Arts & Life

I’ve always loved the look of wooden tech accessories but Los Angeles-based shop Piel have an added twist to their products. They have partnered with artists to produce skins that have a unique and rustic look. Everything is made locally and many of the designs are California inspired, which make great “uniquely California” gifts. But my personal favorite is the Animus Collection

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For the Music Lover: An awesome gig poster from Vahalla Studios. $25

For the Film Buff: A Criterion Collection film. New releases I have my eye on are Christopher Nolan’s first film The Following and Jean-Luc Godard’s Weekend.  About $24 and up.

For the Designer or Tech Geek: A sleeve from Redmaloo. $36 to $189. Felt sleeves for Apple laptops, ipads and iphone.

The laptop sleeve folds out into a workstation!

For the Artist: Black Leather Sketch Set with Color Pencils from Barnes and Noble. $24. 96 Perfect portable set for sketching on the go.

For the Photographer: A Lomography Diana F+ Camera. $39.95 from Amazon. Good collector’s item and for taking photographs with a vintage look.

For the Writer: Can’t Sleep, Write Now, a journal for nocturnal thinkers. If the writer in your life has a mind that won’t shut off at night, this journal features fun writing prompts and quotes about nighttime to keep them occupied. Perfect for those who get inspiration in the middle of the night. $14.95 from Chronicle Books.