Pamper mom with some everyday luxury – 8 delightful gift tips for Mother’s Day

An image of Ferm Living's Ripple champagne glasses on a table.

Ferm LIVING's Ripple champagne glasses are perfect for serving all drinks from juice to cocktails – and they can also be used as elegant dessert bowls!

Mother’s Day is just around the corner: in Finland, the second Sunday in May is devoted to celebrating all moms, mommys, mothers, and mamas! Design Stories put together eight luxurious gift tips to properly pamper your mom – take a look and get inspired!

1. Here’s to mom!

Ferm LIVING's sophisticated Ripple champagne saucers bring a touch of vintage glamor in a modern form to both grand celebrations and everyday dinners. Pour your mother a glass of bubbly or use the glass to serve an extravagant dessert.

• Ferm LIVING's Ripple champagne saucer >
• All wineglasses >

A product image of Nuori's Getaway cometics bag.

The name of Nuori's Getaway travel case gives a delightful promise of a break from everyday tasks.

2. Wrap up a staycation

Gentle, natural skin care products are a thoughtful gift that keeps on giving. Slip a pampering Lip Treat lipbalm, a stylish comb and a bottle of luxurious Vital body cream into the Getaway travel case and you're good to go. The set is also ideal for a mother who loves to travel, as the transparent cosmetic bag is also suitable for carrying liquids in airplane hand luggage.

• Nuori's Getaway travel case set >
• All bags >

A product image of Recipes and Unforgettable experiences: Lapland's eight seasons book

Containing instructions for both quick everyday suppers and exciting, advanced dishes, the Recipes and Unforgettable experiences: Lapland's eight seasons book is the ultimate gift for a bon vivant.

3. Treat a foodie to new flavors

Whisk mother off on an adventure to Lapland! Recipes and Unforgettable experiences: Lapland's eight seasons recipe book features breathtaking images from Finnish Lapland as well as mouth-watering recipes by chef Sirly Ylläsjärvi. Maybe mom can pick her favorite recipe and the party guests will prepare the dinner?

• Cozy Publishing's Recipes and Unforgettable experiences: Lapland's eight seasons >
• All books >

An image of Artek's Midsummer Dream vase filled with flowers.

Artek's Midsummer Dream vase features a built-in support frame, allowing you to create a whimsical arrangement of all kinds of flowers.

4. A bouquet to remember

When the table is decorated with a beautiful floral arrangement, it is quite difficult not to smile. Even harder, if you come face to face with Artek's shyly smirking Midsummer Dream vase. Add your mother's favorite flowers – the end result is irresistibly mood-boosting.

• Artek's Midsummer Dream vase >
• All vases >

A product image of Klaus Haapaniemi's Bees blanket

Thanks to a unique weaving method, the Bees blanket is simultaneously invitingly fluffy and rich, but also very light.

5. A gift of warmth

Is mom famous for her blossoming garden? The wonderfully warm Bees blanket by Finnish artist Klaus Haapaniemi is illustrated by a magical pattern depicting busy bees hard at work in the flower bed. The luxuriously soft blanket is made of wool and it gives a delightful reminder of the hustle and bustle of sweet summer days all year long.

• Klaus Haapaniemi's Bees blanket >
• All blankets >

An image of Menu's Yana brewing pot.

Menu's Yana brewing pot is also available in a mouth-watering chocolatey shade.

6. Prepare an elegant breakfast

A breakfast you don't have to make yourself is surely everyone's cup of tea. With Menu's refined, ceramic Yana brewing pot you can prepare up to six cups of delicious tea or coffee, and serve it in style.

• Menu's Yana brewing pot >
• All you need for making coffee and tea >

A product image of Marimekko's Ostjakki bathrobe.

The Ostjakki bathrobe is jacquard-woven and is finished with a sewn-in belt.

7. Wrap mum up in a beautiful robe

A bathrobe made of high-quality materials is everyday luxury at its finest: it starts your morning off nice and cozy and allows you to enjoy the relaxed mood after a good bath for a while longer. Marimekko's Ostjakki bathrobe is made from a cotton-linen blend and is decorated with an elegant pattern designed by Fujimo Ishimoto in 1983.

• Marimekko's Ostjakki bathrobe >
• All bathrobes >

An image of the Hetkinen salt soap, a pine branch and a piece of coconut.

Hetkinen is Finnish for 'a moment'. Designed by Mona Isotupa, the salt soap turns an everyday shower into a moment at the day spa, inviting you to take a breather.

8. Care for the caregiver

Would mom like a moment? Yes they would. The luscious salt soap by Finnish brand Hetkinen pampers both the body and the mind: sea salt, coconut butter and Finnish sunflower oil treat the skin without harmful chemicals, and the fresh essential oils of peppermint and pine feel give an invigorating finish.

• Hetkinen's salt soap set >
• All cosmetics >

See also:

• More gift ideas at Finnish Design Shop >
• All products at Finnish Design Shop >

Text: Mira Ahola Images: Manufacturers

Published on 25 Apr, 2022

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