Shop-Local Gift Guide, Part 2: Diani, Eider Studio, and Mācher

Shopping online is boring! Shopping in person is fun! Go find great things for the people you care about at our many terrific independent stores. In part 2 of the Shop-Local Gift Guide: Diani (above), Eider Studio, and Mācher. And of course there’s far more at these shops—and all over town!—than whatever catches my eye.

First up, Diani in Arlington Plaza:

Everything tastes better in a coupe ($34).

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Erin French’s follow-up to her excellent The Lost Kitchen cookbook ($38). Feel free to draw in a comma with Liquid Paper.

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Invite Marie Antoinette and Napoleon Bonaparte to the table ($130-$180).

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Chic supplies for your favorite Virgo (cleaning cloths $12).

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“Hello I Love You!” Mongolian cashmere throw by Saved ($1,575).

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Dandelion paperweight ($75). Make all the wishes you like….

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And now, Eider Studio in the Upper Village:

Tamanohada soap-on-a-rope in the shape of a fish ($44).

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Itty-bitty scissors by Studio Carta ($40).

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Pour it on with enamel pitchers ($68).

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Braun alarm clocks, so you can leave your phone far from your bed ($32-$55).

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Pull out all the stops ($12).

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Nishiguchi Kutsuhita socks for these dark days of winter ($36).

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One-of-a-kind hand-crocheted dogs by Audrey Dalton ($650).

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And finally, Mācher on Calle Real in Goleta:

Pump Street drinking chocolate ($23).

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Be prepared with the Opinel corkscrew/knife ($38).

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Caddis readers ($110), because the more frequently something gets used, the nicer it should be.

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You can never have enough Japan in your life: Japanese Home Cooking ($54) and Simply Japanese ($35).

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An unbearably—and also bearably?—cute tote ($85).

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Various journals ($20-$30) for those of us who think best when we’re writing.

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Cavern New York’s Bookshop candle: worth it for the tagline alone ($32).

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