As 2022 comes to a close, the Christmas season is quickly approaching, and with it the often hectic and headache-inducing shopping sprees. If you're struggling to find a gift for your loved one and want to purchase something reminiscent of la dolce vita, we’ve got you covered.
America Domani has compiled a list of unique Christmas gifts, ranging from luxury items, like appliances and clothing, to quirky stocking stuffers, such as candles and coffee table books, to ensure that there’s something for everyone, regardless of age and gender. Our gift guide sources products from Italian and Italian American brands and companies, all of which aim to bring some of Italy’s renowned cultural, historical, and culinary heritages to your doorstep this holiday season. Buon Natale and Happy Holidays from America Domani!
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Vespa
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Vespa, meaning “wasp” in English, is an Italian luxury brand of scooters and mopeds dating back to 1946. They’re among the most recognizable brands in the world – their charming design and wide range of colors immediately invoke images of la dolce vita lifestyle. Choose from six classic styles, including a new electric Vespa, and dozens of colors ranging from red, white, black, and blue, or shop their collaboration products between Christian Dior and Justin Bieber. The brand also sells accessories, including leather seats and helmets, to guarantee that you are always riding in Italian style.
Dolce & Gabbana for Smeg Kitchen Appliances
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Sicilian aesthetics by Dolce & Gabbana and state-of-the-art technology by appliance brand Smeg creatively join forces to produce Sicily is my Love, a unique collection of domestic appliances.
Emblazoned with Sicilian decorative motifs, the collection is composed of an espresso machine, slow juicer, blender, toaster, kettle, and citrus juicer. These simple household products are elevated with a distinctly Italian style so that even the simple process of toasting bread or making a cup of coffee is luxurious.
Romantic voyage on the Venice Simplon-Orient Express
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Gift a unique travel experience to your loved one with the Venice Simplon-Orient Express, a luxurious train whose 1920s-era carts have been meticulously restored to modern standards. Experience being fine-wined and dined aboard a rotating series of opulent locomotives. Trains travel across Europe, departing from or arriving in Italian cities such as Rome, Florence, Verona, and Venice. Other European destinations include Budapest, London, Istanbul, and Brussels.
Italian cashmere throw blanket
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Shop a luxuriously soft cashmere throw blanket from Sferra, an Italian brand dating to 1891. Made from 100 percent cashmere and finished with cashmere fringes, this throw blanket comes in eight colors, including ivory, almond, and midnight. Sferra also offers clients the option to monogram their cashmere blanket with Italian satin-stitch embroidery for a curated personalized experience.
Vietri Tuscany book and Holiday Antipasti set
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Experience a taste of the whimsical Tuscan countryside with this Frances Mayes Always Italy & Lastra Holiday Antipasti gift set. The set is composed of three hand-painted ceramic artisan pieces, including an olive oil can, a small rectangular tray, and a three-part server tray, and Frances Mayes’ Always Italy book that explores the country’s iconic regions through stunning National Geographic images, making it the perfect addition to any coffee table.
Gucci scarves
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Stay warm this holiday season with one of Gucci’s luxurious scarves. The Italian luxury fashion house’s scarves come in cashmere, nylon, and wool and are emblazoned with a variety of patterns and colors. From quilted and fringed to tartan and jacquard, you or your loved one are sure to face the winter with Italian style.
Murano Glass Home Goods
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Add a delicately refined touch to your home or business space with Murano glass products from Stories of Italy, a Milan-based brand and design studio that creates fine products produced by local artisans. Inspiration is derived from Italy’s archaeological, historical and cultural heritages. Shop their wide range of carefully curated blown glass products, from candles, napkin rings, and lamps to tumblers, vases, and plates, all of which come in a variety of colors and patterns.
Maremoro Sicilian ceramics
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Maremoro produces elegant handcrafted Sicilian ceramics, designed with a modern touch. Ceramics are sourced from artisans in Caltagirone, a city near Catania, and each product is unique and meant to evoke images of art, sea, land, and fire – the essence of Sicily. Shop from Moor’s heads, decorated plates, serving trays, salad bowls, tea cups, majolica tiles, minimalist side tables decorated with maioliche tiles, and more to bring a colorful taste of the Italian island to your home.
