16 holiday gift ideas for a natural home
Adi Nissani
Here is a curated selection of sustainable gift ideas for a natural and eco-friendly home this holiday season. From pure beeswax candles and natural soaps to recycled textiles and reusable water bottles, I hope you’ll find inspiration for your Christmas and Hanukkah gifts!
What are the best gift ideas for a mindful, natural home? How to be eco-friendly this Christmas? How to have a more sustainable festive season?
The holiday season is coming up and you’ve been asking yourself all sorts of questions, as you want to make conscious, responsible choices. You’re not quite ready to abandon the gifting traditions you love, but at the same time, you really want to be mindful of the effect they have on the limited resources of our beautiful planet. In a nutshell, you want to buy less but better.
This is exactly why I’ve put together this sustainable holiday gift guide with simple, nature-inspired ideas. Each item has been carefully considered and has a timeless, understated quality that will help celebrate with as much joy, but in a slightly more minimalist way!
1. Sports Set Knitting Kit, 399₪, iota
A kit of reclaimed yarns made from leftover denim and recycled cotton, for a responsible DIY project. It includes knitting patterns, needles, and all the threads necessary to make a jump rope, face towel, and drawstring bag.
2. Hull baskets in vegan Suede, from 450₪, Knots Studio
Eliminate clutter with these sculptural baskets made from beech wood and vegan suede fabric, available in 3 sizes and colours.
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3. Soft Vases, from 480₪, Belonging
These fabric vases are sculpted from hand-dyed bamboo fibers, meaning that each one is completely unique. They all come with a glass container.
4. Menorah, 690₪, Baalot Melacha
Here’s a Hanukkah menorah that will not gather dust in storage 357 days of the year. In white ash or American walnut, it can be displayed as a striking decorative element instead.
5. Lava stone wall hooks, 900₪, Sharon Brunsher
A set of 3 volcanic rocks in their original state, celebrating the raw, organic shapes of Nature. A concealed fixing allows them to be mounted on a wall, to be used as clothes pegs.
6. Earth vases by Serax, 500₪, Edition By
Each of the vases in the papier-mâché collection by Marie Michielssen is made by hand and beautifully imperfect, just as Nature intended.
7. PureVis water bottle, from $89, LARQ
The PureVis is the world’s first self-cleaning water bottle, a smart and stylish example of tech that actually supports wellbeing. A LED light located in the cap activates every 2 hours to neutralise bacteria and purify the water within. It is honestly the best piece of tech I have invested in this year, plus a single USB charge lasts over 2 months, so it’s really not energy-hungry.
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8. Handmade candles, from 70₪, Koah Candles
These lightly scented candles on a concrete base come in a variety of exciting colours, from soft pastels to deep rich tones. They are all handmade and so graphic and decorative.
9. Slow Shabbathing weekend ritual, 1680₪, Adi Nissani
This delicate set for Shabbat ceremonies includes a Kiddush cup with 24k gold rim and its small under plate, a challah tray and a 100% linen challah cover, a tiny dish for salt, 4 candles holders and 4 candles made from organic wax, matchsticks, and a vase for flowers, all handmade in white porcelain.
10. Soft Minimal by Norm Architects, 320₪, Edition By
Supporting the belief that the spaces we live in influence the way we feel, think, and behave, Norm Architects’ first book is a collection of insightful essays and tactile imagery that underpin the human-centric design philosophy of the studio. It offers an inspiring perspective on minimalism that is soft, warm and tactile.
11. Hanukkah candles, 150₪, Craft’s Origin
A set of 44 candles made in natural beeswax, free from paraffin and chemicals, and the only wax that does not emit toxins when burning. In fact, it is even known to purify the air and help with allergies and asthma.
12. Natural soaps, 79₪, Simée via nature
A pack of four 100% natural olive oil soaps with Dead Sea mud, lavender, calendula flower, spirulina seaweed and tea tree oil. Because the one product we put on our skin every day should be as natural as it can be, shouldn’t it?
13. Papier-maché lampshade by Clove + Nutmeg, from 700₪, Shine
Handmade from recycled ecological paper clay, these simple pendant lamps lend a textured simplicity to interiors.
14. The Robe, 340₪, The Line 9
A drapey, soft, and breathable robe in Modal, a bio-based fabric made from beech tree pulp, a more eco-friendly alternative to cotton that doesn’t pill, doesn’t shrink and is biodegradable.
15. Holistic massage candles, 129₪, Kimaya
A box of 2 massage candles made of nourishing butters and essential oils. Made from 100% natural products, each has a soft scent with relaxing, invigorating, or healing properties.
16. Tree Goo by Ayelet Shastél, 415₪, Craft & Bloom
Artist Ayelet Shastél uses traditional methods to extract pigments from foraged materials. In these series of Limited edition prints, she partnered with designers Craft & Bloom using araucaria tree bark, tree goo, and natural sandstone found on their land.
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