Crazy Gifts

It gets more difficult every year. Finding something new and interesting for that close friend's birthday, or searching out an original present for a dear old uncle (surely, not socks again!). You want to give them something different; you want to surprise them with something individual and interesting. Crazy Gifts could be your salvation. It's an inspirational sourcebook for present givers, designers and style-conscious consumers, packed with fantastic gift ideas, from the practical (think self-heating baby's bottle) to the cutely quirky (pop art toaster anyone?) and downright clever (how about a swimming mask that shoots video?). Sections on kitchen gifts, well-being, games, gadgets, home, techno and fashion contribute to an indispensable compendium of new 'stuff'. Some gifts, like the snake-shaped LED bench, stand out for their design qualities, whilst others, such as the massaging head spa that relieves the symptoms of migraine, have proven health benefits. Website listings guide you through to the right stockists for each of the almost 200 featured items, whilst the Crazy Gifts'multiple indexing system allows you to search for a gift by genre, recipient, occasion or price. Contents: Kitchen Well-being Fashion Games Gadgets Techno Home AUTHORS: Chantal Alles is a journalist. The press, radio, television ... her curiosity has taken her into numerous domains. A reporter before becoming an editor of several television programmes on culture and society, she is particularly interested in trends in contemporary society, with a predilection for the idiosyncratic and the absurd. Anne Kerloc h is a journalist, columnist and author of several books: documentaries, coffee-table books and young fiction. Chief columnist on the daily 20 Minutes, she has also written for Bayard Presse, Charlie-Hebdo and Futur(e)s, and runs writing workshops for young people and adults. With a taste for people, words, humour and the absurdities of life. SELLING POINTS: A compendium of gifts that are out of the ordinary Covers all price ranges from easily affordable to expensive Includes gifts for all age ranges Useful information on the gift and how to find it are included ILLUSTRATIONS: 180 colour *