Best Gifts to Buy in Calgary’s Design District

A. de Fussigny XO Fine Champagne Cognac is a classy gift for those who appreciate the finer things, and with its smart, bright-orange box you don’t have to worry about gift-wrapping.

$117 at Metrovino. 722 11 Ave. S.W., 403-205-3356, metrovino.com

A seven-quart Staub cocotte in rich dark green will delight any home cook.

$450 at  The Cookbook Co. Cooks. 722 11 Ave. S.W., 403-265-6066, cookbookcooks.com

This weighty Taschen tome is the ultimate coffee-table book, filled with famous faces and style icons galore.

$130 at Kit Interior Objects. 725 11 Ave. S.W., 403-508-2533, kitinteriorobjects.com

The Burton Beeracuda is the best thing to happen to six-packs since, well, anything. The insulated “over-the-shoulder beverage holder” fits six cans end-to-end and features an attached koozie up front for when you want a cold-one close at hand.

$29.99 at the Source Snowboards and Skateboards. 738 11 Ave. S.W., 403-270-3719, sourceboards.com

A solid cast-iron pirate-face dish can hold loose change, keys or whatever else your matey has laying around.

$19.95 at Stuff. 102, 709 11 Ave. S.W., 403-209-2606, stuff4him.ca

Yeti is the it brand of cooler right now. The Yeti 18 Rambler vacuum bottle (pictured here in trendy seafoam) keeps cold beverages extra cold and hot beverages extra hot – ideal for either the dedicated home juicer or coffee nut who prefers to tote their own brew.

$40 at MEC. 830 10 Ave. S.W., 403-269-2420, mec.ca

Local make-up academy Artists Within has its own line of products and the AW03 matte lip colours have some- thing of a cult following. You can’t go wrong with the classic “Ruby” red for Christmas, or the more neutral “Flirt” – a good colour for any season.

$26 at Artists Within. 306, 822 11 Ave. S.W., 403-208-0034, artistswithin.com

A bag of pretty pastel meringues tied with a bow will make your sweetie smile on Christmas morning.

$6.25 from Sucre Patisserie & Caf. 1007 8 St. S.W., 587-352-5505, sucrecafe.com