Unique Gifts for Under $50
This is our list of unique gifts that you might find useful for this Christmas. They all have interesting stories to make them even more special. We feel that unique gifts do not need to be expensive. The European heritage of your gifts is a first step in telling a story about it. But there are more stories and reasons to buy them. You can buy any of these gifts for less than 50 dollars online.
Feel free to drop us a line if you have some other great recommendations and we will do our best to add it here. Just to make it straight, these are our fair and honest personal recommendation based on years of research. By clicking buy you supporting further research and even more serious suggestions in the future.
Made in a factory designed around workers and their welfare. They have RFID shield built in, to protect contactless cards from fraud.
Made in Holland €31
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Rebelious design students created these to move away from “old fashioned wallet styles”. Same content of your wallet will be slimmer.
Handmade in Germany €19.90
Created by a young company that works with European artisans. They design in Finland and then tap into regional strengths of Europe. Handmade in Spain €42
Customisable notebook and diary, from young small company dedicted to ideal notebooks. Exceptional, new yet vintage.
Handmade in Germany €14
Vintage design. Made using recycled and unbleached paper, hand folded, family run business. Comes with 3 notebooks in one box. Handmade in France €12
Two in one. Weekly diary on one side, flip over and it is a lined note book on the other. Soft leather cover. Very famous notebook maker. Made in Italy €16.80
It is less than 10 year old company that designs and trials new concepts to bring Italian leather craft to 21st century.
Handmade in Italy €36
Simon Tuntelder, a young passionate contemporary leathermaker who seeks a balance between simplicity and functionality.
Handmade in Denmark €48
Quality is achived by using time tested Italian leather. Which in turn has been designed and made by traditional craftsmen in England. Handmade in England €19 – €25
Although made from leather, uniquely there are no seams or visible joints. No one else seem to do the leather accessories that way.
Handmade in Italy €40
High tech pen that writes in extreme confitions from -20 to +50 C, under water and even in space. True: used by cosmonauts too.
Made in Germany €30 – €40
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Another great story of a man who gives up a good job to pursue his passion in making amazing things. Comfortable classic pens. Handmade in Ireland €50 – €95
Ideal for lovers of sports cars. Colourful paint comes from neighbouring factories in British car manufacturing capital – Birmingham.
Made in Britain €40 – €49
Handle made from oak that submerged in bog centuries ago. That’s how this natural colour occurred in these very rare pieces of wood.
Made in Germany €46
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Traditionally they were made from a whale bone. The design is re-created using the same technique of hand stitching natural bristle. Handmade in England €25 – €28
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