Roscioli Wine Club membership
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A Roscioli wine club membership is the perfect gift for lovers of Italian wine. Roscioli has created a network of over 600 artisan winemakers to provide clients with unique, hard-to-find wines from across the country. Their wine membership comes with a couple of fun features; each bottle contains a private QR code that takes clients to a video detailing the history of the wine, its territory, and its winemaker, alongside tips on how to pair the wine and a special regional recipe to drink with it. Members also receive a complimentary Wine & Food Tasting Dinner at the Rimessa Roscioli restaurant in Rome, hosted by their sommeliers. Choose from three packages for a selection of organic, artisanal bottles that range from boutique to hard-to-find, world-class wines. All packages come with two shipments of 12 bottles.
Ooni Pizza Oven
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Serve up some mouthwatering pizza with Ooni Koda outdoor pizza oven from Williams Sonoma. This portable pizza oven makes outdoor cooking quick and easy with its one-touch gas ignition. The Ooni oven has an adjustable heat control knob that reaches a broad range of temperatures, letting you cook a wood-fire-tasting, 12” pizza in just 60 seconds.
Eataly Abundance of Italy gift box
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Sample food emporium Eataly’s expansive, curated selection of the finest Italian pantry items with their Abundance of Italy gift box. Hand-packed in a signature Eataly basket, the gift includes Italian grain Bucatini, multicolored Farfalle, whole peeled tomatoes, truffle risotto, Italian chili pepper flakes, sea salt, organic Sicilian extra virgin olive oil, balsamic vinegar, tuna in olive oil, basil bruschetta sauce, white truffle chips, organic herbal mixed teas, Lavazza medium roast, fennel taralli crackers, gianduja spread, grated bottarga, chocolate milk and pistachio tortina, tortellini, amaretti lemon cookies, Torinesi breadsticks, capers in sea salt, olives, classic Panettone, and black summer truffle purée.
Herno Italian winter coat
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Stay warm this winter with a luxury jacket from Herno, an Italian outerwear company founded in 1948. The brand offers a wide range of winter jackets for men, women, and children and is known internationally for creating chic, never-bulky puffer coats in unexpected colors and cuts. Choose from bombers, parkas, and classic peacoats in cashmere, wool, and nylon for a sophisticated Italian look.
Bianchi bicycle
Italian bicycle company Bianchi, which traces its origins back to Milan in 1885, is internationally renowned for producing stylish, technologically advanced bicycles capable of suiting individual, everyday needs or more demanding terrains and activities such as mountain biking. Their varied product line includes e-bikes and regular bicycles for the road, gravel and cross country.
Fratelli Rossetti Italian footwear
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Fratelli Rossetti is an intergenerational Italian footwear company founded in 1953, currently run by three brothers. The brand was the first Italian fashion label to open a boutique store on Madison Avenue in New York City. Shop their wide range of premium suede and leather boots, loafers, sneakers, and pumps for both men and women alongside suede and leather bags, belts, and wallets.
Frette Luxury Italian bedding
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Go to sleep wrapped in luxury with one of Frette’s lavish bedding products. Elegantly minimalist with a timeless Italian touch, Fette offers an extensive assortment of bedroom supplies including bedspreads, throws, blankets, sheet sets, duvet combos, pillowcases, and shams, all made with luxurious fabrics such as Egyptian cotton, cashmere, suede, linen, and cotton sateen.
2023 Ferrari
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Satisfy your need for speed with a slick 2023 Ferrari 296 GTS, an open-top, electric motor supercar with twin turbos and a maximum 819 horsepower and 546 lb-ft of torque. The 296 GTS drives in four modes – eDrive, Hybrid, Performance, and Qualify. The car is a strict two-seater and infotainment duties are handled by an all-glass instrument panel, which allows the driver to cycle audio, navigation, and car data through small, medium, and large viewing slots on both ends of the tachometer.
Asia London Palomba
Asia London Palomba is a trilingual freelance journalist from Rome, Italy, currently pursuing her master's in journalism at New York University (NYU). In the past, her work on culture, travel, and history has been published in The Boston Globe, Atlas Obscura, and The Christian Science Monitor. In her free time, Asia enjoys traveling home to Italy to spend time with family and friends, drinking Hugo Spritzes, and making her nonna's homemade cavatelli.