The 10 Best Christmas presents for arts lovers
From Damien Hirst umbrellas to David Bowie totes, we have a great selection of quirky present for culture vultures
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Your support makes all the difference.1. Damien Hirst umbrella
Bright and beautiful, whatever the weather.
£40, quintessentiallygifts.com
2. Finger puppets
Bust out your voices while waggling Austen, Warhol et al.
£5.99, shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk
3. Faber & Faber poetry diary 2014
Plan your year out with rhythm and rhyme.
£12.98, Waterstones stores nationwide, faber.co.uk
4. David Bowie tote
Go out with a star on your arm.
£5, vandashop.com
5. Literary brooches
Cut-out animals made with pages from books.
from £12, theliterarygiftcompany.com
6. ‘The Wicker Man’ 40th anniversary edition
Re-released with a restored final cut, plus interviews.
£14.20, amazon.co.uk
7. Everybody Dies tea towel
A graphic depiction of how Shakespeare characters meet their end.
£12.50, shop.nationaltheatre.org.uk
8. Folio edition of ‘Brave New World’
Huxley’s dystopia gets an Art Deco-style make-over.
£27.95, foliosociety.com
9. Ghost Stories for Christmas box set
Six-DVD BFI collection of festive chillers.
£59.99, filmstore.bfi.org.uk
10. ‘The Phaidon Archive of Graphic Design’
From typefaces to posters.
£70, uk.phaidon.com