25 Holiday Gift Ideas for the Food Design Lover on Your List

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12.03.14

Words By: MOLD Editors

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Set a festive mood and table with these fabulous food design finds from MOLD’s editors. From philosophical honey to a drinkable book, the world’s first hydroponic smart garden to 3D printed parts, our gift picks from 2014 are sure to delight the design lover in your life. For presents that are truly presentable, shop this list—because gift cards are for amateurs.

1. Open Toys, Samuel N. Bernier for LeFabShop | Like you need another excuse to play with your food—LeFabShop designed a series of 3D printed parts for a new generation of Mr. Potato Head fun. Free files, thingiverse.com

2. Cheese Press, Unknown | Beloved NYC design outpost Kiosk presents an incredible collection of every day objects from their most recent trip to Romania, including this adorable gadget for making fresh farmers cheese. $35, kioskkiosk.com

3. A Frame For Life, Ilse Crawford | The influential Scandinavian style of Ilse Crawford’s Studioilse has finally been collected into a beautiful book—a critical compendium for design and living. $40, amazon.com

4. On the Rock, Lee Broom | The On the Rock collection fuses the delicacy of crystal with the heft of solid marble. Available as a champagne coupe or wine glass. £65.00, leebroomstore.com

5. Unitensil, Theo Stewart-Stand | Just say no to disposable utensils with this modern spork you can store in your wallet. $3, folditflat.com

6. Philosophical Honey, The School of Life | We’ve been fans of Alain de Botton’s School of Life since he founded the London outpost that seeks to make philosophy a part of our normal, everyday lives. Call us the last ones to the party when it comes to knowing about the school’s online shop, where, among other things, you can buy a gift set of honey sourced from the birthplaces of the greatest Greek thinkers. $40, theschooloflife.com

7. Plantui, Janne Loiske | Even black thumbs can grow greens year round with this innovative hydroponic smart garden from Finland. €199, plantui.com

8. Purple Pod Placemat, Fort Makers | At $40 a pop these are pretty spendy linens, but they also do all the work when it comes to setting a dramatic table. $40, fortmakers.com

9. Leather Strap Small Basket, byAMT x Mimot Studio | Rugged leather straps with brass rivets create a handsome tabletop basket for all your market goodies. $192, buyamt.com

10. The Drinkable Book, DDB New York for Water is Life | Both a manual for producing clean, drinking water and a tool for filtering out waterborne diseases, the pages of The Drinkable Book provide life-changing information and physical paper filters for those who most need it. Support its development with a donation to Water is Life. $100, waterislife.com

11. Olive Wood Serving Spoon Set, Kamba Artisans | Hand-carved in Kenya using olive wood from protected lands, these serving spoons add a splash of fun to the menu while supporting artisans. $38, poketo.com

12. The Kitchen Library | Homemade beef jerkey and delicate sheets of lasagna are now within reach–the sharing economy has finally arrived in the kitchen. Toronto-based home cooks can rent a range of appliances from bread makers to the elusive stand mixer for a low monthly rate. $25/3 months, thekitchenlibrary.ca

13. Liquid Body Flask, The Principals for Areaware | Drink too much of what’s inside and the outside of this hydroformed steel flask promises to look extra wavy. $45, areaware.com

14. Tablecloths, Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari | Cattelan’s Surrealist food-inspired artworks look best from underneath your dinner plate. €27, shoptoiletpaper.com

15. Coil, Tyler Deeb | Handsomely-designed Coil can drop the temperature of freshly made coffee from 210° to 48° in under 4 minutes, without touching ice or diluting the brew. $200, kickstarter.com

16. Break Bar, Snarkitecture for Cool Hunting and Dandelion Chocolate | Like Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, five of these limited edition chocolate bars—cast in Snarkitecture’s signature broken slab style—come with a white ticket that can be redeemed for a Snarkitecture sculpture. $45, coolhunting.com

17. Shape Boards, Bower | These op-art cutting boards have a 3D look—while providing a true flat surface for all your chopping needs. $100, bowernyc.com

18. Prisms, Max Lamb | An egg cup, trivet, coaster or decorative weight—part of the fun is imagining infinite uses for this collection of laser-cut steel shapes. $200, tableofcontents.us

19. Standard Floor Coaster, Knauf and Brown | Move over rover, this nomadic side table and storage unit (read: bar cart) may be man’s new best friend. Price Available Upon Request, knaufandbrown.com

20. Aromafork, Molecule-R | An olfactive dining experience awaits with the Aromafork, a utensil that releases a scent of your choosing. Pair one of 21 options with each forkful to transform each bite. $60 kit, molecule-r.com

21. Liquid Intelligence, Dave Arnold | The mad scientist behind NYC’s Booker & Dax demystifies the science behind the perfect cocktail. $22, amazon.com

22. EF 145.4, James Ostrer | The primitive gods of artist James Ostrer’s bizarre portrait series are adorned in layers of industrial sweets representing modern icons of sugar worship. Each print is named for European codes for food additives. Price available upon request, gazelliarthouse.com

23. Titanium Straw, Steven Kelly | With over 500 million plastic straws filling landfills every day, this titanium option is a perfect lifetime companion for the conscious sipper. $23, eatingtools.com

24. Glass Pot, Massimo Castagna | This borosilicate glass pot transforms mundane water boiling into performance art — a subtle reminder that prep that can be just as memorable as the meal. $200, momastore.org

Knob Spice Grinder, Umbra Studio | There’s nothing like the push and turn of the oven knob to signal the beginning of a great meal. This beechwood spice grinder borrows its form from that great archetype to signal a final finish before you eat. $60, umbrashift.com

01. Open Toys, Samuel N. Bernier for LeFabShop
Free files, thingiverse.com

02. Cheese Press, Unknown
$35, kioskkiosk.com

03. A Frame for Life, Ilse Crawford
$40, amazon.com

04. On the Rock, Lee Broom
£65.00, leebroomstore.com

05. Unitensil, Theo Stewart-Stand
$3, folditflat.com

06. Philosophical Honey, The School of Life
$40, theschooloflife.com

07. Plantui, Janne Loiske
€199, plantui.com

08. Purple Pod Placemat, Fort Makers
$40, fortmakers.com

09. Leather Strap Small Basket, byAMT x Mimot Studio
$192, buyamt.com

10. The Drinkable Book, DDB New York for Water is Life
$100 donation, waterislife.com

11. Olive Wood Serving Spoon Set, Kamba Artisans
$38, poketo.com

12. The Kitchen Library
$25/3 Months, thekitchenlibrary.ca

13. Liquid Body Flask, The Principals for Areaware
$45, areaware.com

14. Tablecloths, Maurizio Cattelan and Pierpaolo Ferrari
€27, shoptoiletpaper.com

15. Coil, Tyler Deeb
$199, kickstarter.com

16. Break Bar, Snarkitecture for Cool Hunting and Dandelion Chocolate
$45, coolhunting.com

17. Shape Boards, Bower
$100, bowernyc.com

18. Prisms, Max Lamb
$200, tableofcontents.us

19. Standard Floor Coaster, Knauf and Brown
Price Available Upon Request, knaufandbrown.com

20. Aromafork, Molecule-R
$60/kit, molecule-r.com

21. Liquid Intelligence, Dave Arnold
$22, amazon.com

22. EF 145.4, James Ostrer
Price Available Upon Request, gazelliarthouse.com

23. Titanium Straw, Steven Kelly
$23, eatingtools.com

24. Glass Pot, Massimo Castagna
$200, momastore.org

25. Knob Spice Grinder, Umbra Studio
$60, umbrashift.com

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