Still in search of the perfect gift? Unsure what your friends and family would like? Panicked because Christmas is getting closer and you've still not finished your Christmas shopping? We searched high and low and made our own list of the best Hungarian designer gifts. Warning: subjective selection ahead!
In addition to its trademark string art steel necklaces and bracelets, Delacier has also designed a capsule collection of harmonising Christmas tree ornaments. The ornaments are available in custom colours as well.
Contact: Facebook and order here (orders must be placed by 19 December to arrive for Christmas.) Price: 3 500 HUF (4x4 cm) and 4 000 HUF (5x5 cm)
A glaze of metallic shine used by the Zsolnay ceramics factory in Pécs inspired the laquer-coated bags and jewellery by EOSinE. The brand new backpacks have also turned out magnificent, their metallic shine can spice up any attire.
Judit Lantos' variable porcelain creations will turn any meal into a special occasion with their delicate design and elegant pastel colours. Imagine what they would do to your Christmas dinner!
Panni Véssey entwines flax yarn and metal threads to create magically simple, still elegant jewellery, which are available in beige, grey, white, salmon and drab colours.
MENÜ is a subjective, illustrated cookbook printed in only 1000 copies, introducing the favourite recipes of 22 creators who work on transforming the gastro-culture of Budapest.
The founder of the clothing brand NON+, Sarolta Kiss,is also a graphic artists and an interior designer. In addition to a women's collection, she has also created notebooks and wrapping paper with special graphic illustrations.
Zsófi Hidasi's Falling accessories radiate a unique beauty. These jewellery pieces decorated with hundreds of staples can also be viewed as an experiment of material combination.
The PAPER UP! collection by Rita Koralevics comprises of paper vases, bowls and lamps The unique, handmade pieces are noticeable, and surprisingly light, yet still durable.
Péter Toronyi's spice grinder is one of the best Hungarian design pieces of the recent years. The metal ball inside Papr!kum can grind any spice into the desired size. Available in pepper red and black. Papr!kum shakes up the flavours!
The translucent porcelain dining set, Polyunomi was named after the polygon shape and the Japanese drinking vessel, yunomi. The snowwhite bowls and cups designed by Ábel Lakatos are smooth to the touch.
The brand new home accessories (vases, bowls, tealight holders and cushions) by one of the most promising Hungarian design groups, the Position Collective, are available in modest pastel colours and pastel spiced with dazzling red.
The Little Hungaropedia is a real jolly joker under the tree; it enumerates the peculiarities of Hungarian reality with a huge dose of irony. Each of the six booklets focuses on a specific theme: Little Balatonopedia, Little Bathopedia, Little Clichépedia, Little Marketopedia, Little Pubopedia and Little Pálinkapedia.