Gastown Gift Guide: 13 Great Presents to Cover Everyone on Your List

Your go-to ‘hood for vintage-inspired pieces designed to please the modern Vancouverite.

For the Watchman

The Horse D-series watch collection (from $269) proves that simplicity can be luxurious: the sleek, minimalist timepiece and handsome leather band come in timeless combos like rose gold and navy or gold and tan.  Nouvelle Nouvelle, nouvellenouvelle.com

For the Trendsetter

Add a pop of colour (and personality) with this Rouge du Rhin Bergame cushion ($110).  Espace d., espacedonline.com

For the Modern Woodsman

Spritz on Apoteker Tepe’s Holy Mountain fragrance ($160) to be instantly transported back to camp (a chic camp, but camp nonetheless) with notes of pine, balsam fir and incense.  Litchfield, litchfieldtheshop.com

For the Coffee Snob

We like the rustic-modern Stelton Theo stoneware slow-brew coffee maker ($128) like we like our coffee: black.  Inform Interiors, informinteriors.com

For the Mixologist

The latest edition of the Bittered Sling gift pack ($58) gives the cocktail enthusiast in your life a whole new set of flavours, from Malagasy chocolate to orange and juniper.  The Modern Bartender, themodernbartender.com

For the Hipster Chef

This fine-grain sea salt ($19) is alder-smoked using traditional Coast Salish methods and pairs perfectly with salmon, poultry and veggie dishes alike.  Old Faithful, oldfaithfulshop.com

For the Formalist

Capped with a burnished toe, these Spitfire shoes ($399) transform the humble oxford into a fashion-forward statement piece.  Fluevog, fluevog.com

For the Decorator

These Core pendant lamps (from $452) resemble the shape of molten glass fresh from the furnace, and they come in smoky colours that also nod to glass-blowing’s fiery tradition. Lightform, lightform.ca

For the Modernist Smoker

These sleek Japanese-made Tsubota Pearl lighters ($45) are hand-pressed from acrylic into slick minimalist forms (goodbye, Bic).  Neighbour, shopneighbour.com

For the Quirky CousinThis LED Bunny night lamp ($20) is simply illuminating, and ideal for the young or young-at-heart alike. London Field Shoppe, londonfieldsshoppe.comFor the Witty OneThe cheeky Cor Sine Labe Doli iPhone case ($175), decorated with a golden 3D rendering of an ear, is a piece of functional pop art. Secret Location, secretlocation.ca

For the Best Girlfriend

Claw-set Foe and Dear pearl rings ($80) pair elegance with a little edge. Cavalier, cavaliergastown.com 

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