Unwrapping with Martha Ward

As well as being Global Fashion Director at Condé Nast Traveller, Martha is behind some of the chicest looks on the red carpet. Her influence stretches way beyond her legions of Instagram followers: countless brands rely on her magpie eye to add a magic touch to their collections.

Anything but ordinary, Martha's Christmas wish list is a smorgasbord of delights, and I am thrilled that she has shared them with us. 

Thank you, Martha!

Clover Trinket Dish

“I have a thing about 4 leaf clovers and a very curious ability to find them wherever I am so I have a vast pressed collection of them found in France, Peru, Transylvania, Italy and in every corner of the UK.  So this clover trinket dish will sit nicely at home at my bedside. ”

£95.00, Astier de Villatte at Summerill & Bishop

Desktop Globe

"I have been obsessed with maps and globes since childhood and though I buy many vintage globes on my travels, one from Bellerby & Co has been on my wishlist forever. They are the ultimate globemakers."

from £2,899.00, Bellerby & Co.

Peony Paper Tree

“This would make a wonderful centrepiece in my living room.  I first saw these exquisite creations in Amanda Brooks’ treasure trove of a shop in Stow-on-the-Wold but fell in love with this one at her London pop up shop in Golborne Road.”

£1,565.00, The Green Vase at Cutter Brooks

David Hockney Print

“Anything Hockney-related brings me great joy.  I would like to gaze at this on a daily basis so would hang it on the wall above my desk where I have a gallery of pictures.”

£16.99, Salts Mill

Claudia Rankin Ceramics

“I absolutely adore 8 Holland Street in London and their most eclectic offerings, including Claudia Rankin’s ceramics.  This is actually the number one thing on my Christmas wish list.  Either one of her plates or, better still, an animal candlestick.”

£310.00, Claudia Rankin at 8 Holland Street

Patchwork Quilt

“I collect vintage patchwork quilts but they are very precious due to their age so I’d like one that can live on my bed that I don’t have to worry too much about. This is a vintage style one in the loveliest of colours.”

£395.00, Projekti TYYNY

Backgammon Set

"I was taught how to play backgammon very late in life so it’s still rather a new obsession and thus I long for a really beautiful set.  Abask have the best curation of things that no one else seems to have and so I sought one out here."

£1,490.00, Giobagnara at Abask