| Starting with tinted glassware inspired by childhood memories. | | | | | | | | | | These timeless, hand-blown glasses come from Estelle—a Black woman-owned business. Founder Stephanie Hall was inspired by her grandma's love of antiquing and her ever-growing colored glassware collection, always on the table for Sunday dinners. | | | | | | | | | | | | | “Accompanying my grandmother on antiquing trips marked the start of my love of colored glassware. She taught me so much, but what stuck with me most is how to be a fine host—the greatest gift of all.” | | | Stephanie Hall,
Founder of Estelle Colored Glass | | | | | | | | | | | “Accompanying my grandmother on antiquing trips marked the start of my love of colored glassware. She taught me so much, but what stuck with me most is how to be a fine host—the greatest gift of all.” | | Stephanie Hall,
Founder of Estelle Colored Glass | | | | | | | | | | | | Gifts from Underrepresented Makers | | | These finds—all from BIPOC-owned businesses—are wonderful gift ideas for anyone on your list. | | | | | Le Bon Garçon French-Style Caramel | | | | | | | Inside that picture-perfect packaging, you'll find six modern takes on traditional French caramel—tiramisu, honey lavender, classic sea salt, to name a few—all simmered in copper pots with butter, sugar, and cream. | | | | | | | | | They're from Justin Chao, a French-trained pastry chef who's reviving traditional caramel-making with unconventional ideas. | | | | | | | | | | | They're from Justin Chao, a French-trained pastry chef who's reviving traditional caramel-making with unconventional ideas. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Food52 x Brightland Chili Garlic Extra Virgin Olive Oil | | | | | | | Brightland's olive oils are made from olives harvested and hand-pressed at an organic mill in California—you bet they're 100% extra-virgin. Even more: We collaborated on this chili garlic flavor you'll only find here. | | | | | | | | | Aishwarya Iyer founded Brightland after she started cooking more at home and saw firsthand that not all olive oils are created equal. | | | | | | | | | | | Aishwarya Iyer founded Brightland after she started cooking more at home and saw firsthand that not all olive oils are created equal. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Handmade Gigante Mug, by Utility Objects | | | | | | | This handmade, minimalist mug from Utility Objects—inspired by modern Japanese ceramics—is quite a looker. And it's big: It'll hold a generous coffee pour (or a large hot cocoa, whatever mood you're in). | | | | | | | | | Utility Objects' founder Aleisha Ellis is a one-woman show in a studio in Atlanta, Georgia—she hand-paints each brushstroke on every mug herself. | | | | | | | | | | | Utility Objects' founder Aleisha Ellis is a one-woman show in a studio in Atlanta, Georgia—she hand-paints each brushstroke on every mug herself. | | | | | | | | | | | | | Each of these stylish Glaze Studio matchboxes is made from American-sourced wood, handpicked for its distinct and beautiful grain. Plus, each has a strike strip on the back to light up a flame with ease. | | | | | | | | | Glaze Studio sources their materials from American lumberyards, working with only the finest woods. | | | | | | | | | | | Glaze Studio sources their materials from American lumberyards, working with only the finest woods. | | | | | | | | | | | | |
