January and February, the time of year when a practical, considered gift feels more welcome than ever. At Ondine Ash, our curated shop on the Old High Street in Falmouth, Cornwall, this collection is built around the kind of thoughtful January birthday gifts and late winter treats that feel genuinely useful rather than an afterthought.
Tim Lake's reduction-fired stoneware cups and beakers in dolomite grey and rust make a lovely January birthday gift for anyone who appreciates handmade ceramics — the faceted, wheel-thrown forms have a quiet, wintry quality that suits the season, and they work as beautifully for morning coffee as for a desk-side water glass. Ambrose Vevers' scorched ash spatulas and angled boards bring hand-turned wooden kitchen tools that are practical and beautiful in equal measure — the kind of present for someone who already has everything but who will genuinely use a well-made kitchen tool every day.
For self-care and wellbeing gifts, Harvest's bergamot and rosemary hand and body balm, their black cardamom jar candle, and the Wild Sage & Co natural soap gift tin cover thoughtful, organic beauty presents for a February birthday or a post-Christmas treat for yourself. Chickpea's lambswool gingham hot water bottle covers in pink check and forest green round things out for cosy gifting, while a shelf of Ottolenghi cookbooks — Shelf Love, Comfort and Simple — alongside Anna Jones' One Pot Pan Planet make considered gifts for anyone resolving to cook more in the new year.
Tim Lake faceted cups and beakers in dolomite grey and rust, Ambrose Vevers scorched ash spatulas and angled boards, Harvest bergamot and rosemary hand balm and black cardamom jar candle, Wild Sage & Co soap gift tin, Chickpea lambswool hot water bottle covers in pink and forest green gingham, Ottolenghi cookbooks (Shelf Love, Comfort, Simple), Anna Jones' One Pot Pan Planet, and Botanicum postcards
Makers
Ambrose Vevers, Chickpea, Harvest, Ondine Ash, Tim Lake, WS + Co
