astro silver earrings by Simuero, $238
Spiral boxes (top, bottom) by the Cycladic Museum of Art, $42-64
Team Albers hats by Platform x The Josef & Anni Albers Foundation, $50
Roma I Lamp by Nassi Lamps, $2,361
Totem by Christoph Radl x Bitossi, $790
Colorful Petal Top by J. Kim, $470
Slim Ombre lighter by Zippo, $25
Cloud placemats by La Double J, $90 for two
Aldo glasses by Gianfranco Frattini, $15-19
Personalizable 8-Inch chef knife by Made In, $129
Granite tableop lighter by Edie Parker, $250
Chrome tissue box cover by Ekua Ceramics, $200
The Face Oil by Herbar, $85
KGT Wall Unit by Studio CP–RV for Util, $510
Hook Book Almost 1000 by Martino Gamper, $40
Yves Metal Catchall by Schoolhouse x Clare V, $59
Wireball necklace by Hernán Herdez, $536
Rise Bookstand color by Sun At Six, $300