Our Top 10 best Christmas gifts

Christmas is just a few days away. And even though we may not be able to celebrate it in the traditional way, the Christmas spirit accompanies us when choosing gifts for our loved ones.

The thoughts of this period have the scent of ginger and cinnamon. We have rediscovered the pleasure of giving gifts that are studied, thoughtful and full of love. An ad hoc choice for that person, thinking about what they might like, need, make them happy.

Italian Design boasts decades of experience in the world of furnishing, and knows that a designer gift (whether modern or more classic) always has a special place in the heart of the recipient. Here, then, is our Top Ten must-haves.

Dotto Cuckoo - Cuckoo clock for standing or wall mounting

Dotto, which borrows its name from the character in the Disney classic Snow White and the Seven Dwarfs, is a very special cuckoo clock. Thanks to the shape of the sheet metal roof, it allows you to put a book down and resume reading from the point at which it was interrupted. The alarm is activated on the hour and plays the cuckoo's song with the background noise of a stream running through the woods (it is adjustable to two levels of intensity, but can also be deactivated). The clock also has a night function: a sensor automatically switches off the alarm when the room in which the clock is located is darkened (€ 144.28).

ORIGAMI 2781 - Suspension lamp, Murano blown glass, Selene Illuminazione

The collection was born from the transposition of the Liberty style and its elegant and stylised lines into a mould, to create a blown glass similar to a work of art. Origami plays with its facets and comes in a pendant and a table lamp, both available in various colours. The diffusers are available in white, blue, transparent, amber and dove grey (€ 177.05).

SOGNO 3 - 3-seater sofa, Matrix International, fabric cover in different colours

Sogno is a new collection of upholstered seating, developed by DIDA Department of Architecture of the University of Florence and produced by Matrix International. Perfect for a really "important" gift, perhaps... for yourself!

The system allows various seating positions thanks to a mechanism hidden in the structure: from a super-accessoried armchair to a generous linear daybed where the cushion, thanks to its reversibility, guarantees greater comfort. Sogno adapts to the needs of personalisation, sharing and comfort (€ 3.730,55).

OSTERIA MARE collection cm 31- Set of 2 pizza plates - red or blue

Fancy the sea, sun and intense fragrances? The handcrafted collection made of red dough will be perfect. A curiosity: during processing, drying is not carried out "on the surface", but on a special support, to prevent the base of the plate from being rough. This procedure allows the plates not to be scratched when stacked. The Osteria Mare Collection is available in blue or red (€ 42,72).

Stefano Sardelli, an artist from the province of Siena (Poggibonsi), has been working with plastic materials since 2010. His linguistic synthesis stems from a marked pictorial sensitivity with an American pop matrix, and over the years has led him to develop a compositional process capable of extracting a personal idea of "image" from abandoned plastic materials.

Follie is made using Nylon plastics that have already been coloured at the beginning, stretched on the frame as if they were a real canvas. The perfect gift if you want to give a piece of real art. The nuances of the colours and their fixation are obtained thanks to an open-flame combustion on the surface of the work (€ 966,00).

Bach 1175 - Progetti umbrella stand in steel and PVC, different colours

From the hands of designer Davide Angheleddu, Bach is a unique, original and super cool piece of furniture, formed by a series of tubes that resemble the shape of an organ. Made of plastic, it won't ruin umbrellas and the black, steel base is conical in shape with a rim to collect water (€ 245.32).

Zia Flora brings the scents and colours of your favourite plants and essences into your home. The structure and base are in solid steamed beech in natural and black stained versions, while the standard shelves are in white epoxy powder-coated steel. The perfect gift for friends who love flowers (€ 207,20).

The concealed CD holder (wall or table) by designer Emmanuel Gallinà is made of wood and silver painted steel. Original, refined and suitable for any environment, it is a modern filing cabinet that fits both in the bedroom and in the living room. Album 1130 is available in pear wood, birch wood, black or silver painted steel (€ 211,46).