Christmas is just a few days away now, and if you still haven’t found the perfect presents for the discerning women in your life, don’t panic – we collected a comprehensive roundup of unique Magyar-made products by our favorite local designers, available at various price ranges. From specialty soaps to stately ceramics to doggy-inspired desk lamps, you’re sure to find something that she’ll love here.
Not only are these soaps beautiful and fragrant, but they are also made in a Hungarian workshop utilizing the healing thermal waters of Lake Hévíz. Each piece is a separate work of art, spiced up by the unique packaging.
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Available at: Corinthia Hotel Budapest, , Harangvölgyi Anti-Ageing Institute, , , Parliament Gift Shop, Sweet & Flower
Price: 2,990 HUF
For lovers, this “half-empty” book of Judit Szolnoki-Szendrődi and László Gál can prove to be a nice pastime activity. The book is full of unfinished sentences and freely transformable artworks that can be turned into one’s own love story.
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Available at: online, Bite Sized Budapest, Decolabor, , Fiók K:önyv és Bolt a Katonában, , Két Egér Bookstore, , , Projekt Showroom,
Price: 3,450 HUF
Delicate little coffee cups by the brand of Márton Strohner will fit into any kitchen or office. The handmade, limited-series vessels are made from pastel-colored porcelain, and are available both in matte and glazed versions.
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Available at: Ajándék Terminal, Magma+,
Price: 3,900 HUF
Brigi Konda decorates her latest design items with the graphics of French-born Valerie Galloway. The selection of matte items, made with a pottery wheel, include various-sized bowls and plates that can be used not only at meals, but also as decorative objects.
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Available at: own showroom, , WAMP
Price: small bowl – 4,200 HUF; big bowl – 7,900 HUF; plate – 9,900 HUF
The design brand of artist Erika Baglyas offers notebooks and limited-edition planners. All products, decorated by a shimmery “solar disc”, are prepared with manufactory methods, and she designs both the cover and the inner pages.
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Available at: Ajándék Terminal, , Fuga, , , , Vasarely Museum Shop, Projekt Showroom
Price: 8,750 HUF
They brighten up even the dullest of days, and one can never have enough of them. Viviree’s hand-dyed ombre tights were always our favorites, and now the brand offers new versions, decorated by playful patterns. The selection continues to grow, sometimes with unique/custom pieces.
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Available at: webshop, own store
Price: 9,000-10,000 HUF
New brand, new ideas. The first Bar Mleczny collection of VYF features five large scarves, with prints inspired by ’70s Polish milk bars and canteens. The pieces, made of cotton and silk, are decorated by various illustrations of genre paintings, based on original paper cuts.
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Price: 16,990 HUF
Nati Gyulai introduces a special collection on occasion of the brand’s 15th birthday. In the Wonderfur series, based on an award-winning fur-dyeing technology, bags are featured as well, which not only look good, but also feel nice to the touch.
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Available at: Buda Arts and Crafts, Palmetta
Price: 19,900 HUF
Petite but rather bold silver jewelry, with matte or etched surfaces. You can choose from rhodium, black rhodium, and pink-gold plated variants – whichever fits the gifted lady’s personality best. Choosing won’t be easy.
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Available at: Budapest 1065, Andrássy út 26
Price: planetas – rings: 20,000 HUF; infinity – necklace with ring pendant: 26,000 HUF; infinity – necklace with ‘infinity’ pendant: 21,000 HUF
