5 Gifts for your Co-Worker or Client

Nov. 20, 2015

1. GIDEON DAGAN PERPETUAL CALENDAR

While it’s tempting to gift a co-worker or client a calendar, it might be tough to discern what kind of images they’d like to look at for a full year. This modern perpetual calendar solves that problem with its sleek and simple design. It’s even better than a paper calendar, as it will last indefinitely – just move the two magnetic balls to mark the month and day. $32 small/$45 large at uncommongoods.com

2. LAKE SUPERIOR PICTURE FRAME

Everyone has photos and every great photo needs to be displayed in a striking way. This handcrafted frame made of beach stones gathered from the shores of Lake Superior is well suited for both those already living Up North and those with a particular fondness for the area. Available in 5-by-7 or 8-by-10 sizes, it’s the perfect gift to liven up anyone’s desktop. $58/$68 at Sturgeon River Pottery in Petoskey (sturgeonriver.com)

3. JONATHAN ADLER SMARTPHONE DOCK

Also great for a desktop is a place to put a cell phone where it won’t be subjected to spilled beverages or the indignity of being buried under paperwork. This luxury porcelain charging dock designed by Jonathan Adler at his SoHo studio in New York gives your giftee’s phone a respectable place to rest while it recharges, and looks cool, too, with its oldschool design. $48 at jonathanadler.com

4. CHERRY TREATS

Do you have a co-worker who’s always snacking? Then give them something healthy to snack on that says northern Michigan, too. Cherry snacks are surefire hits. Start with a big bag of sweet dried cherries or upscale your gift by picking cherry snack mixes; some add nuts, pretzels or specialty chocolates. With these gifts, your co-worker can even share. Dried cherry snacks start at $3.75, available at a wide range of cherry growers across the region, as well as at Cherry Republic in Traverse City (cherryrepublic.com) and American Spoon Foods in Petoskey (spoon. com).

FOR ONE

Most offices are well equipped with a coffeemaker (or several), but it’s often the tea lovers who get left out in the cold. Solve that problem for a tea-drinking co-worker or client with Tea For One, an elegant and compact set that only requires boiling water and the tea itself, stacking neatly when not in use. The La Creuset set includes four different color options, all made of dense, beautifully finished stoneware. $34.99 at Cutler’s in Petoskey (cutlersonline.com)