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The Galerie Holiday Gift Guide for Art Enthusiasts

See our picks of holiday treasures featuring the work of Joan Miró, Jean-Michel Basquiat, and Yayoi Kusama

By Galerie editors
Colorful ceramic stool with abstract design in a modern living room setting with a sofa and wooden floor.
New York artist Reinaldo Sanguino hand-glazes these ceramic pieces to create unique artworks. Photo: Courtesy of The Future Perfect

This holiday season you don’t need to look far to find the perfect present for the art enthusiast. Galerie editors have curated an assortment of gifts from cookware to stylish accessories with unique and creative artist collaborations.

White shirt with abstract colorful artwork featuring a stylized face, bold lines, and yellow polka dots at the bottom.
In 1987, Jean-Michel Basquiat walked the runway for Comme des Garçons. Now the avant-garde fashion label has teamed up with Basquiat’s estate to create a series of eight shirts and tees; $550–$680 and $150, respectively. farfetch.com Courtesy of Dover Street Market

Decorative ceramic bowl with abstract geometric and floral patterns in blue, purple, and brown tones.
New York artist Reinaldo Sanguino hand-glazes these ceramic pieces to create unique artworks. The brightly colored stools come in three shapes (cylinder, hourglass, and barrel) and can be used indoor or out; $4,000. thefutureperfect.com Courtesy of the Future Perfect

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Inspired by his series of oil on mirror paintings ‘The Night You Left,’ these mirrored coasters by artist Nir Hod made in collaboration with Prospect are lined with digitally printed white powder and backed with black velvet for those decadent in spirit if not in practice.
Inspired by his series of oil on mirror paintings ‘The Night You Left,’ Nir Hod created these mirrored coasters ($98) lined with digitally printed white powder and backed with black velvet for those decadent in spirit if not in practice. prospectny.com Courtesy of the artist and Prospect

Two skateboard decks with polka dot patterns, one yellow with black dots, the other white with red dots, displayed upright.
Join in Yayoi Kusama’s dots obsession with these eye-catching skateboards, available exclusively at MoMA Design Store. Based on the artist’s hand-painted patterns, the Canadian-maple decks can be displayed as art or add wheels to ollie; $200 each. store.moma.org Courtesy of MoMA Design Store

Colorful embroidered loafers displayed on a patterned rug, featuring floral and butterfly designs.
It’s been a busy 2018 for designer John Derian, who is known for his eclectic New York shop overflowing with decoupage treasures. He reinterpreted a vintage wallpaper from his personal collection for Pierre Frey and reimagined presidential china for the White House Historical Association. Now, he’s introducing a line of embroidered velvet slippers ($650) for Stubbs & Wootton that are perfect for the holiday host. stubbsandwootton.com Courtesy of Stubbs and Wootton

Two plates with abstract designs in red, blue, black, green, and yellow on a white background.
Following the success of collaborations with artists such as Je‘ff Koons and Vik Muniz, Bernardaud has launched a series of 100 porcelain pieces based on illustrations by Joan Miró, available in a limited edition of 100; $25,000 for the set. bernardaud.com Courtesy of Bernardaud

Kidney-shaped beige tray with abstract green and blue patterns, two vertical handles, and decorative edges on a white background.
Misha Kahn’s limited edition Bellyflop Collection aluminum and colored glass tray would definitely make a splash on any table, $450, prospectny.com Courtesy of Prospect NY

Abstract artwork with geometric shapes, colorful circles, and a patterned background on a pastel pink canvas.
Textile designer Hellen van Berkel translated Hilma af Klint’s artworks into this lovely lilac colored wool scarf with lightly frayed edges, $245, guggenheimstore.org Courtesy of the Guggenheim Museum

Dinnerware set with floral design, including plates and cups, displayed on a white surface against a gray background.
Ligne Blanche and the Whitney museum present a series of porcelain tableware and accessories in collaboration with the Andy Warhol Foundation highlighting some of Warhol’s best known works including his Flowers artworks, pieces sold separately, shop.whitney.org Courtesy of the Whitney Museum

