Luxury Gift-Giving Ideas in a Crisis Year

Gift-giving looks different in a pandemic year, but consumers aren’t eschewing luxuries entirely.

If you like things you can hold in your hand but still want to get in on the crypto craze, Bitcoin Suisse’s certificates are worth a look: beautifully-crafted paper wallets hold bitcoin, ether, a Swiss franc-backed stablecoin, and others.

The certificate’s design leans heavily on Bitcoin Suisse’s home: Switzerland’s spiritual mother, Helvetia, adorned by Alprose, features on the front while the reverse depicts crypto valley encircled by 23 stars representing the country’s cantons. The certificates bear a hologram designed to hold security features including nano and micro text, security guilloches, and spectral line patterns.

Calling Enzo Enea a landscaper is like calling Dom Perignon a drink: the Swiss-based designer has designed greenscapes for the Queen of Bahrain and Prince Charles and worked with Zaha Hadid. He’s just as sought-after in his native Switzerland.

Enea’s business is booming during the pandemic, as homebound bankers look to upgrade their surroundings. A fixture in design bibles like Monocle and Wallpaper, Enea recently-opened concept store overlooking Zurich’s Sihl river – a stone’s throw from Paradeplatz.

Outside In embodies the philosophy of meshing the outdoors with interior quarters: the two-story shop includes statement pieces like Oscar Niemeyer’s Rio chaise longue or BassamFellows’ iconic Swiss tractor stool to Serax stoneware-cement tableware.