Tis the season!
It’s getting to be that time of year again: to bundle up a bit (even in LA!), to cozy down, and to gift and be gifted…I’ve asked a bunch of friends around the country to give MaterialConcern their gift guide for this holiday season: and I’ll be posting them until the 24th of December. Do you have a gift guide you’d like to share? Check out the format below and send it to lizz@materialconcern.com.
First up!
Name: Melanie Stepanik
what do you do all day?
I buy pretty things for Art in the Age of Mechanical Reproduction while listening to Fanfarlo, drinking kombucha, and doing crossword puzzles
what would you be most excited to received this holiday season?
A Breville Ikon Blender to make Acai smoothies
or Where the Wild Things Are x Opening Ceremony, Judith Outdoor Vest
what are some great gifts you plan on giving or have given/received in the past?
Gifts are fantastic, so I will talk about them, for a while…I was just gifted with the A.P.C. nikes out of the blue, which made me quite happy.
Also, you can never go wrong with Uslu Airline nail polishes for small presents for the girls (My guy gifted me with the Colette blue fig-scented polish last Christmas, which made me laugh)
and perhaps a bottle of AITA ROOT for the drinkers in your life
The most surprising gift I have ever received was a German police pistol in my stocking.
And the most unique gift I ever received was a priceless bottle of Veuve cliquot and a lesson on how to slice the cork off with a butcher’s knife, from Chef Jean-Francois Taquet
what gift would not wish on your worst enemy?
A French pedicure