The Gift Studio is Redefining the Norms for What a Luxury Hamper Can Look Like

From M.F. Husain fine art edits to couture briefcases by Anamika Khanna and Masaba Gupta, the premium gifting label is making a case for the hamper as a collector's object.
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The Gift Studio was founded on the observation that there is room for something that is more considered.The Gift Studio
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In India, the luxury gifting space has never been short of options. But it has long been short of ideas that are new and refreshing. Currently, most premium hampers operate on a familiar formula, i.e., a box, some branded products, and the implicit understanding that the price tag is doing most of the talking. The Gift Studio was founded on the observation that there is room for something that is more considered and will be remembered for quite some time. It has since built a case for the hamper as an object worth keeping long after contents are gone.

The label works across two categories. The Celebrity Collection, or what the brand calls its exclusive celebrity hampers, is built around collaborations with artists and designers whose work carries its own cultural weight. Fine art edits feature the work of M.F. Husain and Paresh Maity, turning each hamper into an artistic keepsake. Couture-inspired collections arrive in signature designer briefcases by Anamika Khanna and Masaba Gupta, borrowing the language of high fashion and applying it directly to the ritual of giving. For those who follow both fashion and lifestyle, this is where the two finally meet in a single, giftable object.

The Gift Studio
The brand has since built a case for the hamper as an object worth keeping long after contents are gone.The Gift Studio

The Signature Designer Collection

Beyond the collaborations, the Signature Designer Collection is where The Gift Studio makes its most independent argument. These in-house signature designer hampers are built around themes of wellness, gourmet indulgence, and considered living, without relying on a celebrity name to carry them. The packaging is reusable and designed to function as a keepsake long after the contents are gone. The food and beverage selections lean towards authentic gourmet produce rather than the generic assortments that populate most curated lifestyle hampers at this price point. Bespoke floral accents and a consistent visual language across each collection give them a coherence that most gifting brands rarely achieve.

Underpinning all of it, The Gift Studio focuses on the idea that the moment of opening of a hamper should be as considered as what is inside. For those who have always felt that a gift should say something beyond the obvious, The Gift Studio makes that case well. 

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