While not technically a portrait, this embroidered collage visually bridges two destinations with pieces of string. Perfect for long-distance lovers.
Slackers, take heed: these custom-made map cufflinks won’t be ready for two weeks, but if you tell your favorite father that his wrists will sport the exact locations of your childhood summer vacations/the cities where you conceived your kids (we’re talking about different daddies here, obviously), he’ll probably forgive you for being a bit late on your gift.
I collect old maps, and my prize possession is an 1833 hand-colored engraving of Berlin from The Society For the Diffusion of Useful Knowledge. You really should come over to see it. If my home ever catches on fire, I’m ripping it off the guest room wall (after securing the husband, daughter, and pets, of course).
When you visit, I’ll let you use my powder room, which is bedecked with the antique map’s modern counterpoint: a photographic, exquisitely detailed wallpaper with panoramic views of Berlin. I can’t rip that off the walls, but at least I can buy another one.
