From stocking fillers to arty experiences and unique fashion pieces to investment artworks, these gift ideas will delight the creative types in your life …
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Fashion print, from €70 unframed, Laura Jayne Halton. If you love vintage fashion, these timeless prints in a range of styles and colours will appeal. Every piece is unique, handprinted on Italian watercolour paper with pigment ink. www.laurajaynehalton.com
Hand-painted lampshade by Sarah O’Dea, from €90. Sarah is a decorative artist and her hand-painted lampshades are inspired by her love of botanical illustrations. Each lampshade is lined with card decorated with Japanese watercolour and gouache paint. www.sarahodea.ie
Art Afternoon Tea at The Merrion, €68 per person. This experience features miniature creations inspired by the hotel’s collection and artists such as JB Yeats, William Scott and Louis Le Brocquy. www.merrionhotel.com
Painter and Model long sleeve T-shirt, €105. Art fans will know this is the title of one of Lucian Freud’s paintings. “The paint splattered gingham check is scanned from a pair of his chef’s trousers that he used to wear for working in,” explains designer Bella. www.bellafreud.com
Voucher for dinner in Landline at Park Hotel Kenmare, where seven Sean Scully paintings hang in the restaurant. If visiting over the festive period, check out the hotel’s impressive contemporary art collection and also its Art Tree which includes decorations by local artists such as Begley & Bowie, Fiachra Crowley, Annabel Langrish, Guggi, Dorothy Cross, Idris Khan and others. www.parkkenmare.com
Carla Sozzani: Art, Life, Fashion, Thames & Hudson, €70. Cool hunters will know that Sozzani’s 10 Corso Como was the first concept store in the world. This book traces Carla’s trajectory from magazine editor to gallerista, and her friendship with many contemporary artists and photographers, from Bruce Weber to rei Kawakubo and Helmut Newton. www.dubraybooks.ie
Harman XP2 Super Single Use Camera, €27. The museum has a great gift shop and, for photography lovers, the present of an annual membership to Photo Museum Ireland will be appreciated. Memberships start from €25 with a range of tiers. www.photomuseumireland.ie
The Garden 1975 perspex mirror drop earrings in green, €59.50. These fun costume pieces are inspired by designer Maeve Barry’s childhood in Co Kerry and her love of art. www.blondethestore.com
The Paris Muse, Louisa Treger, Bloomsbury, €24.65. This is a fictional retelling of the turbulent relationship between artist Dora Maar and Pablo Picasso, exploring the sacrifices and inspirations behind artistic genius. www.easons.com
Anita Reynolds Brooches, €37.50 each. The Meath-based textile artist is inspired by the nature that surrounds her studio. www.nationalgallery.ie
The Artist’s Studio Paperweight, €93. For stationery fans, check out Diptyque’s new range of notecards too. www.diptiqueparis.com
Inside The Homes of Artists, Tiqui Atencio Demirdjian, Rizzoli, €87. The homes of 20 artists are explored in this book which juxtaposes striking artworks and beautiful interiors. It’s also a masterclass on art collecting and decorating.
Art Life, Eau de Parfum, Cra-yon, €81. This is a fresh citrus, woody fragrance described as like stepping into “a bright airy atelier in Marrakech enveloped by warm breezes of bergamot and fig”. www.libertylondon.com
All That Glitters: A Story of Friendship, Fraud and Fine Art by Orlando Whitfield, €29. This memoir is a compulsive insight into the world of contemporary art and collectors. www.dubraybooks.ie
Watercolour commission by Amy McDonnell. Do you want your home, pet or favourite person captured in watercolours? Amy will recreate in her signature romantic style. Based in Dublin, direct message @amymc_art for more information.
2025 Calendar, National Gallery of Ireland, €15.95. www.nationalgallery.ie
Penny McCormick recommends where to shop for additional ideas:
My first port of call for any sort of gift is a museum gift shop. In the capital, the Irish Museum of Modern Art (IMMA) has great books and exclusive collaborations with Irish artists, while the National Gallery of Ireland has an excellent range of quirky fashion accessories. Dublin’s Hugh Lane Gallery and Ulster Museum in Belfast are both particularly good for cards and books.
If looking for an original piece of art, I always check out winter group exhibitions in local galleries, where you can view a range of styles and price points. In Dublin, Solomon Fine Art is showing works by Leah Beggs, Margo Banks and Tom Clement, among others. “Contrasts” is the title of a winter group exhibition at Olivier Cornet Gallery, which opens on December 18. It includes work by Annika Berglund, Hugh Cummins, Mary A Fitzgerald, David Fox, Nickie Hayden and Maria Atanackovi, among others. And I also recommend the Doorway Gallery’s Stocking Filler Exhibition where miniature works by local artists are priced under €500 and under €1,000. @pennymccormicked
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