FROM CREATIVES FOR CREATIVES –
FROM CREATIVES FOR CREATIVES –
Amsterdam Designers Gift Guide 2024
Support creatives in Amsterdam, get unique treasures in return and make everyone think you’re a true local.
Most of these you can pick up across town for some efficient last minute shopping or order if you’re decisive!
Too many friends? Not enough freelance gigs this year? Not really thaaat good of a friend? Or just looking to add something to a bigger gift? Stocking stuffers are always welcome, we all have a budget to keep!
Gifts for less than 50€
A sustainable gift for coffee lovers far and wide - made from coffee husk (yes, really)
~16 Euros at ecomondo.nl or many cafes across town
Historic house or just renting? Hang your towel without drilling into your tiles. Comes in 6 colors
9.95 Euros at droog.com
Cabinets are for hiding things – if you’ve got beautiful things you need to display them!
14.95 Euros at droog.com
Tea towels to make it impossible for your friends abroad to forget you
12.95 Euros by heinendelftsblauw
6.95 Euros at dille-kamille.nl (many colors)
13.95 Euros at rijksmuseumshop.nl
8.95 Euros at amsterdamsebranie.nl
Handwoven in Amsterdam by Eva Klee. Can you tell I love tea towels?
~25 Euros at metdehandgeweven.nl
Send an email or pass by her studio, the website isn’t very 2024..
A set of three artsy hand towels because our bathrooms say waaay too much about us
30 Euros at frozenfountain.com
Your house is too small even for a tiny dog? Get the cookie cutter until you make it big
1.50 Euros at dille-kamille.nl
2025 is the 750th Birthday of Amsterdam and we always need more tote bags to forget at home and still end up buying the AH bag
15 Euros at amsterdam750.shop
Cloth napkins with graffiti make your friends look like they have their life together - without being too serious
35 Euros at textielmuseum.nl
You thought plants all over the floor means there can’t be more? You’re not gonna believe this but
17.50 Euros at handmade-heaven.nl
Perfect for that clumsy friend that thinks they are crafty enough to repair their mistakes - kintsugi
27 Euros at frozenfountain.com (not foodsafe)
190 Euro at japansewinkeltje (foodsafe)
Cups, mugs and bowls hand painted with flowers growing in the Amsterdamse Bos
35 Euros at the studio of Namaha Pottery
“I love you more than money”
Still looking for that big gift? The one that get’s brought up years later? The one all the friends hear about? Turns out, the saying was wrong and you can definitely buy love
Handwoven luxury shawls against the constant breeze
Prices on request at ebunder@hotmail.com
See the full collection at ellybunder.nl
Makes a few flowers look like a lot of flowers. A smart investment if you ask me
65 Euros at rijksmuseumshop.nl
Spend winter with your loved one under this 3d textured blanket
You can always turn down the heating to make up for the price
182 Euros at textielmuseum.nl
A cute & tiny gardening rack for people that have already filled all their space with plants
90 Euros at vanessahorig.com
Hand crafted porcelain tulips that never fall apart
Price on request at volkova@xs4all.nl
See the full collection at porcelaintulip.com
If you prefer real ones, visit the Amsterdam Tulip Museum and find your new favourite.
6 Euros per bag & December is the perfect time to plant Tulips!
For people that already have everything – just no space
Amsterdam is expensive and space is at a premium. At 10,000 Euros per square meter, your washing machine needs to carry something on top of it to justify it’s spot!
Luckily, experiences make fantastic gifts and take up zero space
Museumkaart: Free entry to loads of museums in NL. Bonus if you know art history and can annoy your friend with tons of commentary during your visit
75 Euros at museumskaart.nl
Amsterdam Light Festival by Boat with drinks and warm blankets
37.50 Euros per person at amsterdamlightfestival.com
Pottery classes, from singular lessons to entire courses over 8-10 weeks
~75-440 Euros at sensitiveboypots.com
~300-350 Euros at namahapottery.com
Weave your own fabric, be it a small towel, shawl or anything else you have in mind
~135-545 Euros at metdehandgeweven.nl in Amsterdam or across the Netherlands
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