This charming card gets to the true meaning of the season. I Don’t Want a Lot, $5, People I’ve Loved, through Rare Device, 415-374-7412, raredevice.net
For the tea lover on your list, splurge on Twelve Months of Bellocq. Every month, a stylish French blue traveler caddy is delivered containing a different tea. In July, enjoy your morning cup with the lively White Duke (a tea cousin of Earl Grey). A silver-plate tea sieve is included. $390, through Cavalier, cavaliergoods.com, bellocq.com
Up your kitchen-cachet quotient with a Poggenpohl drawer system. Systems can be used in drawers or with pullouts, and are available in walnut or maple. Prices vary, poggenpohl.com
Better than sugar plums: Stir things up with these charming Mariage Frères candy sugar sticks. Delightful in tea or coffee. $6 for a packet of four, through Sweet Things, Tiburon, sweetthings.com, mariagefreres.com
Learn the craft of pasta making from local restaurant icon Chef Thomas McNaughton. As beautiful as it is inspiring, Flour + Water Pasta (Ten Speed Press, 2014) by McNaughton and renowned food writer Paolo Lucchesi, satisfies many senses at once. $35, through Dandelion, dandelionsf.com, flowerandwater.com
The Brooklyn Slate special edition slate cheese board (5-inches-by-18-inches) makes a beautiful server for cheeses, hors d’oeuvres and even sushi. Comes with soapstone pencil and burlap storage bag. $36, through La Fromagerie, lafromageriesf.com , brooklynslate.com
Belgian-made, carved-ebony salad servers (12-inches-by-2-inches) designed by British architect John Pawson bring a touch of minimalist chic to any holiday table. $160, March, marchsf.com
Flora Grubb live succulent wreaths continue to grow and bloom—a verdant gift for your favorite gardener. Available in several designs ranging from 10 to 16 inches in diameter. $170–$300, Flora Grubb Gardens, floragrubb.com
Hermès Fantaisies Indiennes cashmere and silk scarf is centered on the Tree of Life, which symbolizes growth and eternal rebirth. $730, Hermès, hermes.com
Let blossoms encircle you year-round with Penny Preville’s diamond and 18K yellow gold sunflower cuff. $23,215, through Shreve & Co., shreve.com
From classic André Le Nôtre–style gardens to architect Kenzo Takada’s Japanese retreat, the projects on the pages of In & Out of Paris: Gardens of Secret Delights (Gibbs Smith, 2014) will inspire Continental cultivation. $50, through Mrs. Dalloway’s Bookstore, mrsdalloways.com
These digest-sized (6-inches-by-8.5 inches) notebooks with vintage botanical cover art are just the thing for garden planning or jotting down grow notes: The Art of Instruction: Notebook Collection (Chronicle Books). $12.95 through Crimson Horticulture, crimsonhort.com
The Ghurka Venture backpack is crafted from vintage chestnut leather for an elegantly rugged look. Venture No. 249, $2,495, Ghurka, ghurka.com
Conceived by acclaimed Danish designer Cecilie Manz, the new B&O Play A2 may be the chicest speaker we’ve seen: With its sleek profile and premium leather strap, it could pass for a stylish clutch. Available in gray, green and black. $399, B&O Play, beoplay.com
Designed under her eponymous label with San Francisco–based designer Lan Jaenicke, Jessie Black’s silk-lined cashmere travel bags are perfect for toting your most precious pieces. $160, Jessie Black, jessieblack.com
Inspired by ancient ritual, the Apparatus Censer incense burner features a hand-cast porcelain dome set on a waxed brass stand. Finished with a stamped leather base, the Censer kit also includes the brand’s signature incense. $820, Apparatus, apparatusstudio.com
Linda O’Keeffe’s latest design book, Heart and Home: Rooms That Tell Stories (Rizzoli, 2014), features the personality-infused spaces of innovative tastemakers for a compilation of today’s most cutting-edge interiors. $55, Rizzoli, rizzoliusa.com
This architectural Brass Menorah includes nine individual high-polished candleholders. Available in gold, silver and black. Also available in silver-plated brass and painted steel, $2,000–$3,200, March, marchsf.com
Quietly sophisticated, Sugahara’s two-toned black tumbler has a matte finish with a semi-gloss base. #GMTG-121K, $25, through Dandelion, dandelionsf.com
Fritz Hansen has re-launched Arne Jacobsen’s iconic Drop chair. The rounded back provides a warm embrace; available in six colors including a gorgeous natural leather (pictured). Leather Drop chair, starting at $1,813, through Arkitektura In-Situ, arksf.com
Each of sculptor Erin McGuiness’ Porcelain Lines vessels are handcrafted of stoneware clay in her Berkeley studio and finished with a porcelain slip. $500–$721, through De Sousa Hughes, desousahughes.com
Piero Lissoni’s Transformer vases for Glas Italia have a cylindrical form with unique distortion—each vase is individually handmade and cannot be reproduced. Price upon request, through Dzine, dzinestore.com