The 2025 Christmas gift guide no one asked for
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Need a great art gift? We got you, from kinky water bottles to art Barbies, via pine bath essence
You didn’t ask for it, but here’s Plaster’s art gift guide 2025. You’re welcome
It’s beginning to look a lot like… shit, I haven’t bought one single gift yet. There’s many an art gift guide out there, but this isn’t just stuff we got sent by PRs, we actually want this stuff (or are at least fantasising about it). Whether you’re naughty, nice, or a bit freaky on the weekends, we’ve got you – and your art lovers – covered. You didn’t ask for it, but ho ho here it is:
Larry Bell STUD belt from J. Hopenstand
Larry Bell, STUD, 2025, CHF 3000, (in palladium plated or enamelled brass)
If I was a rich girl, the first thing I’d buy is a Jenny Saville painting. The next would be this STUD belt, which should feature in every art gift guide. It’s a collab between the legendary Larry Bell and 100-year-old Zurich-based belt maker J. Hopenstand, who have a track record for amazing art-belt commissions. 2026 is officially STUD summer – you heard it here first. – Harriet Lloyd-Smith
Black Plaster cap
Black cap from the Plaster Store, £25.00
It’s practical, cool, affordable, and you’d be doing us a solid. – Harriet Lloyd-Smith
Deptford Northern Soul print by Jeanie Jean
Deptford Northern Soul print by Jeanie Jean, British Culture Archive, £90.00 – £170.00
I’ve really been priding myself on my crossing the bridge from poster (Adolescence, childish, easily broken) to framed print (demure, sophisticated, collector-like) territory. A great place to find some is the British Culture Archive’s website – they have loads of amazing photographers like Tish Murtha, Rob Bremner, and this one by Jeanie Jean of a Deptford Northern Soul night (which is having a renaissance – the children yearn to dance!). – Dora Densham Bond
Corbin Shaw sticker pack
Corbin Shaw sticker pack, £13.00
I love stickers, and I love Corbin Shaw’s work. BOSH. The Ultimate stocking filler! They are ready and waiting to tarnish the virginal surface of a laptop lid. – Dora Densham Bond
Girls Night, book by Eimear Lynch
‘Girls Night’ by Eimear Lynch, available from IDEA books, £35.00
The excitement of a night out aged 16 is a high I’m constantly chasing. This book by Irish photographer Eimear Lynch captures the innocence, beauty, and charged fragility of girlhood. – Dora Densham Bond
Dalí Tarot cards
Dalí Tarot cards from Taschen, £50
The art of divination is definitely on trend. Indulge that special someone who is ‘spiritual but not religious’ by gifting them Salvador Dalí’s surrealist tarot cards. New to soft occult practices? Don’t fret, the cards come with a guidebook. – Liv Magyar
Barbie “The Artist” doll
Barbie “The Artist” doll Gold Label Limited, £320 – £1,073.40
Pipe dream for my younger self. Barbie but with a side of Parisian art clout. – Liv Magyar
Marina Abramović x Illy coffee mug
Marina Abramović Illy coffee mug, 2007 edition, €199
I feel like if you had coffee out of this every day, all would be well. – Liv Magyar
Tom of Finland bedsheets
Tom of Finland x Finlayson bedsheets, €103.96
Because why not! – Liv Magyar
Wiberg’s Pine Bath Essence
Wiberg’s Pine Bath Essence, £25.00
To be really honest, this is the best thing I own. And if Edvard Munch and Gustav Klimt both reaped the benefits, so will I. – Finn Constantine
Winton Oil 15pc oil paint set
Winton Oil Wooden 15pc Set
I’ve just started (badly) painting with oils. I’ve got my eye on a Winsor & Newton set… a bad painter can only blame their paints – Finn Constantine
3rd Place by Richard Prince
3rd Place Richard Prince Children’s Colouring Book, HIPPIE DRAWINGS, £105.00
I’ve had a deep Richard Prince love affair as of late. So get this colouring book and make your own. – Finn Constantine
Double Dyke Deck by Catherine Opie on Moca Store
Double Dyke Deck by Catherine Opie on Moca Store, $74.95
A re-run of the O.G. 1995, sapphic card set by the one and only Catherine Opie, where each suit represents a “facet of identity”. – Isaac Dymond
Tom of Finland Rubber Stamp Bauble
Tom of Finland Rubber Stamp Bauble, £12, House of Voltaire
Bored of ye run-of-the-mill baubles? Fancy a horned-up revamp with which you can adorn your Christmas tree? Well, look no further than this mucho macho bauble kindly provided by Tom of Finland just in time to quench your Christmas-y thirsts. – Isaac Dymond
Rebecca Ackroyd x Fervent Moon sterling silver pendant
Rebecca Ackroyd x Fervent Moon sterling silver pendant, £250, Plaster Store
Imma cut to the chase, this is not only a shameless plug for the Plaster Store where Ackroyd recently had a takeover, but also a direct call out to my parents. Me wantsy, me needsy – Isaac Dymond
Queer Dyke Cruising Water Bottle
Queer Dyke Cruising Water Bottle Purple, 2025, featuring artwork from Queer Dyke Cruising by Del LaGrace Volcano, £35, Climax Books
Hydration, but make it horny. Because cruising’s a marathon, not a sprint. We’re big fans of all they’re doing for art, kink and books over at Climax – Ella Fanshawe
London Rave Flyers 1990 – 1996
London Rave Flyers 1990 – 1996 by Counter Print
A fluorescent time capsule of sweat, strobe lights, and questionable typography. Proof that pre-Photoshop chaos was an art form – Ella Fanshawe
Polo Ralph Lauren button-down shirt
Polo Ralph Lauren button-down shirt, £128
Get the Gerhard Richter look. Richter’s paintings may be well beyond reach, but his style doesn’t have to be. Channel the “greatest living painter” with his go-to look: a crisp blue button-down, the ultimate wannabe artist essential. – Milo Astaire
Carl Auböck wine stop
Solid cast face shaped cork stopper. Designed in the 2020s by the 4th generation of Carl Auböck, £402
Christmas chaos is inevitable; oxidised wine doesn’t have to be. A brass bottle stopper by Carl Auböck is the perfect way to show your heavy-drinking, artistically inclined friends you care. – Milo Astaire
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
No One Belongs Here More Than You by Miranda July
Give the gift of fever dreams with film director, screenwriter, and performance artist Miranda July’s collection of bizarre and heartfelt short stories. – Emma Ralph
Souvenir of a Modern Artist poster
Souvenir of a Modern artist from the Antoni & Alison X TATE 2024 collection, £5
I don’t know if Antoni & Alison intended to make the most universal Secret Santa gifts in all the land, but they nailed it. –Emma Ralph
Prism Oracle Cards
Prism Oracle Cards, £16.00
These beautifully coloured cards come with a handy easy to easy-to-understand flip book. Great for life’s general check-ins or to help with big decisions. Less effort required than tarot and always insightful and practical. – Marisa Brickman
Native Union Pop Phone
Native Union Pop Phone, £34.99
Worried about the harmful effects of AirPods or just missing the satisfying tactile feel of a real phone in your hand? Plus, if you squint and shake your head a bit, it kinda looks like Dalí’s Lobster Telephone – Marisa Brickman
Screen-free Digital Camera by Lensy
Screen-free Digital Camera by Lensy, $58.50
As we’ve learnt from our Plaster Shoots series, we love the satisfaction of documenting life’s happenings without the ability to immediately see the results. Live in the moment. – Marisa Brickman
For more great art gift ideas, visit the Plaster Store, or enter our Toilet Tombola for a chance to win BIG prizes.
