Gifts by Occasion
Anniversary gifts reward specificity. A date, a place, a phrase in Amharic or Tigrinya turns an ordinary object into something only the two of them can read.
13 recommendations, each with a full guide covering who it suits and what to check before ordering.
Showing 13 of 13 recommendations.
Jewelry
A matched necklace and earring set in traditional Ethiopian and Eritrean styling — the safest way to give cultural jewellery without guessing at one piece.
Keepsakes
A small boxed keepsake made for anniversaries and Valentine's — the kind of gift that is entirely about the gesture.
Fragrance
A unisex extrait in the sweet amber-woody style made famous by a much more expensive house — high concentration, modest price.
Jewelry
A large traditional Ethiopian cross on a gold-filled chain — the statement version of the most recognisable piece of Habesha jewellery there is.
Jewelry
A matched Eritrean set specifying sterling silver and gold-filled work rather than plating — a materially different promise from most of what sits beside it.
Keepsake
A small crocheted tulip made to sit on a desk indefinitely — flowers without the Friday deadline, and without the weekly repeat purchase.
Home
A multi-layer wooden jewellery cabinet with a lock and a velvet lining — closer to a piece of furniture than to a box, and bought for a collection that has outgrown a dish.
Accessories
A big-dial dress watch with a date and decorative skeleton work — bought as jewellery rather than as a way of telling the time, which is the honest framing.
Home
A wooden carousel for a fragrance collection — the version that solves the problem a static shelf creates, which is that the back row is never chosen.
Home Décor
A heavy black silhouette of the proposal itself — one of the few engagement gifts about the moment that has already happened rather than the wedding to come.
Gift Sets
Two engraved stemmed glasses with an opener and stopper in a pine keepsake box — the couple's set that is brought out on occasions rather than used weekly.
Gift Sets
Two stemless vacuum-insulated tumblers boxed with cooling stones and coasters — the couple's set built to be taken outside rather than kept on a shelf.
Comfort
A matched pair of embroidered waffle-knit robes — bought for the morning of the wedding as much as for the marriage that follows it.
