Daddy, Where Are You? by Tierney Gearon—The controversial American ex-pat began her career as a model. After working in fashion photography, Gearon turned her camera onto herself and her family. These beautiful photos seem too impossible and too dark to be mere snapshots of domestic life. $50.40, available at Amazon.com.
Since 2005, Coto Luxe has been bringing us luxury accessories made from sustainable and repurposed materials like these fallen-anter and Indian head nickel cufflinks, both exquisitely packaged in sustainable wood boxes on a bed of natural reindeer moss. Limited edition, only 18 pairs of each. From $190, available at www.20ltd.com and www.cotoluxe.com
This Maine-based store and line makes the most charming cards for every occasion. For those late-to-the-party Christmas card senders, we suggest the winged reindeer, or for those who've discovered the wonderfully ecumenical New Year's card, the party hen is the perfect choice. $4 each, available at Ferdinand.
Meatpacking District boutique Auto offers up covetable items fellow design aficionados won't find anywhere else. Everything from jewelry to baby items and home goods find their place in what originally began as a storefront/showroom. $125 Sleeping Pigs
(this one's more for eugene. he's got a thing for knives)
For the werewolf slayer on your list pick up this limited-edition collaboration between Rogan and Kershaw Knives. Your loved one will be well-equipped with one of these matte black finished knives engraved with different sayings from Rogan's graphic archive. $150, exclusively at Rogan, 91 Franklin Street; 646-827-7554. www.rogannyc.com
These clever gadgets will have you reliving those halcyon days of b- boys and mixtapes. Mixtape USB Memory Stick, $22, and Cardboard DIY Boombox, $45; both available at Fred Flare.
Insect Lab—Insect Lab is an artist studio in Maine that customizes real insects with antique watch parts and electronic components. Offering specimens that come in many shapes, sizes and colors; each insect is individually adorned, each is one of a kind and unique. Borrowing from both science fiction and science fact, Insect Lab’s customized insects are a celebration of natural and manmade function." From $350 to $398
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