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for the chef.

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Savory ideas for the gourmet foodie in your life who knows 1,000 different types of cheeses, never burns dinner and swears nutmeg is a food group.

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1. Schott’s Food & Drink Miscellany ($15) at Jayson Home
2. Honeycomb dipping bowl ($15) at Terrain
3. Branch chopsticks ($15) at LEIF
4. Salt dishes ($7) at A+R
5. State by Food print ($20) at Melangerie Inc. Etsy

holiday gift ideas for the chef

6. Pig butter dish ($68) at Jonathan Adler
7. Original spaghetti scrubs ($9) at Vat19
8. Royal Rose simple syrup ($12) at The Meadow
9. Dishcloth in a basket ($10) at Vitrine
10. Double-walled oil & vinegar pourer ($22) at Unica Home

For more gifty goodness, click here!

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for the neighbors.

Tiny surprises for your favorite neighbor who shovels the sidewalk, keeps an immaculate herb garden and picks up your mail when you’re out of town.

1. Sweater mug ($16) at Molla Space
2. Neroli clementine soy candle ($18) at LEIF
3. Homekeeping gift set ($70) at Williams-Sonoma
4. Hive honey set ($75) at A+R
5. Cool mint and clay soap ($10) at Store Without a Home

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6. Pocket garden ($19) at DWR
7. Iowa pine hand soap ($4) at Mrs. Meyers
8. Foldable birdhouse ($5.50) at Velocity Art & Design
9. Whiskey stones ($24) at Museum of Art & Design
10. Log cabin incense ($18) at Terrain

For more great gift ideas, click here.

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for the empty nesters.

Sweet sentiments for your favorite couple that loves to bicker, always wins the euchre tournaments and brews the best sweet tea around.

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1. Gold playing cards ($15) at Unica Home
2. Grandpa’s kettle ($46) at Store Without a Home
3. Scrabble art (£49) at Copper Dot
4. Lettered wine carafe ($48) at Terrain
5. Birdseed eggs ($20) at Gardener’s Supply Company

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6. Old-fashioned waffle iron ($20) at Amazon
7. Family traditions journal ($30) at Uncommon Goods
8. Tea Forte gift box ($65) at Marky’s
9. The foolproof cell phone ($110) at A+R
10. Tie Breaker wood chips ($12) at Vitrine

For last week’s gift guide ideas, click here.

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for the kids.

Fun ideas for the kid in your life that tells the best knock knock jokes, wants to be an astronaut and wins the mac and cheese eating contest year after year.

holiday gift guide for kids

1. Wooden domino set ($7) at Store Without a Home
2. Old time sling shot ($25) at General Store
3. Gray cotton tights ($22) at The Vitrine
4. Gem crayon set ($7) at MoMA Store
5. Stocking stuffer paint packets ($24) at Abe’s Market
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6. Dinosaur lunchpack ($28) at Perpetual Kid
7. Animal hands temporary tattoos ($7.50) at Unica Home
8. Wooden goldfish ($95) at Andy Smith
9. Karakuri model card ($9) at A+R
10. Balloon animals kit ($14) at Fred Flare

Psst: For more of this week’s gift guides, click here.

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for your blogger friends.

Gift ideas for your pal that knows what RSS stands for, can’t resist confetti and has been in her pajamas since Tuesday. Happy shopping!

gift ideas for your blogger friends

1. Kinfolk Magazine ($24) at The Curiosity Shoppe
2. Little zigzag necklace ($48) at Minoux
3. Lomography color film ($18) at Modcloth
4. Vers walnut earphones ($50) at Design Public
5. I Heart Cats tee ($92) at Net-a-porter

gift ideas for bloggers

6. The Thing Quarterly ($200) at The Thing
7. Gold acorn brooch ($43) at Store Without a Home
8. Washi tape set ($11) at ChickyDoddle on Etsy
9. Mini foldable bag ($14) at MoMA Store
10. John Robshaw pillow ($225) at Pretty Mommy

For more gifty goodness, see the entire holiday guide (so far!) right here.

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for the mom-to-be.

Sweet suggestions for the mom-to-be in your life who is feeling terrified (but thrilled!), tearing up during commercials and craving bacon everything. Happy shopping!:

gift ideas for the mom-to-be

1. Benefit Concert cape ($108) at Modcloth
2. Artecnica mobile ($27) at Unica Home
3. LUSH bath bombs ($5) at LUSH
4. Organic camellia oil ($18) at Nonchalant Mom
5. Baby Catcher ($10) at Amazon

gift ideas for mom-to-be

6. Manitobah mukluks slippers ($69) at Gravity Pope
7. Labor & delivery survival kit ($45) at Ms & Mrs
8. Mineral makeup starter kit ($28) at Noella Beauty Works
9. Vosges Mo’s bacon chocolate bar – 4 pk ($25) at Amazon
10. Alessandro Esteri’s One year of white pages ($38) at A+R

p.s. For the entire 2011 Design for Mankind Holiday Gift Guide thus far, click here.

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for the sophisticated man.

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A small sampling of gift ideas for the man in your life who drinks french press coffee, subscribes to The New York Times and knows what to do with a shoe horn.

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1. Envelope iPad Case ($48) at POKETO
2. Bottle opener ($20) at AREAWARE
3. Cloth extension cord ($38) at Best Made Co.
4. Magnesium fire starter ($25) at Kaufmann Mercantile
5. Pendleton Blanket ($248) at Kaight

Gift Guide For Men

6. Black animal shoehorn ($36) at Molla Space
7. Vintage rifle target ($5) at Brook Farm General Store
8. Shine shoe brush ($25) at The Curiosity Shoppe
9. Huntsman Swiss Army knife ($38) at MoMA Store
10. Wooden radio ($200) at General Store

Happy shopping! For all 2011 gift guide goodness, click here.

 

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for the hostess.

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Happy Cyber Monday, friends! Today marks the first day of Design for Mankind’s 2011 Holiday Gift Guide, where I’ll be rounding up over 200 of my favorite gift ideas for every recipient in the book. Up today? A gift guide for the hostess that houses the perfect cinnamon bun recipe, always has fresh mint on hand and isn’t afraid to bust out the china for everyday use. Happy gifting!:

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1. Linen apron ($78) at Terrain
2. Tapas serving set ($38) at A+R
3. Petit Grain 21 candle ($60) at Feal Mor
4. Japanese linen napkins ($13) at Horne*
5. Galvanized metal serving tray ($29) at Pottery Barn

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6. Water jug ($70) at Horne*
7. Blackwood salad serving set ($28) at LEIF
8. 3 bowl ceramic set by Alessi ($20) at Velocity Art & Design
9. Blomus wine bottle holder ($16) at Unica Home
10. Wine glass lampshades ($15) at MoMA Store

*psst: This gift guide was proudly sponsored by Horne, who is offering 15% off (sitewide!) for DFM readers today! Enter code CYBERMONDAY at checkout.

 

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