8 Rare Gifts for Interior Design Purists

For design enthusiasts, LUXUO presents eight standout gifts that simplify holiday shopping. This selection highlights key reissues, designer collaborations and limited editions from some of the world’s most respected design houses – pieces any design purist would appreciate.

Keith Haring’s Playful Icons Get the Gufram Treatment

Gufram, the Italian firm known for its radical design aesthetic, is reissuing two legendary Keith Haring artworks from the 1987 Luna Luna festival. The ‘Dog’ and ‘Crawling Baby’ are faithfully replicated in the brand’s distinctive soft, hand-painted polyurethane. These utilitarian design products are infused with Haring’s vibrant, graffiti-inspired line work. True to form, Gufram makes sure these items are both visually appealing and tactilely enticing. They add a splash of lively, pop-art energy to any space. For design enthusiasts and Haring fans, this collaboration offers the chance to own a piece of art history, crafted with the bold precision characteristic of the Bocca sofa.

JW Anderson Resurrects a Lost Lucie Rie Design for Wedgwood

Lucie Rie’s unproduced 1964 stoneware designs have been revived by
Jonathan Anderson for Wedgwood. Image: Wedgwood. (left)
Lucie Rie’s minimalist designs for her ‘Lost Jasperware” collection. Image: Wedgwood. (right)

Marking a milestone for design archives, Jonathan Anderson’s JW Anderson has brought to life an unproduced 1964 design by the late potter Lucie Rie for Wedgwood. The collaboration revives Rie’s ‘Lost Jasperware’, reinterpreting her minimalist, modernist vision through the brand’s signature stoneware. More than a replica, it is a cross-generational dialogue, merging Rie’s architectural forms with a contemporary sensibility. The collection offers a tangible link to British ceramic history, executed with understated authority that suits modern interiors. For collectors of narrative-driven pieces, it blends heritage and contemporary design intelligence, reimagining a historic idea for today’s shelves.

Gabriel Tan Brings Portable Warmth to Louis Poulsen

Singapore-based designer Gabriel Tan has unveiled the ‘Rumee’ portable lamp for Danish lighting manufacturer Louis Poulsen. This new piece focuses on creating a warm, “personal glow”, inspired by the delicate light of a harvest moon. Designed for modern, flexible living, its cordless, portable design allows it to quickly transition from a desk to a side table or an outdoor environment. True to the Louis Poulsen concept, the design is both aesthetically pleasing and functionally precise. It provides a softer, more personal alternative to the brand’s more architectural and showpiece pieces. For those creating a relaxing, adjustable space, the Rumee adds that crucial element of evocative, mobile ambience, demonstrating that timeless Danish excellence can also be boundless.

James Shaw Brings His Organic Forms to Koibird

James Shaw’s candelabra for Koibird. Image: Koibird. (left)
James Shaw’s mirror for Koibird. Image: Koibird. (right)

British designer James Shaw has released his homewares collection for the London shop Koibird. The brand incorporates its unique, sustainable style into useful pieces such as bookends, candelabra and mirrors. Each sculpture is distinguished by Shaw’s particular, hand-crafted language of bulbous, organic forms, which are frequently constructed using new processes and recycled materials. This cooperation makes his sculptural, gallery-style approach more accessible in the house. The series adds a burst of original, tactile excitement to a room, transcending mass-produced design. Shaw’s work for Koibird delivers a captivating blend of sustainable practice and one-of-a-kind design individuality.

Sabine Marcelis Reimagines the Iconic Lava Lamp for Mathmos

The traditional Mathmos lava lamp has been transformed into a beautiful, floor-standing piece by Dutch designer Sabine Marcelis. This new version, known as the “Column,” significantly enlarges the original and encloses the distinctive flowing lava in a smooth, monolithic shape. In keeping with Marcelis’s distinctive aesthetic, the design emphasises simple geometric shapes and the whimsical interplay of colour and light. This is an architectural statement of interior furnishing rather than a straightforward replication. The design turns this famed piece into a dynamic sculpture for a modern setting. The partnership offers a useful work of kinetic art that dominates space in a room by re-engineering the classic motion for a huge, upright format, bridging retro appeal and current design.

Georg Jensen Enters the Scented Candle Arena

Renowned Danish brand Georg Jensen has entered the home fragrance market with its debut line of scented candles. Through the project, the silversmith Maison is applying its well-known, sculptural style to an entirely new market. The brand’s dedication to materiality and classic form is reflected in the candles’ sturdy, simple containers made of glazed stoneware. With ingredients like smoked juniper and black tea, the fragrances themselves, created in collaboration with a perfumer, strive for refinement. This is a design product meant to last long after the wax is gone, not just a candle. In terms of interiors, it provides a means of integrating the brand’s unique style into everyday routines, fusing sensory ambience with the subtle luxury that Georg Jensen is renowned for.

Vitra Reissues Jean Prouvé’s Landmark Antony Chair

Created by Jean Prouvé, the iconic Antony chair and the first item ever purchased for the Vitra Design Museum collection, is being reintroduced by Vitra. The chair, which was first created in 1954 for a university resident hall, is a masterwork of logical design. Its unique design consists of a thin, sculpted black frame supporting a folded sheet metal seat and backrest. Stocked at W. Atelier, a new generation may now appreciate Prouvé’s functionalist elegance thanks to this release. The Antony chair is a piece of design history with a strong architectural presence for contemporary spaces. It demonstrates that genuinely clever design is always important, whether the chair is used as a stand-alone statement or as part of a carefully chosen ensemble.

Paul Smith Adds a Signature Stripe to Artek’s Iconic Stool

The iconic Artek Stool 60 gets a lick of Paul Smith’s colourful touch. Image: Artek/Paul Smith (left)
All original stools will bear the Artek logo badge at the base. Image: Artek/Paul Smith (right)

Paul Smith has recreated Artek’s famous Stool 60 in a partnership that unites Finnish modernism with British fashion flair. The limited-edition sculpture subtly and strategically incorporates Smith’s trademark colour while maintaining Alvar Aalto’s traditional bentwood birch frame. A single hand-painted racing stripe in a vivid, glossy colour completes the stool, making a dramatic contrast to the natural wood. Instead of overpowering the original design, our intervention adds a fun, unique touch. It is a collector’s item that adds character to any home, whether it is an entryway or a kitchen counter. The partnership shows how a classic design can be updated with careful, understated craftsmanship to make it a conversation starter without sacrificing its useful history.

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