the gloobles gift guide

Our friend Yvo van Regteren Altena is not just a jack of all trades but truly a master. When he’s not weaving captivating stories or dishing on what’s chic and what’s not on his podcast, Snobcast, he’s crafting deliriously good scents for his brand YVRA. We find it tough to pick just one of his perfumes, so this year, we’ll be gifting his five-scent sample set.

With all the gifts everyone will be getting this year (we hope, at least), a fair few thank you notes will be in order. Ditch the printer paper. Forget last year’s Christmas cards. Instead, reach for a stunning set of postcards featuring our friend Imogen Kwok’s enigmatic culinary art. 

Now, we couldn’t do a gift guide without recommending what we think is the very best guidebook around: AMSTERDAM the gloobles guide. With over 400 pages, our brand-new edition features more than 180 hotspots, as well as some wonderful strolls & bike rides to lead you to them. 

Good lighting is essential no matter the time of year. Because in the wrong light, those undereye bags (thank you, holiday parties) are positively ghoulish. Luckily, our friend Sabine Marcelis has dreamt up lights that are beautiful and cast a flattering glow. Win-win!

The team at gloobles loves nothing more than inspiring museums, fab new galleries and excellent exhibitions. Give the gift of culture this year with a membership to one of our favourite museums across the globe. There are many we love, but we’re particularly tickled by the Royal Academy, West Bund, The Met, the Rijksmuseum, Sursock Museum and Louvre Abu Dhabi.

Not all clothes are created equal. When it comes to style and substance. One brand, however, manages to do it all. MARTAN, the circular fashion brand dreamt up by our friend Eugenie Haitsma-Mulier and her partners Douwe de Boer and Diek Pothoven has a cooler-than-cool collection of men’s and womenswear made from luxury hotel textiles. Whoever’s on the receiving end will have their New Year’s outfit sorted.

Searching for the perfect gift for an art lover? Our limited-edition print created by Amsterdam artist Joris Geurts is an ethereal ode to the Venice of the North. With a limited run of 100 prints, each of the signed & numbered prints is a true collector's item!

If you travel as much as we do, you know the importance of a good eye mask. Long journeys on planes, trains and automobiles make them a serious must. Ramp up your loved one’s sleep game with a dreamy silk eye mask. That way, even the middle row on a Ryanair flight will feel like first class.

The only thing better than travelling is travelling in style. We’re so over fighting fellow passengers to pull another black rolling suitcase off the baggage belt, so this season, we’re upgrading our luggage. The supple, hand-painted bags from Very Troubled Child are just what the doctor ordered.

In a good way, of course. Give the ultimate, ultimate gift: a memorable, meaningful trip planned top to bottom, check-in to check-out. And don’t lift a finger. Gift a Globetrotters bespoke journey to the most ardent travellers in your life. 

Big gifts are great, sure, but it’s also nice to have a few sweet stocking stuffers that are sure to delight. Whenever we travel, we always bring a pack of cards. Cards a great thing to have for airport delays, afternoons by the pool or solo coffee sessions, and they’re made all the better when they also happen to be cute. Enter: personalised playing cards with a sleek little carrying case.

Food is pretty central to our lives. We’re often led by our palates when we’re exploring new cities around the world. So, if you ask us, we’d say that a fab dinner at a fab restaurant is about as good as it gets when it comes to gifting. Looking for inspiration on where to send the lucky receiver? Check out our recommendations on gloobles.com for the very best lunch and dinner spots in just about every corner of the globe.