It’s all in the details for Rosetta Getty. The fashion designer, known for her grown-up silhouettes that instantly give the wearer an air of worldly sophistication, considers herself a true devotee to aesthetics. “I wish I didn t have to design everything. It s kind of like a curse.” But that doesn’t mean that Getty doesn’t like things designed by others. In fact, she likes them so much she’s created an online shop where she’s selling a few of her favorite things (objects for the home) in her Gift Studio.
It’s a collection of items she’s discovered and pooled together, the first time RosettaGetty.com has offered product that’s not their own. “I love to support artisans that make beautiful things, so it made sense right now to figure out a way to offer those things to my customers,” Getty says.
There are incense matches from Hibi—matches that burn like incense for 10 minutes—that she remembers first spotting at a shop somewhere between SoHo and Tribeca. “The packaging s amazing. They re from this Japanese company that has been making incense for almost 100 years.” Based in Awaji Island, Hibi was founded in 1936 and all their products continue to be made following the tradition of Japanese incense-making.
There’s also a potpourri that looks more like an art piece from Mad et Len. Getty explains it took some convincing to get Mad et Len on her site because the company is so discerning. Mad et Len’s candles and potpourri are handcrafted in the bucolic mountain French Alps village of Saint Julien de Verdun. And you’ll want everything just for the vessels—a potpourri, for example, comes as scented wax (shaped like rocks) in a slate-like iron box. This was a discovery the Los Angeles-based designer made while driving up the 101 to take her kids on a school camping trip in Santa Barbara.
There’s also going to be a rotating flower arrangement from Pretend Plants Flowers, a company Getty considers to be the next generation of florists. Currently available is a lace-leaf-filled arrangement in refreshing shades of green.
Most everything in The Gift Studio is under $200 and it’s an assortment that Getty plans to continue to offer indefinitely. Per Getty, gift-giving is an art that should be practiced long after the holidays end.
