Mrs. Jasmine, Chicago/LA
Age and Occupation: 25, Attorney
Fiance's Age and Occupation: 26, Attorney
Engagement Date: March 24, 2007
Wedding Date: June 7, 2008
Blogging Since: September 20, 2007
Venue: Hotel on the westside of Los Angeles
About Me: I'm a happy-go-lucky, imaginative spirit trapped in the body of a lawyer. I love reading, shopping, dining out, and exploring my beloved adopted city of Chicago with my fiance. We're planning the wedding of our dreams in my hometown of Los Angeles and we're excited to incorporate our cherished Indian/Pakistani customs and traditions.
Rare Finds
October 17th, 2007 @ 9:26 am by Mrs. Jasmine
The New York Times recently published a wonderful slideshow on museum gift shops. These often-overlooked stores are a treasure trove of creative, artistic, and one-of-a kind gifts. If you’re interested in buying off-registry for an engagement party, shower, wedding, or housewarming, definitely seek out your local museum gift shop. Here are some of my favorite finds from my favorite Chicago museums:
Museum of Contemporary Art:
Alessi Handheld Vacuum for $135:
Taepper Salt and Pepper Shakers for $38.50:
Cactus Bowl for $139
Field Museum:
Blue Flower Pattern Teapot for $94:
Crinkled Porcelain Sake Set for $46:
Red Mata Ortiz Wedding Vase for $135:
Art Institute:
Chagall Glass Panel for $84:
Hand-Carved Chess Set for $68:
Glass Leaf Platter for $125:
Cobalt and Amber Glass Bowl for $85:
Kimono Throw for $142:
Artist’s Palette Tray for $68:
Butterfly Teacup Set for $40:
Tunisian Plate for $50:
Italian Teapot for $98:
Do you ever buy off-registry? What are some of your favorite off-registry finds?
10 Responses to “Rare Finds”
Oooh, great picks! My favorite shop for off-registry gifts is definitely the MoMA Design Store as well as Red Envelope.
This is a great post - I love museum shops!
Chicago has some great boutique stores that offer a huge variety of stuff. Porte Rouge is great because they have the traditional registry items but they also offer antiques, art, furniture ect. There is also Le Magasin on Clark. I went to the Art Institute not too long ago and swooned over a John Singer Sargent- it’s one of my favorite museums:) The chagall glass panel is gorgeous. Great post!
one of my family’s favorites to do is either the black or the bamboo wall gallery frame from red envelope. we usually stick in a few $20 bills behind some of the glass too as an added surprise. One couple didn’t realize until a month later when they moved to a new house and were going to put it up that there was money inside! so then we got a second thank you card, hah!
p.s. they are having one of their sales right now, i think it ends oct. 29, so for now the frame is 39.99 instead of 78!
The Sackler in DC has the best gift shop ever!
Do you have a link to the NYT’s slideshow? The one in the post is empty… (& I’m lazy, apparently)
So sorry about that!
Here is the link to the slideshow: http://www.nytimes.com/slideshow/2007/10/14/fashion/shows/20071014_REGISTRY_SLIDESHOW_index.html
