It really is time to start thinking about gifts for the crazy-busy holiday season, which will be upon us sooner than we can imagine. And no one wants to be that person running around like a lunatic at the last minute. So it’s great to have amazing choices early on—so you’re not scrambling laster. (Instead, you’ll be done before everyone else!) The Italian design masters at Fornasetti have been producing exquisite items for the home since 1940. With these products, the legacy continues. So pick something up for the design-appreciating person in your life—or even just someone you really love. These items are all made with the utmost care, so they show appreciation for that person.
Holiday Gifts alla Fornasetti
2025 Calendar Plate
This sunny icon is now in a 58th edition. Based on a 1950s design, the handmade porcelain plate with gold accents is sunshine and happiness, but you’ll have to hurry to get it. A limited edition of only 950 pieces are being made! This year’s is available at the store in Milan, but will only go live online 11/11, so mark the calendar and grab yours.
Fornasetti Hands
New objects in porcelain that are meant to represent an ideal of the artist, an idea Fornasetti has long pondered—first on textiles, then on trays, umbrella stands, and ashtrays. From the “All’insegna delle dodici mani (Under the sign of twelve hands)” almanac, designed for Gio Ponti, and beyond, the hand is one of the Atelier’s icons. Now the motif can be part of your morning ritual or make itself useful on your desk.
Fornasetti “Tema e Variazione plates—Zodiaco”
The zodiac signs first showed up for the company in 1920, as part of the Zodiac Suite for the Italian cruise ship, The Andrea Doria. Fornasetti eventually put the designs on plates, lamps, trays, and other objects, which you can buy in their Milan store or online. Pick one for your loved one’s Zodiac sign!
Story by Stephen Treffinger / Photos courtesy of Fornasetti
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