Festive Pop Ups and flea markets are wonderful platforms to find unique and interesting gifts. One such edit we want to talk about is the Nappa Dori Christmas market. It was held on 15th and 16th December 2018, at the Nappa Dori Warehouse , New Delhi. The brand started this ritual last year and is a nicely curated experience marking the spirit of Christmas. Nappa Dori has a beautiful and strong brand aesthetic that represents the genre of Indian brands that’s truly global and well defined.

Their Christmas market is a hand picked feature of brands that makes it one of the most ideal events for gift shopping. This year, it included a fine mix & match of apparel, home décor, accessories, stationery, wellness and food.

We loved how you could choose a gift for everyone right from your mom, to your friends and even kids and your pet. Usually festive markets, pop ups are category specific and offer for a specific segment like women, or perhaps children. To be able to offer a good mix needs thoughtful selection of brands both in terms of product mix and sensibility; which makes it so convenient for the shopper saving time and energy. A very important aspect of gift shopping is the right balance between utility, style and brand value. It’s a combination of all three and the ratios vary from person to person.

We are happy to list down briefly how this edit offered a great mix for various segments and products.

APPAREL

Here at the Christmas market, there were brands like Doodlage, Pero, Bhane and Bareek where you could select stylish apparel pieces, scarves and few accessories as a nice addition to the wardrobe.

HOME/WELLNESS

For one of our favourite segment for gifting ; which is home; there were some lovely brands like Intiki, Indus People, House this, NappaDori objects and Suite No. 8 offering beautiful pieces for the host’s home. Intiki has nice Indian and modern aesthetic with really pretty pieces that would delicately fit in any Indian home. Indus Valley and Suite no. 8 have some contemporary tableware with little pieces that can be nice accents for any home.

Timeless tip: When in doubt, go for candles. There was Ayca Indiatoo with some great skincare and wellness products.

MEN

Usually finding gifts for Men is never easy but we are glad to say that there were really nice options here. Brands like The Man Company, Bombay Perfumery, Syahi offered some tasteful options for men offering apparel, accessories, Grooming products, pens and perfumes.

ACCESSORIES

Accessories is the segment that offers the widest options for gifting and brands like Nappa Dori, EN Inde, Dhora and Sasha with perfect options of leather products, jewellery and especially Sasha with the wooden range of sunglasses. ‘Say it With a Pin’ was a fresh idea with hand painted pin badges that were fun and ideal for sweet little presents.

KIDS

Not so many, but there were some unique fun options for kids. Pero had lovely statement pieces for kids and the Christmas accessories were really unique.

FOOD

Definitely it’s the season and there were some nice options for food lovers. Miam patisserie had come delicious macaroons, cakes while ‘The gourmet jar’ had some healthy options for the health conscious.

PETS

Last but not the least, ‘Heads Up for Tails’ had our heart with options for pets making sure no one is left out. It can be one of the sweetest and thoughtful gestures to gift something for the pet (lover).

We totally recommend and look forward to this Christmas market as a gifting destination. Apart from the offering, the experience and environment is worth mentioning too. A really merry environment with Cafe Dori offering a special Christmas menu, to the music, and thoughtful design details all across that makes it a smooth, pleasant and non chaotic experience. Because the environment and experience does surely affect the process of choosing gifts. Simply put, one needs to be excited and comfortable to be in a frame of mind to buy gifts as it involves thought and emotion and maybe imagination.

A shot from the NappaDori Christmas Market

Hope this article helps and brings forward some ideas for which brands to look out for gifting ideas; even if you missed the Nappa Dori Christmas market.

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