The Spring Gift Guide
As the vernal equinox brings longer, brighter and warmer days, we offer a carefully considered selection of suggestions for spring gifting.
Whether for Mother’s Day, Easter or springtime birthdays, each versatile idea has been handpicked from independent brands, businesses and designer-makers that share our appreciation of responsible craft and creativity.
Silk Lavender Pyramids
Natural Dyeworks
Hand-dyed with botanical extracts and crafted from fabric offcuts, these silk sachets are filled with organically grown Kentish lavender, offering a naturally calming fragrance that soothes the senses, aids restful sleep and gently perfumes drawers to deter moths. Just give them the occasional squeeze to release the oils.
Thoughtfully handmade from 100% silk with organic cotton thread, the pyramids are designed for longevity but fully compostable after use.
Mimosa Hand-Embroidered Linen Napkins
Fine Cell Work
This set of four white linen napkins, delicately hand-embroidered with a spring mimosa motif, arrives beautifully presented in a ribbon-tied box for an elegant and thoughtful gift.
Crafted from 100% linen and machine washable, each piece is stitched by prisoners and prison leavers through Fine Cell Work, a UK charity dedicated to rehabilitation through skilled, purposeful craftsmanship.
A Full Frame of British Honeycomb
The London Honey Company
Harvested straight from the hive during the late-summer bloom of the Lancashire heather moors, this full frame of honeycomb offers pure, unpasteurised honey in its most natural state.
Rich, bittersweet and entirely edible with delicately textured beeswax, it pairs beautifully with nutty cheeses for an elegant canapé and keeps indefinitely, allowing its natural qualities to be savoured over time.
Croissance Illimitée Earrings
Dévé
Crafted in 18k gold vermeil, these earrings draw inspiration from the nautilus shell’s evolutionary spiral and Le Corbusier’s vision of organic architectural forms, with flowing gradients that elegantly trace the earlobe as a symbol of continual, uninhibited growth.
Made using ethically and sustainably sourced materials, like all of Dévé's designs they embody a thoughtful balance of design, meaning and responsible craftsmanship.
Moiré Jewellery Case
CC Moulton
Bound in the house’s signature Moiré Tissé silk, woven from the finest yarns at one of England’s oldest mills, this jewellery box is lined with rich, contrasting velvet and subtly finished with the CC Moulton insignia.
Elegantly presented in its own gift-ready box, it offers a refined home for treasured jewels and an heirloom piece to be handed down the generations.
Leather Accessories
Connolly
Founded in 1878, Connolly has evolved into a globally renowned maker of finely crafted leather, closely tied to the automotive industry as well as some of Britain’s most famous seats - think House of Commons benches, the leather desks of the British Library and even the Queen’s Coronation coach.
Its collection of home and travel accessories, made from exquisite vegetable-tanned leather and hand-finished with precise stitching and silver hex rivets, embodies a legacy of understated British craftsmanship.
Art & Antiques
Lawrence Prentice
For those seeking to gift the unexpected, we recommend something with a story and Lawrence Prentice has one of the best eyes in the business. Find his vintage wares at antique markets around London and now in his first standalone store on Lillie Road, SW6.
Shown here: a still life by American painter Loran A. D. Montgomery (1904-1999), who's vibrant post-Cubist style offers a striking study of form and colour.
Seasonal British Flowers
Smith & Munson
Nothing captures the spirit of spring quite like a fresh bunch of flowers on the kitchen table. When the garden falls short, Smith & Munson’s five generations of expertise promises an effortless abundance of British-grown, seasonal stems for all occasions.
Right now it's all about tulips, like the distinctive ‘Cabana’ parrots in soft blush pink, their ruffled petals unfurling into a quietly theatrical display of colour and form.
Make a Willow Bird Feeder
My Own 2 Hands
Gift the experience of learning new skills with this willow bird feeder online course and kit. Everything needed to create the piece, including the natural brown willow, is delivered directly to their door alongside access to a beautifully filmed and guided online course.
Recipients discover how to form a round base, shape a sloping roof and bring the two together, enjoying the satisfaction of creating something both beautiful and useful by hand.