Person wearing a unique headdress and dark clothing, gazing upward against a neutral background.
Zenele Muholi’s latest tome Zanele Muholi: Somnyama Ngonyama, Hail the Dark Lioness contains over a hundred of Muholi’s arresting self portraits that reflect on black female identity, $75, aperture.org Courtesy of Aperture Foundation

Abstract artwork with bold colors, swirls, a red sun, and geometric shapes on a square canvas.
Alexander Calder’s painting Starfish on Pink (1949) is transformed into the form of a silk twill scarf by luxury Italian textile house Gentili Mosconi in collaboration with the Calder Foundation, $300, permanentcollection.com Courtesy of Permanent Collection

Black sweater with a large abstract white rabbit design on the front.
Jason Wu collaborates with artist Hunt Slonem with a series of clothing featuring Slonem’s signature bunnies as seen here on this crewneck sweater, $395, jasonwustudio.com Courtesy of Jason Wu

Ceramic plate with abstract depiction of a male figure in red and white tones.
Luke Edward Hall’s Large Oval Hand-Painted Platter for Liberty London finds influence in Greco-Roman sculpture and is a multi-functional art piece for the home, signed and dated on the reverse, £400.00, libertylondon.com Courtesy of Liberty London

Blue and black artistic kitchen stove with intricate patterns and multiple knobs and compartments
Not all artworks can stand up to the heat of the kitchen, so La Cornue tapped Parisian street artist Kongo to transform six Château 150 cookers into one-of-a-kind works of art; $200,000. lacorneausa.com Courtesy of La Cornue

Modern glass vase with multicolored geometric design holding two pink tulips with green stems.
The Mondri Vase takes its name from the De Stijl art movement’s famous member Piet Mondrian, the vase can take on many different shapes with its three chamber design allowing for many different floral presentations, $100, store.moma.org Courtesy of MoMA Design Store

Modern red spinning top-inspired chair with a unique, tilted circular design for dynamic seating.
Thomas Heatherwick puts the fun back in seating with the Spun chair, a completely rotational form that will make you never want to sit completely still, $721, shop.cooperhewitt.org Courtesy of the Cooper Hewitt Shop

Silver tray with green handles and an engraved gift box design in the center.
Designs from artist Donald Robertson’s app “Little D + Tiny E” adorn a silver-plated tray in this artistic collaboration with Lori Jayne Palm Beach that screams “chic.” The leather handles come in assorted colors. $240, engraving starts at $50. Lorijayne.com Courtesy of the artist and Lori Jayne Palm Beach

Short-sleeve black dress with colorful abstract figures and bold horizontal stripes at the hem.
Stacey Bendet finds influence in the pop artworks of Keith Haring with her latest collection Keith Haring x Alice + Olivia, the Clyde Embellished A-Line Shift Dress features figures from Haring’s work Pop Shop (See No Evil, Hear No Evil, Speak No Evil), $550, bergdorfgoodman.com Courtesy of Bergdorf Goodman

Luxury watch with a blue textured dial and gold casing, featuring a black leather strap.
Parmigiani Fleurier reinterpreted Marclello Lo Guidice’s paintings as 12 different watches. The faces, created with lasers that replicate the texture of his work, are finished by a miniaturist painter applying his signature colors; $36,000. parmigiani.com Courtesy of Parmiginai

 

Red and black blanket and pillow set featuring a graphic abstract design of a face in an artistic style.
Calvin Klein’s collaboration with Andy Warhol features iconic portraits by the famed pop artist including this graphic portrait of Dennis Hopper in a fully reversible saddle blanket and pillow, $350-$450, calvinklein.us Courtesy of Calvin Klein

A version of this article first appeared in print in our 2018 Winter Issue in the section called The Artful Life. Subscribe to the magazine.